diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 2b8afd4352..ae9b2b7da2 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
         </script>
         <script type='text/x-tmpl-mustache' id='new-group-form'>
           <form class='send group'>
-            <input name='name' placeholder='New Group'>
+            <input name='name' class='name' placeholder='New Group'>
             <input name='numbers' class='numbers' data-role=tagsinput placeholder='Add Recipient'>
             <div class='send-message-area'>
                 <div class='message-composer'>
diff --git a/js/views/new_group_view.js b/js/views/new_group_view.js
index 27a8fc8f33..7cf18d2d49 100644
--- a/js/views/new_group_view.js
+++ b/js/views/new_group_view.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ var Whisper = Whisper || {};
   });
 
   Whisper.NewGroupView = Backbone.View.extend({
+    className: 'conversation',
     initialize: function() {
       this.template = $('#new-group-form').html();
       Mustache.parse(this.template);
@@ -27,7 +28,8 @@ var Whisper = Whisper || {};
       new Whisper.GroupRecipientsInputView({el: this.$el.find('input.numbers')}).$el.appendTo(this.$el);
     },
     events: {
-      'submit .send': 'send'
+      'submit .send': 'send',
+      'close': 'remove'
     },
 
     send: function(e) {
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ var Whisper = Whisper || {};
       var numbers = this.$el.find('input.numbers').val().split(',');
       var name = this.$el.find('input.name').val();
       var thread = Whisper.Threads.createGroup(numbers, name);
-      thread.sendMessage(this.input.val());
+      thread.sendMessage(this.$el.find('input.send-message').val());
       // close this, select the new thread
     },