diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/mobile.js b/src/public/javascripts/mobile.js
index 119ac5ab0..b529c64d7 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/mobile.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/mobile.js
@@ -21,9 +21,19 @@ function togglePanes() {
     }
 }
 
-$closeDetailButton.click(togglePanes);
+function showDetailPane() {
+    if (!$detail.is(":visible")) {
+        $detail.removeClass("d-none");
+        $leftPane.addClass("d-none");
+    }
+}
 
-let firstLoad = true;
+$closeDetailButton.click(() => {
+    // no page is opened
+    document.location.hash = '-';
+
+    togglePanes();
+});
 
 async function showTree() {
     const tree = await treeService.loadTree();
@@ -42,12 +52,7 @@ async function showTree() {
 
             treeService.setCurrentNotePathToHash(node);
 
-            if (!firstLoad) {
-                togglePanes();
-            }
-            else {
-                firstLoad = false;
-            }
+            showDetailPane();
 
             noteDetailService.switchToNote(noteId, true);
         },
@@ -115,4 +120,9 @@ $("#log-out-button").click(() => {
     $("#logout-form").submit();
 });
 
+// this is done so that startNotePath is not used
+if (!document.location.hash) {
+    document.location.hash = '-';
+}
+
 showTree();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/tree.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/tree.js
index bd593dcc3..7edbdb529 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/tree.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/tree.js
@@ -337,6 +337,10 @@ function clearSelectedNodes() {
 }
 
 async function treeInitialized() {
+    if (startNotePath === '-') {
+        return;
+    }
+
     const noteId = treeUtils.getNoteIdFromNotePath(startNotePath);
 
     if (!await treeCache.getNote(noteId)) {
@@ -344,6 +348,7 @@ async function treeInitialized() {
         startNotePath = null;
     }
 
+    // - is used in mobile to indicate that we don't want to activate any note after load
     if (startNotePath) {
         const node = await activateNote(startNotePath);
 
@@ -652,7 +657,7 @@ utils.bindShortcut('ctrl+.', scrollToCurrentNote);
 $(window).bind('hashchange', function() {
     const notePath = getNotePathFromAddress();
 
-    if (getCurrentNotePath() !== notePath) {
+    if (notePath !== '-' && getCurrentNotePath() !== notePath) {
         console.debug("Switching to " + notePath + " because of hash change");
 
         activateNote(notePath);