diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index 3d2df3128..f307ea8a3 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -5458,22 +5458,22 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
 
     $(document).on('click', '.mes .avatar', function () {
 
-        if (window.innerWidth > 1000 || $('body').hasClass('waifuMode')) {
+        //if (window.innerWidth > 1000 || $('body').hasClass('waifuMode')) {
 
-            let thumbURL = $(this).children('img').attr('src');
-            let charsPath = '/characters/'
-            let targetAvatarImg = thumbURL.substring(thumbURL.lastIndexOf("=") + 1);
-            let avatarSrc = charsPath + targetAvatarImg;
-            if ($(this).parent().attr('is_user') == 'true') { //handle user avatars
-                $("#zoomed_avatar").attr('src', thumbURL);
-            } else if ($(this).parent().attr('is_system') == 'true') { //handle system avatars
-                $("#zoomed_avatar").attr('src', thumbURL);
-            } else if ($(this).parent().attr('is_user') == 'false') { //handle char avatars
-                $("#zoomed_avatar").attr('src', avatarSrc);
-            }
-            $('#avatar_zoom_popup').toggle();
+        let thumbURL = $(this).children('img').attr('src');
+        let charsPath = '/characters/'
+        let targetAvatarImg = thumbURL.substring(thumbURL.lastIndexOf("=") + 1);
+        let avatarSrc = charsPath + targetAvatarImg;
+        if ($(this).parent().attr('is_user') == 'true') { //handle user avatars
+            $("#zoomed_avatar").attr('src', thumbURL);
+        } else if ($(this).parent().attr('is_system') == 'true') { //handle system avatars
+            $("#zoomed_avatar").attr('src', thumbURL);
+        } else if ($(this).parent().attr('is_user') == 'false') { //handle char avatars
+            $("#zoomed_avatar").attr('src', avatarSrc);
+        }
+        $('#avatar_zoom_popup').toggle();
 
-        } else { return; }
+        //} else { return; }
     });
 
     $(document).on('click', '#OpenAllWIEntries', function () {
diff --git a/public/style.css b/public/style.css
index dbf85f5ea..b886a5e70 100644
--- a/public/style.css
+++ b/public/style.css
@@ -3967,6 +3967,12 @@ body.waifuMode #avatar_zoom_popup {
         object-fit: cover;
     }
 
+    body:not(.waifuMode) #avatar_zoom_popup {
+        z-index: 999;
+        width: fit-content;
+        max-height: calc(60svh - 60px);
+    }
+
     body.waifuMode #avatar_zoom_popup {
         width: fit-content;
         max-height: calc(60svh - 60px);