diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/interestbar.html b/r2/r2/templates/interestbar.html
index e1693b4ee..86e4c2ac3 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/interestbar.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/interestbar.html
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     %>
     <p class="caption">${pre}&#32;<span class="subscribe">${sub}</span>&#32;${post}</p>
     <p class="error-caption"></p>
-    <div class="query-box"><input class="query" placeholder="${_('what are you interested in?')}"></input><div class="throbber"></div></div>
+    <div class="query-box"><input class="query" placeholder="${_('what are you interested in?')}"><div class="throbber"></div></div>
     <ul class="results">
       <li>${_('try these:')}</li>
       <li>