diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/_forums.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/_forums.scss
index 330a67d..da2e563 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/_forums.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/pages/_forums.scss
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 */
 
 #forums {
+  z-index: 100;
   position: relative;
 
   .topic-controls {
diff --git a/app/models/topic.rb b/app/models/topic.rb
index d57af77..3d85a00 100644
--- a/app/models/topic.rb
+++ b/app/models/topic.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Topic < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   def cached_view_count
     Rails.cache.fetch(cache_key('view_count'), expires_in: 1.hours) do
-      view_count
+      self.view_count
     end
   end