diff --git a/t/plugin/auth.t b/t/plugin/auth.t
index e63b1b2..9828baf 100644
--- a/t/plugin/auth.t
+++ b/t/plugin/auth.t
@@ -40,11 +40,15 @@
   ->text_like('#total-results', qr/\d+$/)
   ->content_like(qr/\"authorized\"\:null/)
   ->element_exists_not('div.button.top a')
+  ->element_exists_not('aside.active')
+  ->element_exists_not('aside.off')
   ;
 
 $t->get_ok('/')
   ->status_is(200)
   ->element_exists('form[action=/user/login] input[name=handle_or_email]')
+  ->element_exists('aside.active')
+  ->element_exists_not('aside.off')
   ;
 
 $t->post_ok('/user/login' => form => { handle_or_email => 'test', pwd => 'fail' })
@@ -84,6 +88,8 @@
   ->element_exists_not('div.notify-error')
   ->element_exists('div.notify-success')
   ->text_is('div.notify-success', 'Login successful')
+  ->element_exists('aside.off')
+  ->element_exists_not('aside.active')
   ;
 
 # Now the user is logged in and should be able to
diff --git a/templates/partial/side.html.ep b/templates/partial/side.html.ep
index ff2df26..3f1fc0e 100644
--- a/templates/partial/side.html.ep
+++ b/templates/partial/side.html.ep
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-<aside tabindex="0" class="<% unless (content_block_ok('sidebar')) { %>off<% } elsif (stash('sidebar_active')) { %>active<% } %>">
+% my $side_bar = content_block 'sidebar';
+
+<aside tabindex="0" class="<% unless (length($side_bar) > 1) { %>off<% } elsif (stash('sidebar_active')) { %>active<% } %>">
   <div>
-%= content_block 'sidebar'
+    %= $side_bar
   </div>
 </aside>