diff --git a/app/views/shared/_html_modal.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_html_modal.html.erb
index c6baa601..419f04df 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_html_modal.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_html_modal.html.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <% uuid = local_assigns[:uuid] || SecureRandom.uuid %>
-<label id="<%= local_assigns[:button_id] %>" for="<%= uuid %>" class="<%= local_assigns[:btn_class] %>"><%= local_assigns[:btn_text] %></label>
 <input type="checkbox" id="<%= uuid %>" class="modal-toggle">
 <div id="<%= local_assigns[:id] %>" class="modal items-start !animate-none overflow-y-auto">
   <div class="modal-box pt-4 pb-6 px-6 mt-20 max-h-none">
diff --git a/app/views/submit_form/show.html.erb b/app/views/submit_form/show.html.erb
index 04be2c7f..9e73f00d 100644
--- a/app/views/submit_form/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/submit_form/show.html.erb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 <% page_blob_struct = Struct.new(:url, :metadata, keyword_init: true) %>
 <% schema = Submissions.filtered_conditions_schema(@submitter.submission, values:, include_submitter_uuid: @submitter.uuid) %>
 <% font_scale = 1000.0 / PdfUtils::US_LETTER_W %>
+<% decline_modal_checkbox_uuid = nil %>
 <div style="max-height: -webkit-fill-available;">
   <div id="scrollbox">
     <div class="mx-auto block pb-72" style="max-width: 1000px">
@@ -20,12 +21,7 @@
           </div>
           <div class="flex items-center space-x-2" style="margin-left: 20px; flex-shrink: 0">
             <% if @form_configs[:with_decline] %>
-              <% decline_modal_checkbox_uuid = SecureRandom.uuid %>
-              <div>
-                <%= render 'shared/html_modal', title: t(:decline), btn_text: t(:decline), btn_class: 'btn btn-sm !px-5', button_id: 'decline_button', uuid: decline_modal_checkbox_uuid do %>
-                  <%= render 'submit_form/decline_form', submitter: @submitter %>
-                <% end %>
-              </div>
+              <label id="decline_button" for="<%= decline_modal_checkbox_uuid = SecureRandom.uuid %>" class="btn btn-sm !px-5"><%= t(:decline) %></label>
             <% end %>
             <% if @form_configs[:with_partial_download] %>
               <download-button data-src="<%= submit_form_download_index_path(@submitter.slug) %>" class="btn btn-neutral text-white btn-sm !px-4">
@@ -102,11 +98,16 @@
     </div>
   </div>
 </div>
-<div class="fixed bottom-0 w-full h-0 z-20">
+<div class="fixed bottom-0 w-full h-0 z-50">
   <div class="mx-auto" style="max-width: 1000px">
     <div class="relative md:mx-32">
       <%= render 'submit_form/submission_form', attachments_index: @attachments_index, submitter: @submitter, signature_attachment: @signature_attachment, configs: @form_configs, dry_run: local_assigns[:dry_run], expand: local_assigns[:expand], scroll_padding: local_assigns.fetch(:scroll_padding, '-110px'), schema: %>
     </div>
   </div>
 </div>
+<% if @form_configs[:with_decline] %>
+  <%= render 'shared/html_modal', title: t(:decline), uuid: decline_modal_checkbox_uuid do %>
+    <%= render 'submit_form/decline_form', submitter: @submitter %>
+  <% end %>
+<% end %>
 <%= render 'scripts/autosize_field' %>