diff --git a/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/Text.js b/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/Text.js
index a6a03710767096dd8d5d2b052eae7d1a04870a3c..6e7d8887c44f9599c32aedeb3d5cdb28266b4c91 100644
--- a/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/Text.js
+++ b/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/Text.js
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ const StyledText = styled.span`
   display: ${props => get(props, 'display', 'inline-block')};
   font-style: ${props => get(props, 'fontStyle', 'normal')};
   text-align: ${props => get(props, 'align', 'start')};
+  white-space: ${props => get(props, 'whiteSpace', 'initial')};
 
   ${fontSize};
   ${textHelper};
diff --git a/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/manuscriptDetails/ManuscriptDetailsTop.js b/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/manuscriptDetails/ManuscriptDetailsTop.js
index b993e23453fce794a3d28779faf0c3b3cdf7e150..481442200b0eabad0c3f605fb0f5045d3e112131 100644
--- a/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/manuscriptDetails/ManuscriptDetailsTop.js
+++ b/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/manuscriptDetails/ManuscriptDetailsTop.js
@@ -66,7 +66,11 @@ const ManuscriptDetailsTop = ({
         <IconButton icon="download" iconSize={2} mr={3} secondary />
       </DownloadZipFiles>
       <DateParser durationThreshold={0} timestamp={fragment.submitted || ''}>
-        {timestamp => <Text mr={1}>Updated on {timestamp}</Text>}
+        {timestamp => (
+          <Text mr={1} whiteSpace="nowrap">
+            Updated on {timestamp}
+          </Text>
+        )}
       </DateParser>
       <ManuscriptVersion
         collection={collection}
diff --git a/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/manuscriptDetails/ManuscriptEicDecision.js b/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/manuscriptDetails/ManuscriptEicDecision.js
index cee5fa1e74df06ae8f565ccda75718480f87b286..873266e25765b565481b05b1bc34dec6eae5180f 100644
--- a/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/manuscriptDetails/ManuscriptEicDecision.js
+++ b/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/manuscriptDetails/ManuscriptEicDecision.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const ManuscriptEicDecision = ({
   options = [],
   ...rest
 }) => (
-  <ContextualBox label="Your Editorial Decision" startExpanded {...rest}>
+  <ContextualBox label="Your Editorial Decision" {...rest}>
     <Root>
       <Row justify="flex-start">
         <Item flex={0} vertical>