diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/nodes/co/COConfigForm.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/nodes/co/COConfigForm.java
index 783b792f08a037e20d197f7c4f227a3f768f4caf..b7db6fb229984292f31bee608b9caeb466a4e5d5 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/course/nodes/co/COConfigForm.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/course/nodes/co/COConfigForm.java
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ public class COConfigForm extends FormBasicController {
 		//message body
 		String mB = (String) config.get(COEditController.CONFIG_KEY_MBODY_DEFAULT);
 		String mBody = (mB != null) ? mB : "";
-		teArElBody = uifactory.addTextAreaElement("mBody", "message.body", 10000, 8, 60, true, mBody, formLayout);
+		teArElBody = uifactory.addRichTextElementForStringDataMinimalistic("mBody", "message.body", mBody, 8, 60, formLayout, getWindowControl());
 		
 		subm = uifactory.addFormSubmitButton("save", formLayout);