diff --git a/mod/workshop/allocation/manual/lib.php b/mod/workshop/allocation/manual/lib.php
index 406e68a073f..936faac799c 100644
--- a/mod/workshop/allocation/manual/lib.php
+++ b/mod/workshop/allocation/manual/lib.php
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class workshop_manual_allocator implements workshop_allocator {
                 break;
             }
             if ($m[0] == self::MSG_CONFIRM_DEL) {
-                $aurl = new moodle_url($PAGE->url, array('mode' => 'del', 'what' => $m[1], 'confirm' => 1));
+                $url = new moodle_url($PAGE->url, array('mode' => 'del', 'what' => $m[1], 'confirm' => 1));
                 $msg->extra = $OUTPUT->single_button($url, get_string('iamsure', 'workshop'), 'post');
             }
         }
diff --git a/mod/workshop/lang/en_utf8/workshop.php b/mod/workshop/lang/en_utf8/workshop.php
index 5d4aad8dcc1..afe41f0e42d 100644
--- a/mod/workshop/lang/en_utf8/workshop.php
+++ b/mod/workshop/lang/en_utf8/workshop.php
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ $string['introduction'] = 'Introduction';
 $string['latesubmissionsdesc'] = 'Allow submitting the work after the deadline';
 $string['latesubmissions'] = 'Late submissions';
 $string['maxbytes'] = 'Maximum file size';
-$string['messageclose'] = '(hide)';
+$string['messageclose'] = '(X)';
 $string['modulenameplural'] = 'Workshops';
 $string['modulename'] = 'Workshop';
 $string['mysubmission'] = 'My submission';
diff --git a/mod/workshop/styles.css b/mod/workshop/styles.css
index ce72eb2bb96..3faae379223 100644
--- a/mod/workshop/styles.css
+++ b/mod/workshop/styles.css
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
     position: relative;
     background-color: #ddd;
     padding: 3px;
+    min-height: 67px;
 }
 
 .mod-workshop .submission-full .header .title,
@@ -457,7 +458,7 @@
 
 .mod-workshop .grading-report td {
     vertical-align: top;
-    border: 1px solid #ddd !important;
+    border: 1px solid #ddd;
 }
 
 .mod-workshop .grading-report .assessmentdetails {