diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Containers/SplitViewController/MVMCoreUISplitViewController.m b/MVMCoreUI/Containers/SplitViewController/MVMCoreUISplitViewController.m
index 616b5d75..e16daa56 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Containers/SplitViewController/MVMCoreUISplitViewController.m
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Containers/SplitViewController/MVMCoreUISplitViewController.m
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ CGFloat const PanelAnimationDuration = 0.2;
             };
             
             void (^completion)(BOOL) = ^(BOOL finished){
+                self.leftView.hidden = true;
                 self.mainViewCoverView.hidden = YES;
                 [self panelDidDisappear:self.leftPanel animated:animated];
                 self.mainView.accessibilityElementsHidden = NO;
@@ -360,6 +361,7 @@ CGFloat const PanelAnimationDuration = 0.2;
         return;
     }
     [MVMCoreDispatchUtility performBlockOnMainThread:^{
+        self.leftView.hidden = false;
         if (self.mainViewLeading.constant < .1) {
             BOOL shouldExtendLeftPanel = [self shouldExtendLeftPanel];
             
@@ -540,6 +542,7 @@ CGFloat const PanelAnimationDuration = 0.2;
             };
             
             void (^completion)(BOOL) = ^(BOOL finished){
+                self.rightView.hidden = true;
                 self.mainViewCoverView.hidden = YES;
                 [self panelDidDisappear:self.rightPanel animated:animated];
                 self.mainView.accessibilityElementsHidden = NO;
@@ -563,6 +566,7 @@ CGFloat const PanelAnimationDuration = 0.2;
         return;
     }
     [MVMCoreDispatchUtility performBlockOnMainThread:^{
+        self.rightView.hidden = false;
         if (self.mainViewTrailing.constant < .1) {
             BOOL shouldExtendRightPanel = [self shouldExtendRightPanel];
             
@@ -726,9 +730,9 @@ CGFloat const PanelAnimationDuration = 0.2;
         [self addPanel:panel];
         self.leftView = panel.view;
         self.leftPanel = panel;
+        self.leftView.hidden = YES;
         self.leftView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = NO;
         NSLayoutConstraint *leftPanelWidth = [NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:self.leftView attribute:NSLayoutAttributeWidth relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:nil attribute:NSLayoutAttributeNotAnAttribute multiplier:1.0 constant:270];
-        self.leftView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = NO;
         leftPanelWidth.active = YES;
         self.leftPanelWidth = leftPanelWidth;
         [NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:self.mainView attribute:NSLayoutAttributeLeft relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:self.leftView attribute:NSLayoutAttributeRight multiplier:1.0 constant:0].active = YES;
@@ -762,6 +766,7 @@ CGFloat const PanelAnimationDuration = 0.2;
         [self addPanel:panel];
         self.rightView = panel.view;
         self.rightPanel = panel;
+        self.rightView.hidden = YES;
         self.rightView.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = NO;
         NSLayoutConstraint *rightPanelWidth = [NSLayoutConstraint constraintWithItem:self.rightView attribute:NSLayoutAttributeWidth relatedBy:NSLayoutRelationEqual toItem:nil attribute:NSLayoutAttributeNotAnAttribute multiplier:1.0 constant:270];
         rightPanelWidth.active = YES;