diff --git a/converse.css b/converse.css
index f29eeb9d3..e9e23ee48 100644
--- a/converse.css
+++ b/converse.css
@@ -623,6 +623,7 @@ div#controlbox-panes {
     width: 199px;
 }
 
+
 form#converse-login {
     background: white;
     padding: 2em 0 0.3em 0.5em;
@@ -639,10 +640,12 @@ form#converse-login .login-submit {
 }
 
 form.set-xmpp-status {
+    background: none;
     padding: 0.5em 0 0.5em 0.5em;
 }
 
 form.add-chatroom {
+    background: none;
     padding: 0.5em;
 }
 
@@ -657,10 +660,6 @@ form.add-chatroom input[type=submit] {
     width: 50%;
 }
 
-.set-xmpp-status li {
-    list-style: none;
-}
-
 select#select-xmpp-status {
     float: right;
     margin-right: 0.5em;
@@ -768,7 +767,7 @@ input.custom-xmpp-status {
 }
 
 form.add-xmpp-contact {
-    background: white;
+    background: none;
     padding: 5px;
 }
 
@@ -793,6 +792,11 @@ form.add-xmpp-contact input {
     background-color: rgb(240, 240, 240);
 }
 
+.chatbox .dropdown li {
+    list-style: none;
+    padding-left: 0;
+}
+
 .set-xmpp-status .dropdown dd ul {
     z-index: 22;
 }
diff --git a/converse.js b/converse.js
index 4c4fc0fb6..9bd164daa 100644
--- a/converse.js
+++ b/converse.js
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@
         add_contact_template: _.template(
             '<li>'+
                 '<form class="add-xmpp-contact">' +
-                    '<input type="text" name="identifier" class="username" placeholder="Contact name"/>' +
+                    '<input type="text" name="identifier" class="username" placeholder="Contact username"/>' +
                     '<button type="submit">Add</button>' +
                 '</form>'+
             '<li>'