diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/components/modal.html b/bookwyrm/templates/components/modal.html
index 0a05f9512..74dcadacd 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/components/modal.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/components/modal.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     {% trans "Close" as label %}
     <div class="modal-card">
         <header class="modal-card-head" tabindex="0" id="modal-title-{{ controls_text }}-{{ controls_uid }}">
-            <h2 class="modal-card-title" id="modal-card-title-{{ controls_text }}-{{ controls_uid }}">
+            <h2 class="modal-card-title is-flex-shrink-1" id="modal-card-title-{{ controls_text }}-{{ controls_uid }}">
                 {% block modal-title %}{% endblock %}
             </h2>
             {% include 'snippets/toggle/toggle_button.html' with label=label class="delete" nonbutton=True %}