diff --git a/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/manuscriptDetails/HandlingEditorAnswer.js b/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/manuscriptDetails/HandlingEditorAnswer.js
index ceba4d6423988f0d5d56f03e5fa86952b69a5fa1..53f4ca16822becf9cc9eeb0927ad6021ec45a9aa 100644
--- a/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/manuscriptDetails/HandlingEditorAnswer.js
+++ b/packages/component-faraday-ui/src/manuscriptDetails/HandlingEditorAnswer.js
@@ -28,9 +28,8 @@ const HandlingEditorAnswer = ({
   decision,
   isFetching,
   handleSubmit,
-  shouldShowComments,
-  //
   onSubmitForm,
+  shouldShowComments,
 }) => (
   <ContextualBox
     expanded={expanded}
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ const HandlingEditorAnswer = ({
     </RowOverrideAlert>
 
     {shouldShowComments && (
-      <RowOverrideAlert ml={1} mt={2}>
+      <RowOverrideAlert ml={1} mt={2} pr={2}>
         <Item vertical>
           <Label>
             Decline Reason{' '}
@@ -96,6 +95,7 @@ export default compose(
   })),
   reduxForm({
     form: 'he-answer-invitation',
+    destroyOnUnmount: false,
     onSubmit: (values, dispatch, { onResponse, setFetching }) => modalProps => {
       onResponse(values, { ...modalProps, setFetching })
     },