diff --git a/tbl_change.php3 b/tbl_change.php3
index 1b87f65c2..c40b88fef 100755
--- a/tbl_change.php3
+++ b/tbl_change.php3
@@ -159,9 +159,7 @@ for ($i = 0; $i < mysql_num_rows($table_def); $i++) {
     if (strstr($row_table_def['Type'], 'text')) {
         ?>
         <td>
-<textarea name="fields[<?php echo urlencode($field); ?>]" rows="<?php echo $cfgTextareaRows; ?>" cols="<?php echo $cfgTextareaCols; ?>">
-<?php if (!empty($special_chars)) echo $special_chars . "\n"; ?>
-</textarea>
+<textarea name="fields[<?php echo urlencode($field); ?>]" rows="<?php echo $cfgTextareaRows; ?>" cols="<?php echo $cfgTextareaCols; ?>"><?php if (!empty($special_chars)) echo $special_chars . "\n"; ?></textarea>
         </td>
         <?php
         echo "\n";
@@ -277,8 +275,7 @@ for ($i = 0; $i < mysql_num_rows($table_def); $i++) {
             else {
         ?>
                <td>
-               <textarea name="fields[<?php echo urlencode($field); ?>]" rows="<?php echo $cfgTextareaRows; ?>" cols="<?php echo $cfgTextareaCols; ?>"><?php if (!empty($special_chars)) echo $special_chars . "\n"; ?>
-               </textarea>
+               <textarea name="fields[<?php echo urlencode($field); ?>]" rows="<?php echo $cfgTextareaRows; ?>" cols="<?php echo $cfgTextareaCols; ?>"><?php if (!empty($special_chars)) echo $special_chars . "\n"; ?></textarea>
 
         <?php
             }