diff --git a/src/site/_includes/components/sidebar.njk b/src/site/_includes/components/sidebar.njk
index 8cfc73d..1024769 100644
--- a/src/site/_includes/components/sidebar.njk
+++ b/src/site/_includes/components/sidebar.njk
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
             <div x-show="isDesktop" class="expand-line">
 
                   <button style="font-size: 48px; background: transparent;" @click="toggleOpen()">
-                        <i x-show="open" class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
+                        <i x-show="open" style="display: none;" class="fa fa-caret-right"></i>
                         <i x-show="!open" class="fa fa-caret-left"></i>
                   </button>
             </div>
 
-            <div x-show="open || !isDesktop" class="sidebar-container">
+            <div x-show="open || !isDesktop" class="sidebar-container" style="display: none;">
 
                   {%if dgShowLocalGraph === true%}
                         <div x-show="isDesktop">
diff --git a/src/site/styles/digital-garden-base.scss b/src/site/styles/digital-garden-base.scss
index 263c8f3..ae0e9ea 100644
--- a/src/site/styles/digital-garden-base.scss
+++ b/src/site/styles/digital-garden-base.scss
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ ul.task-list {
     padding: 20px;
     width: 100%;
     overflow-y: auto;
+    z-index: 3;
 }
 
 .backlink-card {