diff --git a/utils/authors/showAuthors.component.ts b/utils/authors/showAuthors.component.ts
index 0269c95c..3f02a0f2 100644
--- a/utils/authors/showAuthors.component.ts
+++ b/utils/authors/showAuthors.component.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import {properties} from "../../../../environments/environment";
                 </span>
             </a>
             <div *ngIf="!isMobile" class="default-dropdown uk-margin-remove-top uk-dropdown orcid-dropdown" 
-                 uk-dropdown="mode:click; offset: 4;" style="min-width: 465px !important;" [attr.container]="modal ? false : true">
+                 uk-dropdown="mode:click; offset: 4; pos: bottom-right" style="min-width: 465px !important;" [attr.container]="modal ? '#modal-container' : false">
                 <ng-container *ngTemplateOutlet="dropdown"></ng-container>
             </div>
             <mobile-dropdown *ngIf="isMobile" [toggle]="toggle">