diff --git a/files/routes/subs.py b/files/routes/subs.py
index 07155f6c9..b39eeef78 100644
--- a/files/routes/subs.py
+++ b/files/routes/subs.py
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ def kick(v:User, pid):
 def sub_settings(v:User, sub):
 	sub = get_sub_by_name(sub)
 	if not v.mods(sub.name): abort(403)
-	return render_template('sub/settings.html', v=v, sidebar=sub.sidebar, sub=sub)
+	return render_template('sub/settings.html', v=v, sidebar=sub.sidebar, sub=sub, css=sub.css)
 
 
 @app.post('/h/<sub>/sidebar')
@@ -437,11 +437,11 @@ def post_sub_css(v:User, sub):
 
 	if len(css) > 6000:
 		error = "CSS is too long (max 6000 characters)"
-		return render_template('sub/settings.html', v=v, sidebar=sub.sidebar, sub=sub, error=error)
+		return render_template('sub/settings.html', v=v, sidebar=sub.sidebar, sub=sub, error=error, css=css)
 
 	valid, error = validate_css(css)
 	if not valid:
-		return render_template('sub/settings.html', v=v, sidebar=sub.sidebar, sub=sub, error=error)
+		return render_template('sub/settings.html', v=v, sidebar=sub.sidebar, sub=sub, error=error, css=css)
 
 	sub.css = css
 	g.db.add(sub)
diff --git a/files/templates/sub/settings.html b/files/templates/sub/settings.html
index aa370ed48..c7dd9f5d4 100644
--- a/files/templates/sub/settings.html
+++ b/files/templates/sub/settings.html
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 				<div class="w-lg-100">
 					<form id="css" action="/h/{{sub}}/css" method="post">
 						<input hidden name="formkey" value="{{v|formkey}}">
-						<textarea autocomplete="off" maxlength="6000" class="form-control rounded" id="bio-text" placeholder="Enter css here..." rows="10" name="css" form="css">{% if sub.css %}{{sub.css}}{% endif %}</textarea>
+						<textarea autocomplete="off" maxlength="6000" class="form-control rounded" id="bio-text" placeholder="Enter css here..." rows="10" name="css" form="css">{% if css %}{{css}}{% endif %}</textarea>
 						<div class="d-flex mt-2">
 							<input autocomplete="off" class="btn btn-primary ml-auto" type="submit" data-nonce="{{g.nonce}}" data-onclick="disable(this)" value="Save">
 						</div>