diff --git a/app/views/deliverables/_finance_form.html.erb b/app/views/deliverables/_finance_form.html.erb
index b77a973..a022265 100644
--- a/app/views/deliverables/_finance_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/deliverables/_finance_form.html.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <% form.inputs :name => label, :class => "deliverable-finances #{fieldset_class}" do %>
 
   <li style="display:none;" id='retainer-finances-message'>
-    <%= content_tag(:p, l(:text_retainer_monthly_message)) %>
+    <%= content_tag(:label, l(:text_retainer_monthly_message)) %>
   </li>
 
   <li class="numeric optional">
diff --git a/assets/stylesheets/redmine_contracts.css b/assets/stylesheets/redmine_contracts.css
index bdb3fa7..b981479 100644
--- a/assets/stylesheets/redmine_contracts.css
+++ b/assets/stylesheets/redmine_contracts.css
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ padding-left: 120px; /*width of left column containing the label elements*/
 padding-left: 0px; /* Don't pad submit buttons */
 }
 
+#retainer-finances-message label { margin-left: -50px; } /* Unpad the label a bit */
+
 #content .error_msg{
 	background: #ffd5d5;
 	color: #a40000;