diff --git a/cookbook/helper/ingredient_parser.py b/cookbook/helper/ingredient_parser.py
index 8c07635af..593dea7e3 100644
--- a/cookbook/helper/ingredient_parser.py
+++ b/cookbook/helper/ingredient_parser.py
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ class IngredientParser:
 
         # some people/languages put amount and unit at the end of the ingredient string
         # if something like this is detected move it to the beginning so the parser can handle it
-        if re.search(r'^([A-z])+(.)*[1-9](\d)*\s([A-z])+', ingredient):
+        if len(ingredient) < 1000 and re.search(r'^([A-z])+(.)*[1-9](\d)*\s([A-z])+', ingredient):
             match = re.search(r'[1-9](\d)*\s([A-z])+', ingredient)
             print(f'reording from {ingredient} to {ingredient[match.start():match.end()] + " " + ingredient.replace(ingredient[match.start():match.end()], "")}')
             ingredient = ingredient[match.start():match.end()] + ' ' + ingredient.replace(ingredient[match.start():match.end()], '')
diff --git a/vue/src/apps/IngredientEditorView/IngredientEditorView.vue b/vue/src/apps/IngredientEditorView/IngredientEditorView.vue
index 3bfdeaa4b..531f159ca 100644
--- a/vue/src/apps/IngredientEditorView/IngredientEditorView.vue
+++ b/vue/src/apps/IngredientEditorView/IngredientEditorView.vue
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
                     <generic-multiselect @change="food = $event.val; refreshList()" ref="food_multiselect"
                                          :model="Models.FOOD"
                                          :initial_single_selection="food"
-                                         :multiple="false"></generic-multiselect>
+                                         :multiple="false"
+                                         style="flex-grow: 1; flex-shrink: 1; flex-basis: 0"></generic-multiselect>
 
                     <b-input-group-append>
                         <b-dropdown no-caret right :disabled="food === null">
@@ -39,13 +40,14 @@
             <div class="col col-md-6">
 
                 <b-input-group>
-             
-                        <generic-multiselect
-                            @change="unit = $event.val; refreshList()"
-                            :model="Models.UNIT"
-                            ref="unit_multiselect"
-                            :initial_single_selection="unit"
-                            :multiple="false"></generic-multiselect>
+
+                    <generic-multiselect
+                        @change="unit = $event.val; refreshList()"
+                        :model="Models.UNIT"
+                        ref="unit_multiselect"
+                        :initial_single_selection="unit"
+                        :multiple="false"
+                        style="flex-grow: 1; flex-shrink: 1; flex-basis: 0"></generic-multiselect>
 
                     <b-input-group-append>
                         <b-dropdown no-caret right :disabled="unit === null">