diff --git a/hypha/static_src/src/sass/apply/components/_messages.scss b/hypha/static_src/src/sass/apply/components/_messages.scss
index 09c56242bf0554baffb0b4bd8bf213218caba8fb..c367cac029b973c40f0d512dfb0227f3a9c2480c 100644
--- a/hypha/static_src/src/sass/apply/components/_messages.scss
+++ b/hypha/static_src/src/sass/apply/components/_messages.scss
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     top: 0;
     left: 0;
     right: 0;
-    z-index: 20;
+    z-index: 25;
     pointer-events: none;
 
     &__text {
diff --git a/hypha/static_src/src/sass/public/components/_messages.scss b/hypha/static_src/src/sass/public/components/_messages.scss
index 83e4c8cbaac268032fdacf29b1aebe111135d332..dff7cb7dd53fa01482a13b69bd6be8facb2b5a08 100644
--- a/hypha/static_src/src/sass/public/components/_messages.scss
+++ b/hypha/static_src/src/sass/public/components/_messages.scss
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     top: 0;
     left: 0;
     right: 0;
-    z-index: 20;
+    z-index: 25;
     pointer-events: none;
 
     &__text {