diff --git application/views/message/add_message.php application/views/message/add_message.php
index 283d441..50cc4b1 100644
--- application/views/message/add_message.php
+++ application/views/message/add_message.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
   // toggles the slickbox on clicking the noted link 
   $('#messageFormAdditionalTextLink').click(function() {
     $('#messageFormAdditionalText').slideToggle(400);
-    $(this).text($(this).text() == 'Expand' ? 'Collapse' : 'Expand');
+    $(this).text($(this).text() == '<?php echo lang('expand additional text') ?>' ? '<?php echo lang('collapse additional text') ?>' : '<?php echo lang('expand additional text') ?>');
     return false;
   });
 });
@@ -41,13 +41,8 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
   </div>
   
   <div>
-<?php if (!$message->isNew() && trim($message->getAdditionalText())) { ?>
-    <label for="messageFormAdditionalText"><?php echo lang('additional text') ?>: <span class="desc">- (<?php echo lang('additional message text desc') ?>)</span></label>
-    <?php echo editor_widget('message[additional_text]', array_var($message_data, 'additional_text'), array('id' => 'messageFormAdditionalText')) ?>
-<?php } else { ?>
     <label for="messageFormAdditionalText"><?php echo lang('additional text') ?> (<a id="messageFormAdditionalTextLink" href="#"><?php echo lang('expand additional text') ?></a>): <span class="desc">- <?php echo lang('additional message text desc') ?></span></label>
     <?php echo editor_widget('message[additional_text]', array_var($message_data, 'additional_text'), array('id' => 'messageFormAdditionalText')) ?>
-<?php } // if ?>
   </div>
   
   <fieldset>