diff --git a/static/moderator.js b/static/moderator.js
index dc82021d0b595e07f813376b5a65c721f309592e..6df530ea564c7b892577b9bf592d84d2e2363935 100644
--- a/static/moderator.js
+++ b/static/moderator.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ var moderator = {
 						content: function() {
 							return '<div class="row form-group">'+
 									'<span class="col-xs-12">'+
-										'<textarea class="form-control editor_value" rows="3" data-path="'+$(this.parentElement).data('path')+'">'+this.parentElement.getElementsByClassName('moderator_editor_value')[0].innerHTML+'</textarea>'+
+										'<textarea autofocus class="form-control editor_value" rows="3" data-path="'+$(this.parentElement).data('path')+'">'+this.parentElement.getElementsByClassName('moderator_editor_value')[0].innerHTML+'</textarea>'+
 									'</span>'+
 									'<span class="col-xs-12">'+
 										'<input class="btn btn-default pull-right" type="submit" data-path="'+$(this.parentElement).data('path')+'" value="save" onClick="moderator.editor.editbtnclick(this)">'+