diff --git a/client/src/components/video-card.tsx b/client/src/components/video-card.tsx
index f5ed101..66e32fd 100644
--- a/client/src/components/video-card.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/video-card.tsx
@@ -163,12 +163,12 @@ export default function VideoCard({ video, onClick, className = "" }: VideoCardP
   return (
     <div 
       data-testid={`card-video-${video.id}`}
-      className={`video-card transition-all duration-500 ease-out hover:scale-[1.35] hover:z-[100] p-1 md:p-2 ${className}`}
+      className={`video-card transition-all duration-500 ease-out hover:scale-[1.35] p-1 md:p-2 ${className}`}
       style={{ 
         transformStyle: 'preserve-3d',
         transition: 'transform 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94), z-index 0.1s ease',
         willChange: 'transform',
-        zIndex: isHovered ? 9999 : 'auto'
+        zIndex: isHovered ? '99999 !important' : 'auto'
       }}
       onMouseEnter={() => setIsHovered(true)}
       onMouseLeave={() => setIsHovered(false)}
@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@ export default function VideoCard({ video, onClick, className = "" }: VideoCardP
               loop
               playsInline
               preload="none"
-              volume={0.3}
             />
           </div>
         )}