diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/_application_controller_form.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/_application_controller_form.js.coffee
index baa108aaf..56450de6b 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/_application_controller_form.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/_application_controller_form.js.coffee
@@ -654,9 +654,13 @@ class App.ControllerForm extends App.Controller
       item = $( App.view('generic/textarea')( attribute: attribute ) + '<div class="file-uploader ' + attribute.class + '" id="' + fileUploaderId + '"></div>' )
 
       a = =>
-        $( item[0] ).expanding()
-        $( item[0] ).on('focus', ->
+        visible = $( item[0] ).is(":visible")
+        if visible && !$( item[0] ).expanding('active')
           $( item[0] ).expanding()
+        $( item[0] ).on('focus', ->
+          visible = $( item[0] ).is(":visible")
+          if visible && !$( item[0] ).expanding('active')
+            $( item[0] ).expanding()
         )
       App.Delay.set( a, 80 )
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/widget/organization.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/widget/organization.js.coffee
index fb0b59445..82a386080 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/widget/organization.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/widget/organization.js.coffee
@@ -42,11 +42,15 @@ class App.WidgetOrganization extends App.Controller
     )
 
     a = =>
-      @el.find('textarea').expanding()
-      @el.find('textarea').on('focus', =>
+      visible = @el.find('textarea').is(":visible")
+      if visible && !@el.find('textarea').expanding('active')
         @el.find('textarea').expanding()
+      @el.find('textarea').on('focus', (e) =>
+        visible = @el.find('textarea').is(":visible")
+        if visible && !@el.find('textarea').expanding('active')
+          @el.find('textarea').expanding()
       )
-    @delay( a, 80 )
+    @delay( a, 40 )
 
     # enable user popups
     @userPopups()
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/widget/user.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/widget/user.js.coffee
index 23d41cd65..7ffe95c1d 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/widget/user.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/widget/user.js.coffee
@@ -72,11 +72,15 @@ class App.WidgetUser extends App.ControllerDrox
     )
 
     a = =>
-      @el.find('textarea').expanding()
-      @el.find('textarea').on('focus', =>
+      visible = @el.find('textarea').is(":visible")
+      if visible && !@el.find('textarea').expanding('active')
         @el.find('textarea').expanding()
+      @el.find('textarea').on('focus', (e) =>
+        visible = @el.find('textarea').is(":visible")
+        if visible && !@el.find('textarea').expanding('active')
+          @el.find('textarea').expanding()
       )
-    @delay( a, 80 )
+    @delay( a, 40 )
 
     @userTicketPopups(
       selector: '.user-tickets'