diff --git a/src/components/challenge-modal/challenge-modal.module.css b/src/components/challenge-modal/challenge-modal.module.css
index ad9732ff..2b60d16b 100644
--- a/src/components/challenge-modal/challenge-modal.module.css
+++ b/src/components/challenge-modal/challenge-modal.module.css
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .modal {
-  z-index: 1;
+  z-index: 7;
   outline: unset;
   position: fixed;
   top: 50%;
diff --git a/src/components/post/comment-tools/comment-tools.tsx b/src/components/post/comment-tools/comment-tools.tsx
index 9214bf05..00d2f94a 100644
--- a/src/components/post/comment-tools/comment-tools.tsx
+++ b/src/components/post/comment-tools/comment-tools.tsx
@@ -73,11 +73,6 @@ const ModTools = ({ cid }: CommentToolsProps) => {
 
   const headingId = useId();
 
-  const handlePublish = () => {
-    console.log('publishing', publishCommentEditOptions)
-    publishCommentEdit();
-  }
-
   return (
     <>
       <li className={styles.button} ref={refs.setReference} {...getReferenceProps()}>
@@ -113,7 +108,7 @@ const ModTools = ({ cid }: CommentToolsProps) => {
               </div>
               <div className={`${styles.menuItem} ${styles.menuReason}`}>
                 <input type='text' onChange={onReason} defaultValue={post?.reason} size={14} placeholder='reason' />
-                <button onClick={handlePublish}>{t('edit')}</button>
+                <button onClick={publishCommentEdit}>{t('edit')}</button>
               </div>
             </div>
           </div>