diff --git a/static/js/app/navigation.js b/static/js/app/navigation.js
index b6224177..14269646 100644
--- a/static/js/app/navigation.js
+++ b/static/js/app/navigation.js
@@ -177,11 +177,12 @@ function switchToSharedSection() {
     // Hide actions-bar for shared view
     window.setActionsBarMode('hidden');
 
-    toggleFileContainer(false);
-
     //reset files view + remove any error
     window.ui.resetFilesList();
 
+    // Hide file containers
+    toggleFileContainer(false);
+
     // Show shared view
     if (window.sharedView) {
         window.sharedView.init();