diff --git a/src/components/ImageCarousel.astro b/src/components/ImageCarousel.astro
index b16f744..cf6e0f8 100644
--- a/src/components/ImageCarousel.astro
+++ b/src/components/ImageCarousel.astro
@@ -59,9 +59,11 @@ class ImageCarousel extends HTMLElement {
         const nextButton = $(this).find('.carousel-btn-next');
         prevButton.click((evt: Event) => {
             this.plusSlides(-1);
+            evt.preventDefault();
         });
         nextButton.click((evt: Event) => {
             this.plusSlides(1);
+            evt.preventDefault();
         });
         this.showSlide(this.slideIndex);
     }
@@ -149,6 +151,7 @@ image-carousel {
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: center;
   font-size: 2rem;
+  outline: none !important;
 }
 /* .carousel-btn-prev > a span, .carousel-btn-next > a span {
   position: relative;