diff --git a/crates/go_to_line2/src/go_to_line.rs b/crates/go_to_line2/src/go_to_line.rs
index 764602c986..13d283ecff 100644
--- a/crates/go_to_line2/src/go_to_line.rs
+++ b/crates/go_to_line2/src/go_to_line.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
-use gpui::{div, px, red, AppContext, Div, Render, Styled, ViewContext, VisualContext};
-use serde::Deserialize;
+use gpui::{actions, div, px, red, AppContext, Div, Render, Styled, ViewContext, VisualContext};
 use workspace::ModalRegistry;
 
-// actions!(go_to_line, [Toggle]);
-#[derive(Clone, Default, PartialEq, Deserialize)]
-struct Toggle;
+actions!(Toggle);
 
 pub fn init(cx: &mut AppContext) {
+    cx.register_action_type::<Toggle>();
     cx.global_mut::<ModalRegistry>()
         .register_modal(Toggle, |_, cx| {
             // if let Some(editor) = workspace
diff --git a/crates/workspace2/src/modal_layer.rs b/crates/workspace2/src/modal_layer.rs
index e7cee53b2b..01f940273a 100644
--- a/crates/workspace2/src/modal_layer.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace2/src/modal_layer.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use std::{any::TypeId, sync::Arc};
 
 use gpui::{
-    div, AnyView, AppContext, Component, DispatchPhase, Div, ParentElement, Render,
-    StatelessInteractive, View, ViewContext,
+    div, AnyView, AppContext, DispatchPhase, Div, ParentElement, Render, StatelessInteractive,
+    View, ViewContext,
 };
 
 use crate::Workspace;
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ struct ToggleModal {
     name: String,
 }
 
-// complete change of plan?
-// on_action(ToggleModal{ name})
-// register_modal(name, |workspace, cx| { ... })
-
 impl ModalRegistry {
     pub fn register_modal<A: 'static, V, B>(&mut self, action: A, build_view: B)
     where
@@ -40,12 +36,10 @@ impl ModalRegistry {
     {
         let build_view = Arc::new(build_view);
 
-        dbg!("yonder");
         self.registered_modals.push((
             TypeId::of::<A>(),
             Box::new(move |mut div| {
                 let build_view = build_view.clone();
-                dbg!("this point");
 
                 div.on_action(
                     move |workspace: &mut Workspace,
@@ -75,9 +69,7 @@ impl ModalLayer {
         Self { open_modal: None }
     }
 
-    pub fn render(&self, cx: &ViewContext<Workspace>) -> impl Component<Workspace> {
-        dbg!("rendering ModalLayer");
-
+    pub fn render(&self, workspace: &Workspace, cx: &ViewContext<Workspace>) -> Div<Workspace> {
         let mut div = div();
 
         // div, c workspace.toggle_modal()div.on_action()) {
diff --git a/crates/workspace2/src/workspace2.rs b/crates/workspace2/src/workspace2.rs
index 6b8077cd38..90204f6038 100644
--- a/crates/workspace2/src/workspace2.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace2/src/workspace2.rs
@@ -3707,7 +3707,9 @@ impl Render for Workspace {
             .bg(cx.theme().colors().background)
             .child(self.render_titlebar(cx))
             .child(
-                div()
+                self.modal_layer
+                    .read(cx)
+                    .render(self, cx)
                     .flex_1()
                     .w_full()
                     .flex()
@@ -3840,8 +3842,6 @@ impl Render for Workspace {
                               //         .on_click(Arc::new(|workspace, cx| workspace.toggle_debug(cx))),
                               // ),
             )
-            //     .child(self.modal_layer.clone())
-            .child(self.modal_layer.read(cx).render(cx))
     }
 }