diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_base.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_base.scss
index fe2cf1a9b626db99e1477348b3571bc239580a46..e3610c3c6d5ad5aa9c3e74d799de476ecfb8b40c 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_base.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_base.scss
@@ -308,7 +308,6 @@ article { //mood posts
 
 .photo-fill {
   @include background-cover();
-  z-index : -5000; //so the framer controls don't get lost
   position: absolute;
   top: 0;
   left: 0;
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_interactions.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_interactions.scss
index 6539ecc2e1d20c9cf366a2df699a9ec15691ea62..18cae3a2d6f0a028f49da16aeac920d826c3332c 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_interactions.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_interactions.scss
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   bottom: 0;
   left: 0;
   text-align: center;
-  z-index: 100;
+  z-index: 9001;
 }
 
 #post-reactions {