diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/css/style.css b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/css/style.css
index 8482009a4c264b3967f8a7a1feeb99bb1fa3265b..440352607332589e411d56e4060b103111605dda 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/css/style.css
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/css/style.css
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ h1, h2, legend {
 
 .ui-fancytree {
     color: #777;
+    background-color: transparent !important;
     border: none !important;
 }
 
diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/util/FormUtil.js b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/util/FormUtil.js
index f89360eacf82550091346b647b3830dea23d8ed7..0c0f779d2db17e91d0ec629779cdb9a2b7d8466b 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/util/FormUtil.js
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/util/FormUtil.js
@@ -799,8 +799,13 @@ var FormUtil = new function() {
 		return link;
 	}
 	
+	this.getBox = function() {
+		var $box = $("<div>", { style : "background-color:#f8f8f8; margin-right:10px; padding:10px; border-color: #e7e7e7; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;"});
+		return $box;
+	}
+	
 	this.getInfoBox = function(title, lines) {
-		var $infoBox = $("<div>", { style : "background-color:#f8f8f8; margin:10px; padding:10px; border-color: #e7e7e7; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;"});
+		var $infoBox = this.getBox();
 		
 		$infoBox.append($("<span>", { class : 'glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign' })).append(" " + title);
 		for(var lIdx = 0; lIdx < lines.length; lIdx++) {
diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/Export/ExportTreeView.js b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/Export/ExportTreeView.js
index 4ec4bb80234b545f2955ce37675130206f438c6d..bb8f3bd339c6e97d23cee98e7f7bff0a3cec4a88 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/Export/ExportTreeView.js
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/Export/ExportTreeView.js
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ function ExportTreeView(exportTreeController, exportTreeModel) {
 			"If you select a node, and you expand it, it means you want to export only that entity because the entities under it will be unselected by default."
 		]));
 		var $tree = $("<div>", { "id" : "exportsTree" });
-		$formColumn.append($tree);
+		$formColumn.append($("<br>"));
+		$formColumn.append(FormUtil.getBox().append($tree));
 		
 		$container.append($form);