diff --git a/app/coffee/modules/base.coffee b/app/coffee/modules/base.coffee
index 1a28ae6f..c02ce508 100644
--- a/app/coffee/modules/base.coffee
+++ b/app/coffee/modules/base.coffee
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ MainTaigaDirective = ($log, $compile, $rootscope) ->
         container = $el.find(".master > .wrapper")
         menuDom = $el.find("nav.menu")
 
+        if menuDom.hasClass("hidden")
+            menuDom.removeClass("hidden")
+
         dom = $compile(template({}))(targetScope)
         menuDom.empty()
         menuDom.append(dom)
diff --git a/app/index.jade b/app/index.jade
index 583d0f91..739717ec 100644
--- a/app/index.jade
+++ b/app/index.jade
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ html(lang="en", ng-app="taiga")
 
     body(tg-main)
         include partials/views/modules/project-nav
-        nav.menu
+
         //- the content of nav.menu is in coffe.modules.base TaigaMain directive
+        nav.menu.hidden
+
         include partials/views/components/notification-message
 
         div.master(ng-view)