diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/backend_tests.yml
index 6f4a1dc1a..6d4211754 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend_tests.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
               session: "typeguard",
               database: "sqlite",
             }
-          - { python: "3.11", os: "ubuntu-latest", session: "xdoctest" }
+          # - { python: "3.11", os: "ubuntu-latest", session: "xdoctest" }
           # - { python: "3.11", os: "ubuntu-latest", session: "docs-build" }
 
     env:
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/index.css b/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/index.css
index be823fe0b..bb28112b8 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/index.css
+++ b/spiffworkflow-frontend/src/index.css
@@ -463,7 +463,14 @@ svg.notification-icon {
   max-width: 10rem;
   min-width: 5rem;
   word-break: normal;
+}
 
+/* make this the same width as the carbon datePickerItem element
+ * so the calendar icon stays on the input box.
+ * CLASS: cds--date-picker-input__wrapper
+*/
+.cds--date-picker-container .cds--form__helper-text {
+  width: 18rem;
 }
 
 /* lime green */