diff --git a/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss b/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
index f0189841d2..e2dbb800c2 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ $discussion_input_width: 100%;
     font-size: $discussion_title_size;
     font-weight: bold;
     margin-bottom: flex-gutter(6);
-    display: block;
+    display: inline-block;
   }
   .discussion-title-wrapper {
     .discussion-watch-discussion, .discussion-unwatch-discussion {
@@ -111,9 +111,6 @@ $discussion_input_width: 100%;
       margin-left: 5px;
       font-size: $comment_info_size;
     }
-    .discussion-title {
-      display: inline-block;
-    }
   }
   .follow-wrapper {
     float: right;
@@ -302,8 +299,8 @@ $discussion_input_width: 100%;
       @include discussion-font;
       font-size: $comment_info_size;
       font-style: italic;
-      color: gray;      
-      .discussion-reply {
+      color: gray;
+     .discussion-reply {
         margin-left: 4px;
       }
       .discussion-link {
@@ -378,6 +375,7 @@ $discussion_input_width: 100%;
   }
 }
 
+//editor styles
 
 .wmd-panel
 {
diff --git a/lms/templates/discussion/_forum.html b/lms/templates/discussion/_forum.html
index ea30bb6f4f..481c50838a 100644
--- a/lms/templates/discussion/_forum.html
+++ b/lms/templates/discussion/_forum.html
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
       <label for="discussion-search-within-board-${discussion_id}" class="discussion-search-within-board">Search within board</label>
     </div>
     <div class="discussion-new-post control-button" href="javascript:void(0)">New Post</div>
-    <%include file="_sort.html" />
   </div>
+  <%include file="_sort.html" />
   <div class="threads">
     % for thread in threads:
       ${renderer.render_thread(course_id, thread, show_comments=False)}
diff --git a/lms/templates/discussion/thread.html b/lms/templates/discussion/thread.html
index 08b61fbbcc..beee18a4ca 100644
--- a/lms/templates/discussion/thread.html
+++ b/lms/templates/discussion/thread.html
@@ -79,15 +79,19 @@
 </%def>
 
 <%def name="render_info(content)">
-  ${time_ago_in_words(parse(content['updated_at']))} ago by
-  % if content['anonymous']:
-    anonymous
-  % else:
-    user No.${content['user_id']}
-  % endif
-  % if content.get('comments_count', -1) >= 0:
-    , ${content['comments_count']} comment(s)
-  % endif
+  <div class="comment-time">
+    ${time_ago_in_words(parse(content['updated_at']))} ago by
+    % if content['anonymous']:
+      anonymous
+    % else:
+      user No.${content['user_id']}
+    % endif
+  </div>
+  <div class="comment-count">
+    % if content.get('comments_count', -1) >= 0:
+      ${content['comments_count']} comment(s)
+    % endif
+  </div>
 </%def>
 
 <%def name="render_link(cls, html)">