diff --git a/app/components/user-dropdown.tsx b/app/components/user-dropdown.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2155afe3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/user-dropdown.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import { useRef } from 'react'
+import { useSubmit, Link, Form } from 'react-router'
+import { getUserImgSrc } from '#app/utils/misc.tsx'
+import { useUser } from '#app/utils/user.ts'
+import { Button } from './ui/button'
+import {
+	DropdownMenu,
+	DropdownMenuTrigger,
+	DropdownMenuPortal,
+	DropdownMenuContent,
+	DropdownMenuItem,
+} from './ui/dropdown-menu'
+import { Icon } from './ui/icon'
+
+export function UserDropdown() {
+	const user = useUser()
+	const submit = useSubmit()
+	const formRef = useRef<HTMLFormElement>(null)
+	return (
+		<DropdownMenu modal={false}>
+			<DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
+				<Button asChild variant="secondary">
+					<Link
+						to={`/users/${user.username}`}
+						// this is for progressive enhancement
+						onClick={(e) => e.preventDefault()}
+						className="flex items-center gap-2"
+					>
+						<img
+							className="h-8 w-8 rounded-full object-cover"
+							alt={user.name ?? user.username}
+							src={getUserImgSrc(user.image?.id)}
+						/>
+						<span className="text-body-sm font-bold">
+							{user.name ?? user.username}
+						</span>
+					</Link>
+				</Button>
+			</DropdownMenuTrigger>
+			<DropdownMenuPortal>
+				<DropdownMenuContent sideOffset={8} align="end">
+					<DropdownMenuItem asChild>
+						<Link prefetch="intent" to={`/users/${user.username}`}>
+							<Icon className="text-body-md" name="avatar">
+								Profile
+							</Icon>
+						</Link>
+					</DropdownMenuItem>
+					<DropdownMenuItem asChild>
+						<Link prefetch="intent" to={`/users/${user.username}/notes`}>
+							<Icon className="text-body-md" name="pencil-2">
+								Notes
+							</Icon>
+						</Link>
+					</DropdownMenuItem>
+					<DropdownMenuItem
+						asChild
+						// this prevents the menu from closing before the form submission is completed
+						onSelect={async (event) => {
+							event.preventDefault()
+							await submit(formRef.current)
+						}}
+					>
+						<Form action="/logout" method="POST" ref={formRef}>
+							<Icon className="text-body-md" name="exit">
+								<button type="submit">Logout</button>
+							</Icon>
+						</Form>
+					</DropdownMenuItem>
+				</DropdownMenuContent>
+			</DropdownMenuPortal>
+		</DropdownMenu>
+	)
+}
diff --git a/app/root.tsx b/app/root.tsx
index bce9d40a..312bfc7c 100644
--- a/app/root.tsx
+++ b/app/root.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-import { useRef } from 'react'
 import {
 	data,
-	Form,
 	Link,
 	Links,
 	Meta,
@@ -10,7 +8,6 @@ import {
 	ScrollRestoration,
 	useLoaderData,
 	useMatches,
-	useSubmit,
 } from 'react-router'
 import { HoneypotProvider } from 'remix-utils/honeypot/react'
 import { type Route } from './+types/root.ts'
@@ -21,15 +18,9 @@ import { EpicProgress } from './components/progress-bar.tsx'
 import { SearchBar } from './components/search-bar.tsx'
 import { useToast } from './components/toaster.tsx'
 import { Button } from './components/ui/button.tsx'
-import {
-	DropdownMenu,
-	DropdownMenuContent,
-	DropdownMenuItem,
-	DropdownMenuPortal,
-	DropdownMenuTrigger,
-} from './components/ui/dropdown-menu.tsx'
-import { Icon, href as iconsHref } from './components/ui/icon.tsx'
+import { href as iconsHref } from './components/ui/icon.tsx'
 import { EpicToaster } from './components/ui/sonner.tsx'
+import { UserDropdown } from './components/user-dropdown.tsx'
 import {
 	ThemeSwitch,
 	useOptionalTheme,
@@ -42,12 +33,12 @@ import { prisma } from './utils/db.server.ts'
 import { getEnv } from './utils/env.server.ts'
 import { pipeHeaders } from './utils/headers.server.ts'
 import { honeypot } from './utils/honeypot.server.ts'
-import { combineHeaders, getDomainUrl, getUserImgSrc } from './utils/misc.tsx'
+import { combineHeaders, getDomainUrl } from './utils/misc.tsx'
 import { useNonce } from './utils/nonce-provider.ts'
 import { type Theme, getTheme } from './utils/theme.server.ts'
 import { makeTimings, time } from './utils/timing.server.ts'
 import { getToast } from './utils/toast.server.ts'
-import { useOptionalUser, useUser } from './utils/user.ts'
+import { useOptionalUser } from './utils/user.ts'
 
 export const links: Route.LinksFunction = () => {
 	return [
@@ -264,67 +255,6 @@ function AppWithProviders() {
 
 export default AppWithProviders
 
-function UserDropdown() {
-	const user = useUser()
-	const submit = useSubmit()
-	const formRef = useRef<HTMLFormElement>(null)
-	return (
-		<DropdownMenu>
-			<DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
-				<Button asChild variant="secondary">
-					<Link
-						to={`/users/${user.username}`}
-						// this is for progressive enhancement
-						onClick={(e) => e.preventDefault()}
-						className="flex items-center gap-2"
-					>
-						<img
-							className="h-8 w-8 rounded-full object-cover"
-							alt={user.name ?? user.username}
-							src={getUserImgSrc(user.image?.id)}
-						/>
-						<span className="text-body-sm font-bold">
-							{user.name ?? user.username}
-						</span>
-					</Link>
-				</Button>
-			</DropdownMenuTrigger>
-			<DropdownMenuPortal>
-				<DropdownMenuContent sideOffset={8} align="start">
-					<DropdownMenuItem asChild>
-						<Link prefetch="intent" to={`/users/${user.username}`}>
-							<Icon className="text-body-md" name="avatar">
-								Profile
-							</Icon>
-						</Link>
-					</DropdownMenuItem>
-					<DropdownMenuItem asChild>
-						<Link prefetch="intent" to={`/users/${user.username}/notes`}>
-							<Icon className="text-body-md" name="pencil-2">
-								Notes
-							</Icon>
-						</Link>
-					</DropdownMenuItem>
-					<DropdownMenuItem
-						asChild
-						// this prevents the menu from closing before the form submission is completed
-						onSelect={async (event) => {
-							event.preventDefault()
-							await submit(formRef.current)
-						}}
-					>
-						<Form action="/logout" method="POST" ref={formRef}>
-							<Icon className="text-body-md" name="exit">
-								<button type="submit">Logout</button>
-							</Icon>
-						</Form>
-					</DropdownMenuItem>
-				</DropdownMenuContent>
-			</DropdownMenuPortal>
-		</DropdownMenu>
-	)
-}
-
 // this is a last resort error boundary. There's not much useful information we
 // can offer at this level.
 export const ErrorBoundary = GeneralErrorBoundary
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b346fa0a..f5588dd2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
   "sideEffects": false,
   "license": "MIT",
   "epic-stack": {
-    "head": "5c5328b38e442d78933d5be8fae21fe317296c29",
-    "date": "2025-01-17T19:16:26Z"
+    "head": "8468b0101fbee9d09f7ea426eaefec74583641b4",
+    "date": "2025-01-17T22:03:13Z"
   },
   "author": "Kent C. Dodds <me@kentcdodds.com> (https://kentcdodds.com/)",
   "type": "module",