diff --git a/addons/kestrel4500/functions/fnc_createKestrelDialog.sqf b/addons/kestrel4500/functions/fnc_createKestrelDialog.sqf
index 445c6cc789..96cf15e00d 100644
--- a/addons/kestrel4500/functions/fnc_createKestrelDialog.sqf
+++ b/addons/kestrel4500/functions/fnc_createKestrelDialog.sqf
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if (underwater ACE_player) exitWith { false };
 if (!("ACE_Kestrel4500" in (uniformItems ACE_player)) && !("ACE_Kestrel4500" in (vestItems ACE_player))) exitWith { false };
 
 GVAR(Overlay) = false;
-3 cutText ["", "PLAIN"];
+(QGVAR(Layer) call BIS_fnc_rscLayer) cutText ["", "PLAIN"];
 
 GVAR(Kestrel4500) = true;
 createDialog 'Kestrel4500_Display';
diff --git a/addons/kestrel4500/functions/fnc_displayKestrel.sqf b/addons/kestrel4500/functions/fnc_displayKestrel.sqf
index c93de715ed..c6f6d55d3e 100644
--- a/addons/kestrel4500/functions/fnc_displayKestrel.sqf
+++ b/addons/kestrel4500/functions/fnc_displayKestrel.sqf
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 if (GVAR(Overlay)) exitWith {
     GVAR(Overlay) = false;
-    3 cutText ["", "PLAIN"];
+    (QGVAR(Layer) call BIS_fnc_rscLayer) cutText ["", "PLAIN"];
     true
 };
 if (underwater ACE_player) exitWith { true };
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ GVAR(Overlay) = true;
     // abort condition
     if (!GVAR(Overlay) || {!(("ACE_Kestrel4500" in (uniformItems ACE_player)) || ("ACE_Kestrel4500" in (vestItems ACE_player)))}) exitWith {
         GVAR(Overlay) = false;
-        3 cutText ["", "PLAIN"];
+        (QGVAR(Layer) call BIS_fnc_rscLayer) cutText ["", "PLAIN"];
         [_this select 1] call CBA_fnc_removePerFrameHandler;
     };
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ GVAR(Overlay) = true;
 
         private _outputData = [] call FUNC(generateOutputData);
 
-        3 cutRsc ["RscKestrel4500", "PLAIN", 1, false];
+        (QGVAR(Layer) call BIS_fnc_rscLayer) cutRsc ["RscKestrel4500", "PLAIN", 1, false];
         _outputData params [
             "_ctrlTop",
             "_ctrlCenterBig",