diff --git a/web/components/contract/contract-card.tsx b/web/components/contract/contract-card.tsx
index c88464bb..4c770310 100644
--- a/web/components/contract/contract-card.tsx
+++ b/web/components/contract/contract-card.tsx
@@ -331,6 +331,9 @@ function EditableCloseDate(props: {
     closeTime && dayjs(closeTime).format('YYYY-MM-DDT23:59')
   )
 
+  const isSameYear = dayjs(closeTime).isSame(dayjs(), 'year')
+  const isSameDay = dayjs(closeTime).isSame(dayjs(), 'day')
+
   const onSave = () => {
     const newCloseTime = dayjs(closeDate).valueOf()
     if (newCloseTime === closeTime) setIsEditingCloseTime(false)
@@ -366,7 +369,10 @@ function EditableCloseDate(props: {
           text={closeTime > Date.now() ? 'Trading ends:' : 'Trading ended:'}
           time={closeTime}
         >
-          {dayjs(closeTime).format('MMM D')} ({fromNow(closeTime)})
+          {isSameYear
+            ? dayjs(closeTime).format('MMM D')
+            : dayjs(closeTime).format('MMM D, YYYY')}
+          {isSameDay && <> ({fromNow(closeTime)})</>}
         </DateTimeTooltip>
       )}
 
diff --git a/web/pages/create.tsx b/web/pages/create.tsx
index e5a295af..b668fffb 100644
--- a/web/pages/create.tsx
+++ b/web/pages/create.tsx
@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@ import { Spacer } from '../components/layout/spacer'
 import { useUser } from '../hooks/use-user'
 import { Contract, contractPath } from '../lib/firebase/contracts'
 import { createContract } from '../lib/firebase/api-call'
-import { BuyAmountInput } from '../components/amount-input'
 import { FIXED_ANTE, MINIMUM_ANTE } from '../../common/antes'
 import { InfoTooltip } from '../components/info-tooltip'
-import { CREATOR_FEE } from '../../common/fees'
 import { Page } from '../components/page'
 import { Title } from '../components/title'
 import { ProbabilitySelector } from '../components/probability-selector'
@@ -39,6 +37,7 @@ export default function Create() {
               <Textarea
                 placeholder="e.g. Will the Democrats win the 2024 US presidential election?"
                 className="input input-bordered resize-none"
+                autoFocus
                 value={question}
                 onChange={(e) => setQuestion(e.target.value || '')}
               />