diff --git a/ui/ui-frontend/projects/pastis/src/app/main/main.component.ts b/ui/ui-frontend/projects/pastis/src/app/main/main.component.ts
index 79bcc0bcd8751f03708744156321bb32db46c3f9..aa02f6b07a468034bc3fbd2ac9ef850662550776 100644
--- a/ui/ui-frontend/projects/pastis/src/app/main/main.component.ts
+++ b/ui/ui-frontend/projects/pastis/src/app/main/main.component.ts
@@ -81,16 +81,14 @@ export class MainComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     this.route.params.subscribe(params => {
       this.profileId = params['id']
     });
-
+    this.opened = true;
   }
 
   openSideNav(){
     this.opened = true;
+    this.sideNavService.show();
   }
 
-  closeSideNav(){
-    this.opened = false;
-  }
 
   insertionItem($event: FileNodeInsertParams) {
     this.editProfileComponent.fileTreeComponent.insertItem($event.node, $event.elementsToAdd);