diff --git a/src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov-admin.js b/src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov-admin.js
index 5e6550ef5..09cb8f767 100644
--- a/src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov-admin.js
+++ b/src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov-admin.js
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ function initializeWidgetOnList(list, parentId) {
 
     
     if(actionNeededReasonDropdown && actionNeededEmail) {
-        let emailContainer = actionNeededEmail.closest(".dja-textarea-container");
+        let emailContainer = actionNeededEmail.closest(".dja-readonly-textarea-container");
         if (statusDropdown.value == "action needed") {
             showElement(emailContainer)
         }
diff --git a/src/registrar/assets/sass/_theme/_admin.scss b/src/registrar/assets/sass/_theme/_admin.scss
index aaa001a66..a0c06d1ce 100644
--- a/src/registrar/assets/sass/_theme/_admin.scss
+++ b/src/registrar/assets/sass/_theme/_admin.scss
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ div.dja__model-description{
     color: var(--link-fg);
 }
 
-.dja-textarea-container {
+.dja-readonly-textarea-container {
     textarea {
         width: 100%;
         resize: none;
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 bcec39745..f7086570a 100644
--- a/src/registrar/templates/django/admin/includes/detail_table_fieldset.html
+++ b/src/registrar/templates/django/admin/includes/detail_table_fieldset.html
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ This is using a custom implementation fieldset.html (see admin/fieldset.html)
                 </table>
 
                 {% if original_object.action_needed_reason_email %}
-                <div class="dja-textarea-container padding-1 margin-top-2 thin-border display-none">
+                <div class="dja-readonly-textarea-container padding-1 margin-top-2 thin-border display-none">
                     <label class="max-full" for="action_needed_reason_email_view_more">
                         <strong>Auto-generated email (will be sent to submitter)</strong>
                     </label>