diff --git a/static/templates/user_profile_modal.handlebars b/static/templates/user_profile_modal.handlebars
index 1d86fcfae1..ed9a4db1e5 100644
--- a/static/templates/user_profile_modal.handlebars
+++ b/static/templates/user_profile_modal.handlebars
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<div id="user-profile-modal" class="modal modal-bg fade{{#unless profile_data.length}} no-fields{{/unless}}" data-simplebar tabindex="-1"
+<div id="user-profile-modal" class="modal modal-bg fade{{#unless profile_data.length}} no-fields{{/unless}}" tabindex="-1"
   role="dialog" aria-labelledby="user_profile_modal label" aria-hidden="true">
-    <div class="modal-body" id="body">
+    <div class="modal-body" id="body" data-simplebar>
         <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="{{t 'Close' }}">
             <span aria-hidden="true" id="exit-sign">&times;</span>
         </button>