diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portets/user/message_conversations/client/ui/MessageItem.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portets/user/message_conversations/client/ui/MessageItem.java
index a1c745c..32cca91 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portets/user/message_conversations/client/ui/MessageItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portets/user/message_conversations/client/ui/MessageItem.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public class MessageItem extends Composite  {
 		}
 		String fullName =  (m.getOwner().getFullName() == null) ? m.getOwner().getUsername() : m.getOwner().getFullName();
 		senderNameLabel.setText(fullName);
-		subjectLabel.setText(m.getSubject());
+		subjectLabel.setText(m.getSubject().length()  > 40 ? m.getSubject().substring(0, 37)+" ...": m.getSubject());
 		previewLabel.setText(m.getContent());
 		timeLabel.setText(Utils.getFormatteDate(m.getDate()));
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portets/user/message_conversations/client/ui/MessageItem.ui.xml b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portets/user/message_conversations/client/ui/MessageItem.ui.xml
index f770004..b174dec 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portets/user/message_conversations/client/ui/MessageItem.ui.xml
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portets/user/message_conversations/client/ui/MessageItem.ui.xml
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@
 				fontSize=".8em" />
 			<m:MaterialIcon iconType="KEYBOARD_ARROW_DOWN"
 				iconSize="SMALL" visibility="HIDDEN" ui:field="messageActionIcon"
-				iconColor="GREY" marginTop="5" />
+				iconColor="GREY_DARKEN_1" marginTop="5" />
 			<m:MaterialIcon iconType="ATTACHMENT" iconColor="GREY"
 				marginLeft="10" ui:field="attachmentsIcon" visibility="HIDDEN"
 				iconSize="TINY" title="This message has attachments" />
 
 		</m:MaterialCollectionSecondary>
 		<m:MaterialDropDown ui:field="dd" activator=""
-			constrainWidth="false" gutter="-100" hover="true" belowOrigin="true">
+			constrainWidth="false" gutter="-100" hover="false" belowOrigin="false">
 			<m:MaterialLink textColor="BLUE_DARKEN_1" ui:field="deleteButton"
 				text="Delete Message" />
 			<m:MaterialLink textColor="BLUE_DARKEN_1" ui:field="setUnreadButton"