diff --git a/app/views/status_messages/new.haml b/app/views/status_messages/new.haml
index b914d480f..88c69e341 100644
--- a/app/views/status_messages/new.haml
+++ b/app/views/status_messages/new.haml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
       Publisher.autocompletion.onSelect($("#status_message_fake_text"),person,'#{@person.name}');
       $("#publisher #status_message_fake_text").val(function(index, value){ return value + " " });
       $("#publisher").bind('ajax:success', function(){location.reload();});
+      Publisher.open();
     });
 
 #new_status_message_pane
@@ -21,3 +22,4 @@
         = t('.mentioning', :person => @person.name)
 
     = render :partial => 'shared/publisher', :locals => { :aspect => @aspect, :aspect_ids => @aspect_ids, :aspects_with_person => @aspects_with_person, :person => @person}
+
diff --git a/features/posts.feature b/features/posts.feature
index 1714b4ca6..38bb349f4 100644
--- a/features/posts.feature
+++ b/features/posts.feature
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Feature: posting
         And I have turned off jQuery effects
         And I click "Mention" button
         And I expand the publisher in the modal window
-        And I append "#publisher #status_message_text" with "I am eating a yogurt" in the modal window
+        And I append "#status_message_text" with "I am eating a yogurt" in the modal window
         And I press "Share" in the modal window
         And I follow "<aspect>"
         Then I should <see> "I am eating a yogurt"
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Feature: posting
         And I have turned off jQuery effects
         And I click "Mention" button
         And I expand the publisher in the modal window
-        And I append "#publisher #status_message_text" with "I am eating a yogurt" in the modal window
+        And I append "#status_message_text" with "I am eating a yogurt" in the modal window
         And I follow "DidntPostTo" within "#publisher" in the modal window
         And I press "Share" in the modal window
         And I follow "<aspect>"