diff --git a/hypha/static_src/src/sass/apply/components/_form.scss b/hypha/static_src/src/sass/apply/components/_form.scss
index a6cf124bc114385c2cbe3aaedec43209a44caa89..f9ff745a3b103bd2c5156742b8969a747fcd494e 100644
--- a/hypha/static_src/src/sass/apply/components/_form.scss
+++ b/hypha/static_src/src/sass/apply/components/_form.scss
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@
         margin: 20px 0 0;
         color: $color--white;
         background: $color--error;
+        z-index: 1;
 
         @include media-query(tablet-landscape) {
             position: absolute;
diff --git a/hypha/static_src/src/sass/public/components/_form.scss b/hypha/static_src/src/sass/public/components/_form.scss
index 6f64046936aac672867c0eb48a3d8bbd6446423d..d7f4027ca2303cad52db57c2e6cf12cded401ca7 100644
--- a/hypha/static_src/src/sass/public/components/_form.scss
+++ b/hypha/static_src/src/sass/public/components/_form.scss
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@
         margin: 20px 0 0;
         color: $color--white;
         background: $color--error;
+        z-index: 1;
 
         @include media-query(tablet-landscape) {
             position: absolute;