diff --git a/src/registrar/admin.py b/src/registrar/admin.py
index bb1f7ffd3..3b9872e48 100644
--- a/src/registrar/admin.py
+++ b/src/registrar/admin.py
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class DomainRequestAdminForm(forms.ModelForm):
             "other_contacts": NoAutocompleteFilteredSelectMultiple("other_contacts", False),
         }
         labels = {
-            "action_needed_reason_email": "E-mail",
+            "action_needed_reason_email": "Email",
         }
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov-admin.js b/src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov-admin.js
index cdfa4778a..23413ade1 100644
--- a/src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov-admin.js
+++ b/src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov-admin.js
@@ -565,13 +565,13 @@ function initializeWidgetOnList(list, parentId) {
             }
             else {
                 // Show editable view
-                showEmail(true)
+                showEmail(canEdit=true)
             }
         });
 
         confirmEditEmailButton.addEventListener("click", function() {
             // Show editable view
-            showEmail(true)
+            showEmail(canEdit=true)
         });
 
         // Event delegation for data-close-modal buttons 
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ function initializeWidgetOnList(list, parentId) {
             }
             else {
                 // Always show readonly view of email to start
-                showEmail(false)
+                showEmail(canEdit=false)
             }
         } else {
             // Hide email preview and show this text instead
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ function initializeWidgetOnList(list, parentId) {
     // Shows a readonly preview of the email with updated messaging to indicate this email was sent
     function showEmailAlreadySentView()
     {
-        showEmail(false)
+        showEmail(canEdit=false)
         hideElement(actionNeededEmailHeader)
         showElement(actionNeededEmailHeaderOnSave)
         actionNeededEmailFooter.innerHTML = "This email has been sent to the creator of this request";
diff --git a/src/registrar/templates/django/admin/includes/detail_table_fieldset.html b/src/registrar/templates/django/admin/includes/detail_table_fieldset.html
index ace7b7e8f..ea2c0e560 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/django/admin/includes/detail_table_fieldset.html
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/django/admin/includes/detail_table_fieldset.html
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ This is using a custom implementation fieldset.html (see admin/fieldset.html)
                             <span>Edit email</span>
                     </button>
                 </div>
-                <textarea cols="40" rows="10" class="vLargeTextField" id="action-needed-reason-email-readonly-textarea" readonly>
+                <textarea cols="40" rows="10" class="vLargeTextField dja-readonly-textarea-container" id="action-needed-reason-email-readonly-textarea" readonly>
                     {{ field.field.value|linebreaks }}
                 </textarea>
             </div>