diff --git a/lib/shimmie.js b/lib/shimmie.js
index a6336397..5e6c85af 100644
--- a/lib/shimmie.js
+++ b/lib/shimmie.js
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 
 	var sidebar_hidden = ($.cookie("sidebar-hidden") || "").split("|");
 	for(var i in sidebar_hidden) {
-		$(sidebar_hidden[i]+" .blockbody").hide();
+		if(sidebar_hidden[i].length > 0) {
+			$(sidebar_hidden[i]+" .blockbody").hide();
+		}
 	};
 	$(".shm-toggler").each(function(idx, elm) {
 		var tid = $(elm).data("toggle-sel");
@@ -65,7 +67,6 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 				sidebar_hidden.push(tid);
 			}
 			else {
-				console.log("unhiding", tid);
 				for (var i in sidebar_hidden) {
 					if (sidebar_hidden[i] === tid) { 
 						sidebar_hidden.splice(i, 1);