diff --git a/app/views/status_messages/bookmarklet.html.haml b/app/views/status_messages/bookmarklet.html.haml
index adb24271c..bbb2133c4 100644
--- a/app/views/status_messages/bookmarklet.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/status_messages/bookmarklet.html.haml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   $(document).ready(function() 
     {
       Publisher.open();
+      Publisher.bookmarklet = true;
       $("#publisher").bind('ajax:success', function(){
         $('h4').text("#{t('bookmarklet.post_success')}");
         Publisher.close();
diff --git a/public/javascripts/publisher.js b/public/javascripts/publisher.js
index e17751999..db58a22fd 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/publisher.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/publisher.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 //TODO: make this a widget
 var Publisher = {
+  bookmarklet = false,
   close: function(){
     Publisher.form().addClass('closed');
     Publisher.form().find("#publisher_textarea_wrapper").removeClass('active');
@@ -374,6 +375,7 @@ var Publisher = {
     }
   },
   onSuccess: function(data, json, xhr){
+   if(Publisher.bookmarklet == false){
     var isPostVisible = AspectFilters.selectedGUIDS.length == 0;
     var postedTo = Publisher.selectedAspectIds();
     $.each(AspectFilters.selectedGUIDS, function(index, value){
@@ -391,7 +393,7 @@ var Publisher = {
         message: Diaspora.I18n.t('successfully_posted_message_to_an_aspects_that_is_not_visible')
       });
     }
-
+   }
     //collapse publisher
     Publisher.close();
     Publisher.clear();
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index 1f1058bd0..c611ff1cd 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -1035,6 +1035,7 @@ label
   textarea
     :z-index 2
     :border none
+    :height 50px
 
     &:focus
       :outline 0