diff --git a/static/js/checks.js b/static/js/checks.js
index b5c409ee..40c9612b 100644
--- a/static/js/checks.js
+++ b/static/js/checks.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ $(function () {
         $("#update-timeout-form").attr("action", $this.data("url"));
         frequencySlider.noUiSlider.set($this.data("timeout"))
         graceSlider.noUiSlider.set($this.data("grace"))
-        $('#update-timeout-modal').modal("show");
+        $('#update-timeout-modal').modal({"show":true, "backdrop":"static"});
 
         return false;
     });
diff --git a/templates/front/my_checks.html b/templates/front/my_checks.html
index bf69469c..4f36f303 100644
--- a/templates/front/my_checks.html
+++ b/templates/front/my_checks.html
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 
 </div>
 
-<div id="update-name-modal" class="modal fade">
+<div id="update-name-modal" class="modal">
     <div class="modal-dialog">
         <form id="update-name-form" method="post">
             {% csrf_token %}
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
     </div>
 </div>
 
-<div id="update-timeout-modal" class="modal fade">
+<div id="update-timeout-modal" class="modal">
     <div class="modal-dialog">
         <form id="update-timeout-form" method="post">
             {% csrf_token %}
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
     </div>
 </div>
 
-<div id="remove-check-modal" class="modal fade">
+<div id="remove-check-modal" class="modal">
     <div class="modal-dialog">
         <form id="remove-check-form" method="post">
             {% csrf_token %}