diff --git a/static/css/quay.css b/static/css/quay.css
index 13bc91905..e62666b73 100644
--- a/static/css/quay.css
+++ b/static/css/quay.css
@@ -2541,6 +2541,12 @@ p.editable:hover i {
   margin-bottom: 30px;
 }
 
+.repo-panel-title-row {
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
 .panel-body.starred {
   background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, rgba(255,240,188,1) 0%, rgba(255,255,255,0.5) 50%, rgba(255,255,255,0.49) 51%, rgba(255,255,255,0) 100%); /* FF3.6+ */
   background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,rgba(255,240,188,1)), color-stop(50%,rgba(255,255,255,0.5)), color-stop(51%,rgba(255,255,255,0.49)), color-stop(100%,rgba(255,255,255,0))); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
@@ -2593,6 +2599,12 @@ p.editable:hover i {
   padding-top: 13px;
 }
 
+.repo-listing .description p:last-child {
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
 
 .repo-build .build-id:before {
   content: "Build ID: "
diff --git a/static/partials/repo-list.html b/static/partials/repo-list.html
index 268aedcde..312995e30 100644
--- a/static/partials/repo-list.html
+++ b/static/partials/repo-list.html
@@ -50,18 +50,18 @@
               <div class="panel panel-default">
                 <div class="panel-body starred">
                   <div class="row">
-                    <div class="col-lg-10 col-md-10 col-sm-10 col-xs-10">
+                    <div class="col-lg-10 col-md-10 col-sm-10 col-xs-10 repo-panel-title-row">
                       <span class="repo-icon repo-circle no-background" repo="repository"></span>
                       <a ng-href="/repository/{{repository.namespace}}/{{ repository.name }}" class="repo-panel-repo-link"
-                         data-repo="{{repository.namespace}}/{{ repository.name }}">
-                         {{repository.namespace}}/{{repository.name}}
+                         data-repo="{{repository.namespace}}/{{ repository.name }}" title="{{repository.namespace}}/{{repository.name}}">
+                         {{repository.namespace }}/{{ repository.name }}
                       </a>
                     </div>
                     <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 col-xs-2">
                       <i class="star-icon starred fa fa-star" ng-click="unstarRepo(repository)"></i>
                     </div>
                   </div>
-                <!-- The description automatically gets put in a <p> which adds margin that throws off our .repo-panel padding -->
+                  <!-- The description automatically gets put in a <p> which adds margin that throws off our .repo-panel padding -->
                   <div class="description markdown-view" content="repository.description" first-line-only="true"></div>
                 </div>
               </div>
@@ -98,11 +98,11 @@
                 <div class="panel panel-default">
                   <div class="panel-body">
                     <div class="row">
-                      <div class="col-lg-10 col-md-10 col-sm-10 col-xs-10">
+                      <div class="col-lg-10 col-md-10 col-sm-10 col-xs-10 repo-panel-title-row">
                         <span class="repo-icon repo-circle no-background" repo="repository"></span>
                         <a ng-href="/repository/{{repository.namespace}}/{{ repository.name }}" class="repo-panel-repo-link"
                            data-repo="{{repository.namespace}}/{{ repository.name }}">
-                           {{repository.namespace}}/{{repository.name}}
+                           {{ repository.namespace }}/{{ repository.name }}
                         </a>
                       </div>
                       <div class="col-lg-2 col-md-2 col-sm-2 col-xs-2">
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@
               </div>
             </div>
             <div ng-show="namespace.value.length == 0">
-              <div class="empty-primary-msg">There aren't any repositories yet.</div>
-              <div class="empty-secondary-msg">This origanization does't have any repositories, or you have not been provided access. <a href="/new">Create a new repository</a>
+              <div class="empty-primary-msg">This namespace doesn't have any viewable repositories.</div>
+              <div class="empty-secondary-msg">You may be seeing this because you do not have permission to view any repositories. If you have permission, try <a href="/new">creating a new repository</a>.</div>
             </div>
 
             <!-- User/Org has no repositories -->