diff --git a/src/components/ManifestForm.js b/src/components/ManifestForm.js
index 7955b73bb8af749052f6dad6b255eb2b57de1ad3..1d8757afc2b11a11a7a35dab4fb97fea2965a29b 100644
--- a/src/components/ManifestForm.js
+++ b/src/components/ManifestForm.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export class ManifestForm extends Component {
    */
   render() {
     const { formValue } = this.state;
-    const { t, onCancel } = this.props;
+    const { classes, t, onCancel } = this.props;
     return (
       <form onSubmit={this.formSubmit}>
         <Grid container spacing={24}>
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ export class ManifestForm extends Component {
               variant="filled"
               label={t('addManifestUrl')}
               helperText={t('addManifestUrlHelp')}
+              InputLabelProps={{
+                shrink: true,
+              }}
+              InputProps={{
+                className: classes.input,
+              }}
             />
           </Grid>
           <Grid item sm={3}>
@@ -99,6 +105,7 @@ export class ManifestForm extends Component {
 }
 
 ManifestForm.propTypes = {
+  classes: PropTypes.object, // eslint-disable-line react/forbid-prop-types
   fetchManifest: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   onCancel: PropTypes.func,
   onSubmit: PropTypes.func,
@@ -106,6 +113,7 @@ ManifestForm.propTypes = {
 };
 
 ManifestForm.defaultProps = {
+  classes: {},
   t: key => key,
   onCancel: null,
   onSubmit: () => {},
diff --git a/src/containers/ManifestForm.js b/src/containers/ManifestForm.js
index cc9774d7e7154dedcc6fd49943d36e6ee448ea7f..1a4a3d9cea0b4662311a95c1092c3ef3dfdcb86c 100644
--- a/src/containers/ManifestForm.js
+++ b/src/containers/ManifestForm.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { compose } from 'redux';
 import { withTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { withStyles } from '@material-ui/core';
 import * as actions from '../state/actions';
 import { ManifestForm } from '../components/ManifestForm';
 
@@ -10,8 +11,18 @@ import { ManifestForm } from '../components/ManifestForm';
  * @private
  */
 const mapDispatchToProps = { fetchManifest: actions.fetchManifest };
+/**
+ *
+ * @param theme
+ */
+const styles = theme => ({
+  input: {
+    ...theme.typography.body1,
+  },
+});
 
 const enhance = compose(
+  withStyles(styles),
   withTranslation(),
   connect(null, mapDispatchToProps),
 );