diff --git a/code/modules/RCD/RCD.dm b/code/modules/RCD/RCD.dm
index 3e93c8a7e6bc..140fd0b3f192 100644
--- a/code/modules/RCD/RCD.dm
+++ b/code/modules/RCD/RCD.dm
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@
 	var/dat = ""
 
 	dat += {"
-		<b>Selected:</b> <span id="selectedname"></span>
-		<h2>Options</h2>
 		<div id="schematic_options">
 		</div>
 		<h2>Available schematics</h2>
diff --git a/code/modules/RCD/RPD.dm b/code/modules/RCD/RPD.dm
index 63d8fceacee9..8fee70ce688d 100644
--- a/code/modules/RCD/RPD.dm
+++ b/code/modules/RCD/RPD.dm
@@ -115,21 +115,14 @@
 
 /obj/item/device/rcd/rpd/rebuild_ui()
 	var/dat = ""
-	var/multitext=""
-	var/autotext=""
-	
-	if (has_metal_slime)//build_all
-		multitext=" <div style='margin-top:1em;'><b>Multilayer Mode: </b><a href='?src=\ref[interface];toggle_multi=1'><span class='[build_all? "schem_selected" : "schem"]'>[build_all ? "On" : "Off"]</span></a></div> "
-	if (has_yellow_slime)//build_all
-		autotext=" <div style='margin-top:1em;'><b>Autowrench: </b><a href='?src=\ref[interface];toggle_auto=1'><span class='[autowrench? "schem_selected" : "schem"]'>[autowrench ? "On" : "Off"]</span></a></div> "
 
+	//i don't know why i have to add padding to the bottom of the RPD, but it doesn't look right otherwise.
 	dat += {"
-		<b>Selected:</b> <span id="selectedname"></span>
-		<h2>Options</h2>
-		<div id="schematic_options">
+		<div style="padding-bottom:1em;" id="schematic_options2">
+		</div>
+		<div id="schematic_options1">
 		</div>
-		[multitext]
-		[autotext]
+
 		<h2>Available schematics</h2>
 		<div id='fav_list'></div>
 	"}
@@ -155,6 +148,14 @@
 
 /obj/item/device/rcd/rpd/update_options_menu()
 	if(selected)
+		var/multitext=""
+		var/autotext=""
+	
+		if (has_metal_slime)//build_all
+			multitext=" <div style='margin-top:1em;'><b>Multilayer Mode: </b><a href='?src=\ref[interface];toggle_multi=1'><span class='[build_all? "schem_selected" : "schem"]'>[build_all ? "On" : "Off"]</span></a></div> "
+		if (has_yellow_slime)//build_all
+			autotext=" <div style='margin-top:1em;'><b>Autowrench: </b><a href='?src=\ref[interface];toggle_auto=1'><span class='[autowrench? "schem_selected" : "schem"]'>[autowrench ? "On" : "Off"]</span></a></div> "
+	
 		for(var/client/client in interface.clients)
 			selected.send_assets(client)
 		var/schematichtml=selected.get_HTML(args)
@@ -162,9 +163,13 @@
 			schematichtml=replacetext(replacetext(schematichtml,"id=\"layer\"","id=\"layer_selected\""),"id=\"layer_center\"","id=\"layer_center_selected\"")
 		if (autowrench)
 			schematichtml=replacetext(replacetext(schematichtml,"id=\"layer_selected\"","id=\"layer_selectedauto\""),"id=\"layer_center_selected\"","id=\"layer_center_selectedauto\"")
-		interface.updateContent("schematic_options", schematichtml )
+		schematichtml+=multitext
+		schematichtml+=autotext
+		interface.updateContent("schematic_options1", schematichtml )
+		interface.updateContent("schematic_options2", schematichtml )
 	else
-		interface.updateContent("schematic_options", " ")
+		interface.updateContent("schematic_options1", " ")
+		interface.updateContent("schematic_options2", " ")
 
 
 /obj/item/device/rcd/rpd/Topic(var/href, var/list/href_list)
diff --git a/code/modules/html_interface/RCD/RCD.css b/code/modules/html_interface/RCD/RCD.css
index daf4300998ae..ee6744d8fdb9 100644
--- a/code/modules/html_interface/RCD/RCD.css
+++ b/code/modules/html_interface/RCD/RCD.css
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 /*updated by crazyamphibian*/
 
 body{
+background-image:none;
+background-color:#272727; /*it's very sensitive to the order of things here, for some reason.*/
 line-height:100%
 }
 
@@ -206,3 +208,23 @@ left:160px;
 	height:1em;
 	image-rendering:pixelated;
 }
+
+#schematic_options{ /*because we removed the gradient earlier, we have to re-add it back*/
+	background:linear-gradient(rgb(57,57,57) 0%,rgb(72,72,72) 4%  , rgb(39,39,39) 100%);
+	width:100%;
+	left:-50px
+	top:0px;
+	padding:1em;
+	margin-top:-7px;
+	margin-left:-10px;
+}
+#schematic_options1{ /*this is a really, really awful way to lay things out.*/
+	visibility: hidden;
+}
+#schematic_options2{ /*but it's not my fault IE doesn't support sticky positioning.*/
+	position:fixed;
+	background:linear-gradient(rgb(57,57,57) 0%,rgb(72,72,72) 4%  , rgb(39,39,39) 100%); /*emulating the background of nanotrasen.css. it's an image, but images don't play nice here.*/
+	width:100%;
+	left:0px;
+	top:0em;
+}
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