diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index b9fc3686d..bd8c0ac6c 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ li.message
   :line-height 19px
   :font
     :family 'Arial', 'Helvetica', sans-serif
+  :word-wrap break-word
   :color #777
 
   .avatar