diff --git a/rundeckapp/grails-app/i18n/messages.properties b/rundeckapp/grails-app/i18n/messages.properties
index 600eb4291f7..f4ebdaf9fe5 100644
--- a/rundeckapp/grails-app/i18n/messages.properties
+++ b/rundeckapp/grails-app/i18n/messages.properties
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ execution.show.mode.Compact.desc=View all output collated by node
 
 #form text
 form.option.multivalued.description=Allow multiple input values to be chosen.
-form.option.delimiter.description=Delimiter will be used to join all input values.
+form.option.delimiter.description=Delimiter will be used to join all input values. Can be any string: ' ' (space), ',' (comma), etc...
 
 # API Messages
 api.error.api-version.required=API Version not specified
diff --git a/rundeckapp/grails-app/views/framework/_optionValuesSelect.gsp b/rundeckapp/grails-app/views/framework/_optionValuesSelect.gsp
index 651ca0f2ffb..9ce75ef2f5a 100644
--- a/rundeckapp/grails-app/views/framework/_optionValuesSelect.gsp
+++ b/rundeckapp/grails-app/views/framework/_optionValuesSelect.gsp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
                     <g:if test="${!optionSelect.enforced}">
                         <%-- variable input text fields --%>
                         <div class="optionvaluemulti ">
-                            <span class="action button obs_addvar" style="margin-left:20px" onclick="ExecutionOptions.addMultivarValue('${optName.encodeAsJavaScript()}','${rkey}varinput');">
+                            <span class="action button obs_addvar" onclick="ExecutionOptions.addMultivarValue('${optName.encodeAsJavaScript()}','${rkey}varinput');">
                                 New Value&hellip;
                             </span>
                         </div>
diff --git a/rundeckapp/web-app/css/main.css b/rundeckapp/web-app/css/main.css
index 1504c155a17..1afb9ebd347 100644
--- a/rundeckapp/web-app/css/main.css
+++ b/rundeckapp/web-app/css/main.css
@@ -312,14 +312,29 @@ h1 {
 .optname.required{
     font-weight:bold;
 }
-.optionvaluemulti{
-    margin:4px 0;
+.optionvaluemulti label{
+    padding: 2px 4px;
+}
+.optionvaluemulti label{
+    display:block;
+}
+.optionvaluemulti label:hover{
+    background: #e3edfa;
+}
+
+.optionvaluemulti span.action {
+    display:block;
+    margin:4px;
+}
+.optionvaluemulti div.varinput {
+    margin:4px;
 }
 .optionmultiarea{
     overflow-y: auto;
-    max-height: 8em;
+    max-height: 11em;
     border: 1px solid #ddd;
-    padding: 4px;
+    padding: 0;
+    min-width: 200px;
 }
 .enforceSet{
     text-align:center;
diff --git a/rundeckapp/web-app/js/executionOptions.js b/rundeckapp/web-app/js/executionOptions.js
index bb1c78af620..3829cf5c799 100644
--- a/rundeckapp/web-app/js/executionOptions.js
+++ b/rundeckapp/web-app/js/executionOptions.js
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ var ExecutionOptions = {
         div.addClassName('optionvaluemulti');
         div.setStyle({'opacity':'0'});
 
+        var divwrap = new Element('div');
+        divwrap.addClassName('varinput');
+
         var inpu = new Element('input');
         inpu.setAttribute("type", "checkbox");
         inpu.setAttribute("name", "extra.option." + name);
@@ -75,8 +78,9 @@ var ExecutionOptions = {
         Event.observe(inpu2, 'change', ExecutionOptions.multiVarInputChangeHandler.curry(inpu));
         Event.observe(inpu2, 'keydown', ExecutionOptions.multiVarInputKeydownHandler.curry(inpu));
 
-        $(div).appendChild(inpu);
-        $(div).appendChild(inpu2);
+        $(divwrap).appendChild(inpu);
+        $(divwrap).appendChild(inpu2);
+        $(div).appendChild(divwrap);
         $(inputarea).insert({top:div});
         $$('#' + name + '_state span.reqwarning').each(Element.hide);
         Try.these(