diff --git a/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/1_items_default.lua b/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/1_items_default.lua
index e370934c9..34ef6557a 100644
--- a/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/1_items_default.lua
+++ b/mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/1_items_default.lua
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ if c("totem") then
 						position = { x=0.5, y=1 },
 						scale = { x=17, y=17 },
 						offset = { x=0, y=-178 },
-						z_index = 10,
+						z_index = 100,
 					})
 					minetest.after(3, function(name)
 						local player = minetest.get_player_by_name(name)
diff --git a/mods/HUD/awards/api.lua b/mods/HUD/awards/api.lua
index f86cf0f23..325c35165 100644
--- a/mods/HUD/awards/api.lua
+++ b/mods/HUD/awards/api.lua
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ function awards.unlock(name, award)
 			position = {x = 0.5, y = 0},
 			offset = {x = 0, y = 138},
 			alignment = {x = 0, y = -1},
-			z_index = 11,
+			z_index = 101,
 		})
 		local hud_announce
 		if awdef.secret == true then
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ function awards.unlock(name, award)
 			position = {x = 0.5, y = 0},
 			offset = {x = 0, y = 40},
 			alignment = {x = 0, y = -1},
-			z_index = 12,
+			z_index = 102,
 		})
 		local three = player:hud_add({
 			hud_elem_type = "text",
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ function awards.unlock(name, award)
 			position = {x = 0.5, y = 0},
 			offset = {x = 30, y = 100},
 			alignment = {x = 0, y = -1},
-			z_index = 12,
+			z_index = 102,
 		})
 		--[[ We use a statbar instead of image here because statbar allows us to scale the image
 		properly. Note that number is 2, thus leading to a single full image.
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ function awards.unlock(name, award)
 			offset = {x = -110, y = 62},
 			alignment = {x = 0, y = 0},
 			direction = 0,
-			z_index = 12,
+			z_index = 102,
 		})
 		minetest.after(3, function(name)
 			local player = minetest.get_player_by_name(name)
diff --git a/mods/HUD/show_wielded_item/init.lua b/mods/HUD/show_wielded_item/init.lua
index 04cef8450..46a7e0c00 100644
--- a/mods/HUD/show_wielded_item/init.lua
+++ b/mods/HUD/show_wielded_item/init.lua
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ local function set_hud(player)
 		alignment = {x=0, y=0},
 		number = 0xFFFFFF ,
 		text = "",
-		z_index = 10,
+		z_index = 100,
 	})
 end
 
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_jukebox/init.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_jukebox/init.lua
index 0328c7072..15649208f 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_jukebox/init.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_jukebox/init.lua
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ local function now_playing(player, track_id)
 			size = { x=100, y=100},
 			number = 0x55FFFF,
 			text = text,
-			z_index = 10,
+			z_index = 100,
 		})
 		active_huds[playername] = id
 	end