diff --git a/static/js/modals.js b/static/js/modals.js
index 0910d7e..912df8a 100644
--- a/static/js/modals.js
+++ b/static/js/modals.js
@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 /*
  * Copyright © 2016-2021 Musing Studio LLC.
  *
  * This file is part of WriteFreely.
  *
  * WriteFreely is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License, included
  * in the LICENSE file in this source code package.
  */
 
 function showModal(id) {
     document.getElementById('overlay').style.display = 'block';
     document.getElementById('modal-'+id).style.display = 'block';
 }
 
 var closeModals = function(e) {
     e.preventDefault();
     document.getElementById('overlay').style.display = 'none';
     var modals = document.querySelectorAll('.modal');
     for (var i=0; i<modals.length; i++) {
         modals[i].style.display = 'none';
     }
 };
-H.getEl('overlay').on('click', closeModals);
\ No newline at end of file
+document.getElementById('overlay').addEventListener("click", (e) => closeModals(e));