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="{{$submit}}"><i class="fa fa-fw fa-search"></i></button>
 				</div>
 			</div>
 		</form>
diff --git a/view/tpl/follow.tpl b/view/tpl/follow.tpl
index 9c19a288d..8126a4e5a 100755
--- a/view/tpl/follow.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/follow.tpl
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 <div id="follow-sidebar" class="widget">
 	<h3>{{$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}}"><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>