diff --git a/webapp/web/css/edit.css b/webapp/web/css/edit.css
index 8593bc19c..61623afb4 100644
--- a/webapp/web/css/edit.css
+++ b/webapp/web/css/edit.css
@@ -347,6 +347,9 @@ div.sparqlform .parenthetical {
     margin-top: 0;
     margin-bottom: .25em;
 }
+#objectVar {
+    max-width: 700px;
+}
 /* custom list view for mailingAddress */
 div.adr {
     display: inline-block;