diff --git a/src/app/tabs/run-tab.js b/src/app/tabs/run-tab.js
index f7b2385671..33ba182cdc 100644
--- a/src/app/tabs/run-tab.js
+++ b/src/app/tabs/run-tab.js
@@ -12,197 +12,8 @@ var Recorder = require('../../recorder')
 var EventManager = require('remix-lib').EventManager
 var addTooltip = require('../ui/tooltip')
 
-// -------------- styling ----------------------
 var csjs = require('csjs-inject')
-var styleGuide = require('remix-lib').ui.themeChooser
-var styles = styleGuide.chooser()
-
-var css = csjs`
-  .runTabView {
-    padding: 2%;
-    display: flex;
-    flex-direction: column;
-  }
-  .settings {
-    ${styles.rightPanel.runTab.box_RunTab}
-    margin-bottom: 2%;
-    padding: 10px 15px 15px 15px;
-  }
-  .crow {
-    margin-top: .5em;
-    display: flex;
-    align-items: center;
-  }
-  .col1 {
-    width: 30%;
-    float: left;
-    align-self: center;
-  }
-  .col1_1 {
-    font-size: 12px;
-    width: 25%;
-    min-width: 75px;
-    float: left;
-    align-self: center;
-  }
-  .environment {
-    display: flex;
-    align-items: center;
-    position: relative;
-  }
-  .col2 {
-    ${styles.rightPanel.runTab.input_RunTab}
-  }
-  .col2_1 {
-    ${styles.rightPanel.runTab.input_RunTab}
-    width: 165px;
-    min-width: 165px;
-  }
-  .col2_2 {
-    ${styles.rightPanel.runTab.dropdown_RunTab}
-    width: 82px;
-    min-width: 82px;
-  }
-  .select {
-    ${styles.rightPanel.runTab.dropdown_RunTab}
-    font-weight: normal;
-    min-width: 150px;
-  }
-  .instanceContainer {
-    display: flex;
-    flex-direction: column;
-    margin-top: 2%;
-    border: none;
-    text-align: center;
-  }
-  .pendingTxsContainer  {
-    ${styles.rightPanel.runTab.box_Instance}
-    display: flex;
-    flex-direction: column;
-    margin-top: 2%;
-    border: none;
-    text-align: center;
-  }
-  .container {
-    ${styles.rightPanel.runTab.box_RunTab}
-    margin-top: 2%;
-  }
-  .contractNames {
-    ${styles.rightPanel.runTab.dropdown_RunTab}
-    width: 100%;
-    border: 1px solid
-  }
-  .contractNamesError {
-    border: 1px solid ${styles.appProperties.errorText_Color}
-  }
-  .subcontainer {
-    display: flex;
-    flex-direction: row;
-    align-items: baseline;
-  }
-  .button {
-    display: flex;
-    align-items: center;
-    margin-top: 2%;
-  }
-  .transaction {
-    ${styles.rightPanel.runTab.button_transaction}
-  }
-  .atAddress {
-    ${styles.rightPanel.runTab.button_atAddress}
-  }
-  .create {
-    ${styles.rightPanel.runTab.button_Create}
-  }
-  .input {
-    ${styles.rightPanel.runTab.input_RunTab}
-  }
-  .noInstancesText {
-    ${styles.rightPanel.runTab.box_Instance}
-    font-style: italic;
-  }
-  .pendingTxsText {
-    ${styles.rightPanel.runTab.borderBox_Instance}
-    font-style: italic;
-  }
-  .item {
-    margin-right: 1em;
-    display: flex;
-    align-items: center;
-  }
-  .transact {
-    color: ${styles.colors.lightRed};
-    margin-right: .3em;
-  }
-  .payable {
-    color: ${styles.colors.red};
-    margin-right: .3em;
-  }
-  .call {
-    color: ${styles.colors.lightBlue};
-    margin-right: .3em;
-  }
-  .pendingContainer {
-    display: flex;
-    align-items: baseline;
-  }
-  .pending {
-    height: 25px;
-    text-align: center;
-    padding-left: 10px;
-    border-radius: 3px;
-    margin-left: 5px;
-  }
-  .icon {
-    font-size: 12px;
-    color: ${styles.rightPanel.runTab.icon_Color};
-    margin-left: 5px;
-  }
-  .icon:hover {
-    font-size: 12px;
-    color: ${styles.rightPanel.runTab.icon_HoverColor};
-  }
-  .errorIcon {
-    color: ${styles.appProperties.errorText_Color};
-    margin-left: 15px;
-  }
-  .failDesc {
-    color: ${styles.appProperties.errorText_Color};
-    padding-left: 10px;
-    display: inline;
-  }
-  .network {
-    display: flex;
-    justify-content: flex-end;
-    align-items: center;
-    position: absolute;
-    color: grey;
-    width: 100%;
-    height: 100%;
-    padding-right: 28px;
-    pointer-events: none;
-  }
-  .networkItem {
-    margin-right: 5px;
-  }
-  .clearinstance {
-    font-size: 20px;
-    cursor: pointer;
-    margin-right: 10px;
-  }
-  .transactionActions {
-    float: right;
-  }
-  .createAccount {
-    margin-left: 5px;
-    cursor: pointer;
-  }
-  .createAccount:hover   {
-    color: ${styles.colors.orange};
-  }
-`
-
-module.exports = runTab
+var css = require('./styles/run-tab-styles')
 
 var instanceContainer = yo`<div class="${css.instanceContainer}"></div>`
 var noInstancesText = yo`<div class="${css.noInstancesText}">0 contract Instances</div>`
@@ -630,3 +441,5 @@ function settings (container, appAPI, appEvents) {
 
   return el
 }
+
+module.exports = runTab
diff --git a/src/app/tabs/styles/run-tab-styles.js b/src/app/tabs/styles/run-tab-styles.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..10e960f31a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/tabs/styles/run-tab-styles.js
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+var csjs = require('csjs-inject')
+var styleGuide = require('remix-lib').ui.themeChooser
+var styles = styleGuide.chooser()
+
+var css = csjs`
+  .runTabView {
+    padding: 2%;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+  }
+  .settings {
+    ${styles.rightPanel.runTab.box_RunTab}
+    margin-bottom: 2%;
+    padding: 10px 15px 15px 15px;
+  }
+  .crow {
+    margin-top: .5em;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+  }
+  .col1 {
+    width: 30%;
+    float: left;
+    align-self: center;
+  }
+  .col1_1 {
+    font-size: 12px;
+    width: 25%;
+    min-width: 75px;
+    float: left;
+    align-self: center;
+  }
+  .environment {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    position: relative;
+  }
+  .col2 {
+    ${styles.rightPanel.runTab.input_RunTab}
+  }
+  .col2_1 {
+    ${styles.rightPanel.runTab.input_RunTab}
+    width: 165px;
+    min-width: 165px;
+  }
+  .col2_2 {
+    ${styles.rightPanel.runTab.dropdown_RunTab}
+    width: 82px;
+    min-width: 82px;
+  }
+  .select {
+    ${styles.rightPanel.runTab.dropdown_RunTab}
+    font-weight: normal;
+    min-width: 150px;
+  }
+  .instanceContainer {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    margin-top: 2%;
+    border: none;
+    text-align: center;
+  }
+  .pendingTxsContainer  {
+    ${styles.rightPanel.runTab.box_Instance}
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    margin-top: 2%;
+    border: none;
+    text-align: center;
+  }
+  .container {
+    ${styles.rightPanel.runTab.box_RunTab}
+    margin-top: 2%;
+  }
+  .contractNames {
+    ${styles.rightPanel.runTab.dropdown_RunTab}
+    width: 100%;
+    border: 1px solid
+  }
+  .contractNamesError {
+    border: 1px solid ${styles.appProperties.errorText_Color}
+  }
+  .subcontainer {
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: row;
+    align-items: baseline;
+  }
+  .button {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    margin-top: 2%;
+  }
+  .transaction {
+    ${styles.rightPanel.runTab.button_transaction}
+  }
+  .atAddress {
+    ${styles.rightPanel.runTab.button_atAddress}
+  }
+  .create {
+    ${styles.rightPanel.runTab.button_Create}
+  }
+  .input {
+    ${styles.rightPanel.runTab.input_RunTab}
+  }
+  .noInstancesText {
+    ${styles.rightPanel.runTab.box_Instance}
+    font-style: italic;
+  }
+  .pendingTxsText {
+    ${styles.rightPanel.runTab.borderBox_Instance}
+    font-style: italic;
+  }
+  .item {
+    margin-right: 1em;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+  }
+  .transact {
+    color: ${styles.colors.lightRed};
+    margin-right: .3em;
+  }
+  .payable {
+    color: ${styles.colors.red};
+    margin-right: .3em;
+  }
+  .call {
+    color: ${styles.colors.lightBlue};
+    margin-right: .3em;
+  }
+  .pendingContainer {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: baseline;
+  }
+  .pending {
+    height: 25px;
+    text-align: center;
+    padding-left: 10px;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    margin-left: 5px;
+  }
+  .icon {
+    font-size: 12px;
+    color: ${styles.rightPanel.runTab.icon_Color};
+    margin-left: 5px;
+  }
+  .icon:hover {
+    font-size: 12px;
+    color: ${styles.rightPanel.runTab.icon_HoverColor};
+  }
+  .errorIcon {
+    color: ${styles.appProperties.errorText_Color};
+    margin-left: 15px;
+  }
+  .failDesc {
+    color: ${styles.appProperties.errorText_Color};
+    padding-left: 10px;
+    display: inline;
+  }
+  .network {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: flex-end;
+    align-items: center;
+    position: absolute;
+    color: grey;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    padding-right: 28px;
+    pointer-events: none;
+  }
+  .networkItem {
+    margin-right: 5px;
+  }
+  .clearinstance {
+    font-size: 20px;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    margin-right: 10px;
+  }
+  .transactionActions {
+    float: right;
+`
+
+module.exports = css