diff --git a/cara/apps/calculator/static/js/form.js b/cara/apps/calculator/static/js/form.js
index 17f76700..052c957e 100644
--- a/cara/apps/calculator/static/js/form.js
+++ b/cara/apps/calculator/static/js/form.js
@@ -242,6 +242,16 @@ function on_wearing_mask_change() {
     if (this.checked) {
       getChildElement($(this)).show();
       require_fields(this);
+      if (this.id == "mask_on") {
+        $('#short_range_no').click();
+        $('input[name="short_range_option"]').attr('disabled', true);
+        $("#short_range_warning").show();
+      }
+      else {
+        $('input[name="short_range_option"]').attr('disabled', false);
+        $("#short_range_warning").hide();
+      }
+
     }
     else {
       getChildElement($(this)).hide();
@@ -256,17 +266,6 @@ function on_short_range_option_change() {
     if (this.checked) {
       getChildElement($(this)).show();
       require_fields(this);
-      // Disable face mask selection if short_range_yes is selected
-      if (this.id == "short_range_yes") {
-        $('#mask_off').click();
-        require_mask(false);
-        $('input[name="mask_wearing_option"]').attr('disabled', true);
-        $("#face_mask_warning").show();
-      }
-      else {
-        $('input[name="mask_wearing_option"]').attr('disabled', false);
-        $("#face_mask_warning").hide();
-      }
     } 
     else {
       getChildElement($(this)).hide();
@@ -720,6 +719,7 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
   // When the short_range_option changes we want to make its respective
   // children show/hide.
   $("input[type=radio][name=short_range_option]").change(on_short_range_option_change);
+
   // Call the function now to handle forward/back button presses in the browser.
   on_short_range_option_change();
 
diff --git a/cara/apps/templates/base/calculator.form.html.j2 b/cara/apps/templates/base/calculator.form.html.j2
index 6fd11ed5..6adb947e 100644
--- a/cara/apps/templates/base/calculator.form.html.j2
+++ b/cara/apps/templates/base/calculator.form.html.j2
@@ -268,7 +268,6 @@
       <label for="mask_on">Yes</label>
     <input class="ml-2" type="radio" id="mask_off"  name="mask_wearing_option" value="mask_off" checked="checked">
       <label for="mask_off">No</label><br>
-    <p id="face_mask_warning" class="red_text">The analytical model with short range interactions does not take mask wearing into account.</p>    
       
     <div id="DIVmasks_used" style="display:none">
       <div class='sub_title'>Type of masks used:</div>
@@ -367,7 +366,7 @@
     <hr width="80%">
 
     <div class="split">
-      <div style="min-width: 20em">Short range interactions (no masks):</div>
+      <div style="min-width: 22em">Short range interactions (without masks):</div>
       <div>
         <input class="ml-2" type="radio" id="short_range_no" name="short_range_option" value="short_range_no" checked="checked">
           <label for="short_range_no">No</label>
@@ -375,6 +374,7 @@
           <label for="short_range_yes">Yes</label>
       </div>
     </div>
+    <p id="short_range_warning" class="red_text" style="margin-right: 2rem">The use of masks mitigates exposure at short-range. The analytical model with short range interactions does not take mask wearing into account.</p>
 
     <div id="DIVsr_interactions" class="none">
       <div class="d-flex">