diff --git a/planetstack/core/static/shell/opencloud_shell.css b/planetstack/core/static/shell/opencloud_shell.css
index f535cd0..97df0a2 100644
--- a/planetstack/core/static/shell/opencloud_shell.css
+++ b/planetstack/core/static/shell/opencloud_shell.css
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
 #terminal input {
   width: 875px;
   margin: 1px 0 1px 10px;
-  border: 1px dotted;
-  border-color:#808080;
+  border: none;
   display: inline;
   padding: 2px;
   background: black;
@@ -26,6 +25,10 @@
   border-radius:0;
 }
 
+#terminal input:focus {
+  box-shadow:none;
+}
+
 #terminal p {
   margin: 2px;
   color: #45FF17;
diff --git a/planetstack/core/static/shell/opencloud_shell.js b/planetstack/core/static/shell/opencloud_shell.js
index d57d475..ab5a355 100644
--- a/planetstack/core/static/shell/opencloud_shell.js
+++ b/planetstack/core/static/shell/opencloud_shell.js
@@ -338,6 +338,8 @@
   $("#terminal_help1").show();
   $("#terminal_help2").show();
   $("#terminal_wait").hide();
+
+  $("#terminal").bind('click', function() { $(".readLine.active").focus(); });
 };
 
 $(document).ready(function() {