diff --git a/contrib/static/bloodgod.css b/contrib/static/bloodgod.css
index 63096b6..9ade5d3 100644
--- a/contrib/static/bloodgod.css
+++ b/contrib/static/bloodgod.css
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ input[type="button"] {
     color: black;
 }
 
-#captcha_img {
+#captcha_img, pre {
     background: #D80000;
 }
 
diff --git a/contrib/static/dayman.css b/contrib/static/dayman.css
index b3bd409..96e78b6 100644
--- a/contrib/static/dayman.css
+++ b/contrib/static/dayman.css
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ body {
     background: #FBFFC9;
 }
 
-.navbar, table, thead, th, table {
+.navbar, table, thead, th, table, pre {
     background: #FFECBE;
 }
diff --git a/contrib/templates/default/post_fail.mustache b/contrib/templates/default/post_fail.mustache
index c1bf4ba..28faae5 100644
--- a/contrib/templates/default/post_fail.mustache
+++ b/contrib/templates/default/post_fail.mustache
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
   <script type="text/javascript" src="{{prefix}}static/nntpchan.js"></script>
   <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="1; {{redirect_url}}" />
   <body>
-    <p>{{#i18n.Translations}}{{post_failed_label}}{{/i18n.Translations}}: {{reason}}</p>
+    <pre>{{#i18n.Translations}}{{post_failed_label}}{{/i18n.Translations}}: {{reason}}</pre>
   </body>
 </html>
