diff --git a/code/services-application/search-service/src/main/resources/static/search/serp.scss b/code/services-application/search-service/src/main/resources/static/search/serp.scss
index 963b2797..ae5a1c2f 100644
--- a/code/services-application/search-service/src/main/resources/static/search/serp.scss
+++ b/code/services-application/search-service/src/main/resources/static/search/serp.scss
@@ -450,7 +450,9 @@ footer {
   .url {
     background-color: $highlight-light;
     padding-left: 0.5ch;
+
     a {
+      word-break: break-all;
       font-family: monospace;
       font-size: 8pt;
       color: $fg-light;
@@ -460,19 +462,21 @@ footer {
       color: $visited;
     }
   }
+
   h2 {
     a {
+      word-break: break-all;
       color: $fg-dark;
       text-decoration: none;
     }
     font-size: 12pt;
     @extend .heading;
     background-color: $highlight-light2;
-
   }
 
   .description {
     background-color: $fg-light;
+    word-break: break-word;
     padding: 1ch;
     margin: 0;
   }
@@ -515,6 +519,10 @@ footer {
     padding: 0 0 0 0 !important;
     max-width: 100%;
 
+    .sidebar-narrow {
+      display: block; // fix for bizarre chrome rendering issue
+    }
+
     #mcfeast {
       display: inline;
       float: right;
diff --git a/code/services-application/search-service/src/main/resources/templates/search/parts/search-footer.hdb b/code/services-application/search-service/src/main/resources/templates/search/parts/search-footer.hdb
index bbcc98ed..f911d3db 100644
--- a/code/services-application/search-service/src/main/resources/templates/search/parts/search-footer.hdb
+++ b/code/services-application/search-service/src/main/resources/templates/search/parts/search-footer.hdb
@@ -114,4 +114,3 @@
 </footer>
 
 <script src="/tts.js"></script>
-<script src="/serp.js"></script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/services-application/search-service/src/main/resources/templates/search/parts/search-form.hdb b/code/services-application/search-service/src/main/resources/templates/search/parts/search-form.hdb
index 28aa662d..c2c2ad31 100644
--- a/code/services-application/search-service/src/main/resources/templates/search/parts/search-form.hdb
+++ b/code/services-application/search-service/src/main/resources/templates/search/parts/search-form.hdb
@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@
 
         <button type="submit">Search</button>
     </div>
-</form>
\ No newline at end of file
+</form>
+<!-- load the mobile customizations script early to avoid flicker -->
+<script src="/serp.js"></script>
\ No newline at end of file