diff --git a/routes.go b/routes.go
index d9118c4..9456278 100644
--- a/routes.go
+++ b/routes.go
@@ -29,10 +29,13 @@ func editNote(c *gin.Context) {
 		if locked {
 			c.Redirect(302, "/"+title+"/view")
 		} else {
+			currentText := getCurrentText(title)
+			numRows := len(strings.Split(currentText, "\n")) + 10
 			c.HTML(http.StatusOK, "index.tmpl", gin.H{
 				"Title":       title,
 				"ExternalIP":  RuntimeArgs.ExternalIP,
-				"CurrentText": getCurrentText(title),
+				"CurrentText": currentText,
+				"NumRows":     numRows,
 			})
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/templates/index.tmpl b/templates/index.tmpl
index b3c0563..c1b07ba 100644
--- a/templates/index.tmpl
+++ b/templates/index.tmpl
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
   <form action='#' id="emit" method="post" name="emit">
 
     <div>
-      <textarea autofocus rows=500 class='auto_submit_item' id="emit_data" name="emit_data" placeholder="Start typing, it will save automatically.
+      <textarea autofocus rows={{ .NumRows }} class='auto_submit_item' id="emit_data" name="emit_data" placeholder="Start typing, it will save automatically.
 Go to cowyo.com/{{ .Title }} to reload this page.
 Do not post anything private.
 Anyone with the URL can access this note.">{{ .CurrentText }}</textarea>