diff --git a/stylesheets/_conversation.scss b/stylesheets/_conversation.scss
index 93cc27e3..f254eb75 100644
--- a/stylesheets/_conversation.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/_conversation.scss
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ li.entry .error-icon-container {
     word-wrap: break-word;
     margin-left: 8px;
     max-width: 30em;
+    text-align: -webkit-auto;
 
     @media(max-width: $big-avatar-min-width - 1px) {
       max-width: calc(100% - 45px - #{$error-icon-size}); // avatar size + padding + error-icon size
diff --git a/stylesheets/_global.scss b/stylesheets/_global.scss
index 74438a9e..f6cd9522 100644
--- a/stylesheets/_global.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/_global.scss
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ $avatar-size: 44px;
   display: inline-block;
   margin: 0 0 0 $left-margin;
   width: calc(100% - #{$avatar-size} - #{$left-margin} - 4px);
+  text-align: left;
 
   p {
     overflow-x: hidden;
@@ -319,6 +320,7 @@ $avatar-size: 44px;
     font-weight: 400;
     text-overflow: ellipsis;
     overflow-x: hidden;
+    text-align: left;
   }
 
   .number {
diff --git a/stylesheets/manifest.css b/stylesheets/manifest.css
index 15b911d7..048dd502 100644
--- a/stylesheets/manifest.css
+++ b/stylesheets/manifest.css
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ img.emoji {
     font-weight: 400;
     text-overflow: ellipsis;
     overflow-x: hidden;
-	text-align: left; }
+    text-align: left; }
   .contact-details .number {
     color: #616161;
     font-size: small; }