diff --git a/static/directives/header-bar.html b/static/directives/header-bar.html
index 438e2789e..19fc4a5b1 100644
--- a/static/directives/header-bar.html
+++ b/static/directives/header-bar.html
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       </form>
       
       <span class="navbar-left user-tools" ng-show="!user.anonymous">
-        <a href="/new/"><i class="fa fa-upload user-tool" bs-tooltip="tooltip.title" data-placement="bottom" data-title="Create new repository"></i></a>
+        <a href="/new/"><i class="fa fa-upload user-tool" bs-tooltip="tooltip.title" data-placement="bottom" data-title="Create new repository" data-container="body"></i></a>
       </span>
     </li>