diff --git a/app/views/rails_i18n_manager/form_builder/_basic_field.html.erb b/app/views/rails_i18n_manager/form_builder/_basic_field.html.erb
index fd78a25..04e513a 100644
--- a/app/views/rails_i18n_manager/form_builder/_basic_field.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/rails_i18n_manager/form_builder/_basic_field.html.erb
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
 <% field = capture do %>
   <% if type == :view %>
-    <%= text_field_tag nil, options[:input_html][:value], options[:input_html] %>
+    <%= text_area_tag nil, options[:input_html][:value], options[:input_html] %>
   <% elsif type == :select %>
     <%=
       f.select(