diff --git a/app/View/Attributes/add.ctp b/app/View/Attributes/add.ctp
index e50cf40f6..8f89f18e3 100755
--- a/app/View/Attributes/add.ctp
+++ b/app/View/Attributes/add.ctp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 		        	'label' => 'IDS Signature?'
 		));
 		echo $this->Form->input('value', array(
+		            'type' => 'textarea',
 					'error' => array('escape' => false),
 		));
 		echo $this->Form->input('batch_import', array(
diff --git a/app/View/Attributes/edit.ctp b/app/View/Attributes/edit.ctp
index c0d7d69cb..884d3719f 100755
--- a/app/View/Attributes/edit.ctp
+++ b/app/View/Attributes/edit.ctp
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@
 		    echo $this->Form->hidden('value');
 		    echo "<BR>Value: ".$this->Form->value('Attribute.value');
 		} else {
-		    echo $this->Form->input('value');
+		    echo $this->Form->input('value', array(
+		            'type' => 'textarea',
+					'error' => array('escape' => false),
+		));
 		}
 	?>
 	</fieldset>