diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/red.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/red.js
index 0b33855fe..888447599 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/red.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/red.js
@@ -516,6 +516,9 @@ var RED = (function() {
 
         $(".red-ui-header-toolbar").show();
 
+
+        RED.sidebar.show(":first");
+        
         setTimeout(function() {
             loader.end();
         },100);
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/sidebar.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/sidebar.js
index 8d9c15cd6..bc1bbf287 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/sidebar.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/sidebar.js
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ RED.sidebar = (function() {
     }
 
     function showSidebar(id) {
+        if (id === ":first") {
+            id = RED.settings.get("editor.sidebar.order",["info", "help", "version-control", "debug"])[0]
+        }
         if (id) {
             if (!containsTab(id)) {
                 sidebar_tabs.addTab(knownTabs[id]);