diff --git a/app/src/containers/StartTopicContainer.js b/app/src/containers/StartTopicContainer.js
index 7e01e1d..f45b540 100644
--- a/app/src/containers/StartTopicContainer.js
+++ b/app/src/containers/StartTopicContainer.js
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class StartTopicContainer extends Component {
                 placeholder="Post"
                 id="topicMessageInput"
                 rows={5}
-                autoHeight
+                autoheight="true"
                 onChange={this.handleInputChange}
               />]
             }
diff --git a/app/src/utils/EthereumIdentityProvider.js b/app/src/utils/EthereumIdentityProvider.js
index 0ba707b..5f0473e 100644
--- a/app/src/utils/EthereumIdentityProvider.js
+++ b/app/src/utils/EthereumIdentityProvider.js
@@ -10,7 +10,14 @@ class EthereumIdentityProvider {
   async getId () { return this.id; }
 
   async signIdentity (data) {
-    return await web3.eth.personal.sign(data, this.id,"");  //Password not required for MetaMask
+    while(true){  //Insist (e.g. if user dismisses dialog)
+      try{
+        return await web3.eth.personal.sign(data, this.id,"");  //Password not required for MetaMask
+      }
+      catch (e) {
+        console.error("Failed to sign data.");
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   static async verifyIdentity (identity) {