diff --git a/cms_helper.py b/cms_helper.py
index 4f77738..17d6bce 100755
--- a/cms_helper.py
+++ b/cms_helper.py
@@ -71,9 +71,6 @@ HELPER_SETTINGS = {
             'hide_untranslated': False,
         }
     },
-    'MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES': [
-        'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
-    ],
     'MIGRATION_MODULES': {
         'cmsplugin_filer_image': 'cmsplugin_filer_image.migrations_django',
     },
diff --git a/djangocms_blog/admin.py b/djangocms_blog/admin.py
index 8c3e583..357a430 100755
--- a/djangocms_blog/admin.py
+++ b/djangocms_blog/admin.py
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from copy import deepcopy
+
 from admin_enhancer.admin import EnhancedModelAdminMixin
 from cms.admin.placeholderadmin import PlaceholderAdminMixin, FrontendEditableAdminMixin
-from copy import deepcopy
-from django.contrib import admin
+from django import forms
 from django.conf import settings
+from django.contrib import admin
 from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 from parler.admin import TranslatableAdmin
 
-from .forms import PostAdminForm
 from .models import Post, BlogCategory
 from .settings import get_setting
 
@@ -24,8 +25,7 @@ class BlogCategoryAdmin(EnhancedModelAdminMixin, TranslatableAdmin):
 
 
 class PostAdmin(EnhancedModelAdminMixin, FrontendEditableAdminMixin,
-                PlaceholderAdminMixin, TranslatableAdmin, admin.ModelAdmin):
-    form = PostAdminForm
+                PlaceholderAdminMixin, TranslatableAdmin):
     list_display = ['title', 'author', 'date_published', 'date_published_end']
     date_hierarchy = 'date_published'
     raw_id_fields = ['author']
@@ -50,6 +50,16 @@ class PostAdmin(EnhancedModelAdminMixin, FrontendEditableAdminMixin,
         }),
     ]
 
+    def formfield_for_dbfield(self, db_field, **kwargs):
+        field = super(PostAdmin, self).formfield_for_dbfield(db_field, **kwargs)
+        if db_field.name == 'meta_description':
+            original_attrs = field.widget.attrs
+            original_attrs['maxlength'] = 160
+            field.widget = forms.TextInput(original_attrs)
+        elif db_field.name == 'meta_title':
+            field.max_length = 70
+        return field
+
     def get_fieldsets(self, request, obj=None):
         fsets = deepcopy(self._fieldsets)
         if not get_setting('USE_PLACEHOLDER'):
diff --git a/djangocms_blog/forms.py b/djangocms_blog/forms.py
index edbac6d..b203bd7 100644
--- a/djangocms_blog/forms.py
+++ b/djangocms_blog/forms.py
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 from django import forms
 from django.conf import settings
-from parler.forms import TranslatableModelForm
 from taggit_autosuggest.widgets import TagAutoSuggest
 
-from .models import Post
-
 
 class LatestEntriesForm(forms.ModelForm):
 
@@ -18,17 +15,3 @@ class LatestEntriesForm(forms.ModelForm):
             'all': ('%sdjangocms_blog/css/%s' % (settings.STATIC_URL,
                                                  'djangocms_blog_admin.css'),)
         }
-
-
-class PostAdminForm(TranslatableModelForm):
-
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(PostAdminForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
-        original_attrs = self.fields['meta_description'].widget.attrs
-        original_attrs['maxlength'] = 160
-        self.fields['meta_description'].widget = forms.TextInput(original_attrs)
-        self.fields['meta_title'].max_length = 70
-
-    class Meta:
-        model = Post
-        exclude = ()
diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index 9531302..c4e61d0 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -145,8 +145,10 @@ class BaseTest(TestCase):
         request.errors = StringIO()
         return request
 
-    def post_request(self, page, lang, data):
-        request = self.request_factory.post(page.get_path(lang), data)
+    def post_request(self, page, lang, data, path=None):
+        if not path:
+            path = page.get_path(lang)
+        request = self.request_factory.post(path, data)
         request.current_page = page
         request.user = self.user
         request.session = {}
diff --git a/tests/test_models.py b/tests/test_models.py
index c6255fe..95e31af 100644
--- a/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/tests/test_models.py
@@ -90,6 +90,20 @@ class AdminTest(BaseTest):
             self.assertEqual(Post.objects.count(), 3)
             self.assertEqual(Post.objects.get(translations__slug='third-post').author.username, 'staff')
 
+    def test_admin_post_text(self):
+        page1, page2 = self.get_pages()
+        post = self._get_post(self.data['en'][0])
+
+        with self.settings(BLOG_USE_PLACEHOLDER=False):
+            data = {'post_text': 'ehi text'}
+            request = self.post_request(page1, 'en', data=data, path='/en/?edit_fields=post_text')
+            msg_mid = MessageMiddleware()
+            msg_mid.process_request(request)
+            post_admin = admin.site._registry[Post]
+            post_admin.edit_field(request, post.pk, 'en')
+            modified_post = Post.objects.get(pk=post.pk)
+            self.assertEqual(modified_post.safe_translation_getter('post_text'), data['post_text'])
+
 
 class ModelsTest(BaseTest):