diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Settings/Display.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Settings/Display.php
index ee404daba..eae44e82c 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Settings/Display.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Settings/Display.php
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class Display {
 		set_pconfig(local_channel(),'system','manual_conversation_update', $manual_update);
 	
 		$newschema = '';
-		if($theme == $existing_theme){
+		if($theme){
 			// call theme_post only if theme has not been changed
 			if( ($themeconfigfile = $this->get_theme_config_file($theme)) != null){
 				require_once($themeconfigfile);
diff --git a/view/js/mod_settings.js b/view/js/mod_settings.js
index 5c729fa48..f9faa3d5c 100644
--- a/view/js/mod_settings.js
+++ b/view/js/mod_settings.js
@@ -37,12 +37,19 @@ function setTheme(elm) {
 
 function previewTheme(elm) {
 	theme = $(elm).val();
+	var schema = $('#id_schema').val();
 	$.getJSON('theme_info/' + theme,function(data) {
 		$('#theme-preview').html('<div id="theme-desc">' + data.desc + '</div><div id="theme-version">' + data.version + '</div><div id="theme-credits">' + data.credits + '</div><a href="' + data.img + '"><img src="' + data.img + '" style="max-width:100%; max-height:300px" alt="' + theme + '"></a>');
 		$('#id_schema').empty();
-		$(data.schemas).each(function(index,item) {
-			$('<option/>',{value:item['key'],text:item['val']}).appendTo('#id_schema');
-		});
+		if(data.schemas.length) {
+			$(data.schemas).each(function(index,item) {
+				$('<option/>',{value:item['key'],text:item['val']}).appendTo('#id_schema');
+			});
+			$('#id_schema').val(schema ? schema : '---');
+		}
+		else {
+			$('<option/>',{value:'',text:'No schemes available'}).appendTo('#id_schema');
+		}
 		$('#custom-settings-content .section-content-tools-wrapper').html(data.config);
 	});
 }
diff --git a/view/theme/redbasic/schema/dark.css b/view/theme/redbasic/schema/dark.css
index f9114141d..ebef68a52 100644
--- a/view/theme/redbasic/schema/dark.css
+++ b/view/theme/redbasic/schema/dark.css
@@ -417,7 +417,6 @@ pre {
 
 .contextual-help-content-open {
 	background: $nav_bg;
-	top: 50px;
 	border-bottom: #555 1px solid;
 	box-shadow: 0px 3px 3px rgba(85,85,85,0.2);
 }
diff --git a/view/theme/redbasic/schema/simple_black_on_white.css b/view/theme/redbasic/schema/simple_black_on_white.css
index f06fd3667..915cc4e18 100644
--- a/view/theme/redbasic/schema/simple_black_on_white.css
+++ b/view/theme/redbasic/schema/simple_black_on_white.css
@@ -294,8 +294,6 @@ pre {
 
 .contextual-help-content-open {
 	background: #FFF;
-	top: 50px;
-
 }
 
 .profile-match-wrapper {
diff --git a/view/theme/redbasic/schema/simple_green_on_black.css b/view/theme/redbasic/schema/simple_green_on_black.css
index c7bb99334..7f3f99fce 100644
--- a/view/theme/redbasic/schema/simple_green_on_black.css
+++ b/view/theme/redbasic/schema/simple_green_on_black.css
@@ -367,7 +367,6 @@ pre {
 
 .contextual-help-content-open {
 	background: $nav_bg;
-	top: 50px;
 	border-bottom: #1C5419 1px solid;
 	box-shadow: 0px 3px 3px rgba(28,84,25,0.2);
 }
diff --git a/view/theme/redbasic/schema/simple_white_on_black.css b/view/theme/redbasic/schema/simple_white_on_black.css
index dabc26743..7e7f80f2f 100644
--- a/view/theme/redbasic/schema/simple_white_on_black.css
+++ b/view/theme/redbasic/schema/simple_white_on_black.css
@@ -340,7 +340,6 @@ pre {
 
 .contextual-help-content-open {
 	background: $nav_bg;
-	top: 50px;
 	border-bottom: #FFF 1px solid;
 	box-shadow: 0px 3px 3px rgba(255,255,255,0.2);
 }
diff --git a/view/tpl/connections.tpl b/view/tpl/connections.tpl
index 1f7aa05b7..f85adc592 100755
--- a/view/tpl/connections.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/connections.tpl
@@ -17,12 +17,10 @@
 	</div>
 	<div id="contacts-search-form" class="section-content-tools-wrapper">
 		<form action="{{$cmd}}" method="get" >
-			<div class="form-group">
-				<div class="input-group">
-					<input type="text" name="search" id="contacts-search" class="widget-input" onfocus="this.select();" value="{{$search}}" placeholder="{{$desc}}" />
-					<div class="input-group-btn">
-						<button id="contacts-search-submit" class="btn btn-default btn-sm" type="submit" name="submit" value="{{$submit}}"><i class="fa fa-search"></i></button>
-					</div>
+			<div class="input-group form-group">
+				<input type="text" name="search" id="contacts-search" class="form-control input-sm" onfocus="this.select();" value="{{$search}}" placeholder="{{$desc}}" />
+				<div class="input-group-btn">
+					<button id="contacts-search-submit" class="btn btn-default btn-sm" type="submit" name="submit" value="{{$submit}}"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-search"></i></button>
 				</div>
 			</div>
 		</form>
diff --git a/view/tpl/follow.tpl b/view/tpl/follow.tpl
index 9c19a288d..a211a65b6 100755
--- a/view/tpl/follow.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/follow.tpl
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 <div id="follow-sidebar" class="widget">
 	<h3>{{$connect}}</h3>
 	<form action="follow" method="post" />
-		<div class="form-group">
-			<div class="input-group">
-				<input class="widget-input" type="text" name="url" title="{{$hint}}" placeholder="{{$desc}}" />
-				<div class="input-group-btn">
-					<button class="btn btn-default btn-sm" type="submit" name="submit" value="{{$follow}}"><i class="fa fa-plus"></i></button>
-				</div>
+		<div class="input-group">
+			<input class="form-control input-sm" type="text" name="url" title="{{$hint}}" placeholder="{{$desc}}" />
+			<div class="input-group-btn">
+				<button class="btn btn-success btn-sm" type="submit" name="submit" value="{{$follow}}" title="{{$follow}}"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-plus"></i></button>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	</form>
@@ -14,4 +12,3 @@
 	<div class="usage-message" id="abook-usage-message">{{$abook_usage_message}}</div>
 	{{/if}}
 </div>
-
diff --git a/view/tpl/peoplefind.tpl b/view/tpl/peoplefind.tpl
index ae0b7f1ea..8318f050d 100755
--- a/view/tpl/peoplefind.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/peoplefind.tpl
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 <div id="peoplefind-sidebar" class="widget">
 	<h3>{{$findpeople}}</h3>
 	<form action="directory" method="post" />
-		<div class="form-group">
-			<div class="input-group">
-				<input class="widget-input" type="text" name="search" title="{{$hint}}{{if $advanced_search}}{{$advanced_hint}}{{/if}}" placeholder="{{$desc}}" />
-				<div class="input-group-btn">
-					<button class="btn btn-default btn-sm" type="submit" name="submit"><i class="fa fa-search"></i></button>
-				</div>
+		<div class="input-group form-group">
+			<input class="form-control input-sm" type="text" name="search" title="{{$hint}}{{if $advanced_search}}{{$advanced_hint}}{{/if}}" placeholder="{{$desc}}" />
+			<div class="input-group-btn">
+				<button class="btn btn-default btn-sm" type="submit" name="submit"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-search"></i></button>
 			</div>
 		</div>
 	</form>