diff --git a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/edit/bounding/partials/boundingpolygon.html b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/edit/bounding/partials/boundingpolygon.html
index 6d6d612364b..7ca025f75a9 100644
--- a/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/edit/bounding/partials/boundingpolygon.html
+++ b/web-ui/src/main/resources/catalog/components/edit/bounding/partials/boundingpolygon.html
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
             placeholder="{{'inputGeometryText' | translate}}"
             ng-change="ctrl.handleInputChange()"
             ng-readonly="ctrl.readOnly"
-          />
+          ></textarea>
           <small class="text-danger" ng-show="ctrl.fromTextInput && ctrl.parseError">
             {{ 'inputGeometryIsInvalid' | translate}} {{ctrl.parseError}}</small
           >