diff --git a/cms/static/js/views/overview.js b/cms/static/js/views/overview.js
index 90360df059..954c606de5 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/views/overview.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/views/overview.js
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ define(["domReady", "jquery", "jquery.ui", "underscore", "gettext", "js/views/fe
         };
 
 
-        var closeModalNew = function () {
+        var closeModalNew = function (e) {
+             if (e) {
+                e.preventDefault();
+            };
             $('body').removeClass('modal-window-is-shown');
             $('.edit-section-publish-settings').removeClass('is-shown');
         };
diff --git a/cms/static/sass/views/_outline.scss b/cms/static/sass/views/_outline.scss
index a2b1d2d204..d4e58bc3fa 100644
--- a/cms/static/sass/views/_outline.scss
+++ b/cms/static/sass/views/_outline.scss
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@
     visibility: hidden;
     pointer-events: none;
     display: none;
-    position: absolute;
+    position: fixed;
     top: 0;
     overflow: scroll;
     background: $black-t2;