diff --git a/Dockerfile.dev b/Dockerfile.dev
index 3069dfa4a3a..26ce67c09b6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ RUN  ln -s /site/config.toml /run \
   && ln -s /site/themes /run \
   && ln -s /site/scripts /run
 
+# gulp doesn't like symlinks
 COPY gulpfile.babel.js /run/
 
 ADD https://github.com/rancherlabs/website-theme/archive/master.tar.gz master.tar.gz
diff --git a/layouts/_default/list.html b/layouts/_default/list.html
index f94f4b4927d..0420b66a08d 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/list.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/list.html
@@ -18,14 +18,15 @@
 {{ define "main" }}
   <div class="wrapper">
     {{ partial "docs-nav.html" . }}
+    {{ $showSidebar := (gt (len ($.Scratch.Get "secondLevel").Sections) 0) }}
 
     <div class="row m-t-sm">
-      {{ if (gt (len .Sections) 0) }}
-      <aside class="col-sm-3 col-xs-12">
+      {{ if $showSidebar }}
+        <aside class="col-sm-3 col-xs-12">
           {{ partial "docs-side-nav.html" . }}
-      </aside>
+        </aside>
       {{end}}
-      <article class="{{ if (gt (len .Sections) 0) }} col-sm-6 {{else}} col-md-9 p-r-lg {{end}} col-xs-12">
+      <article class="{{ if $showSidebar }} col-sm-6 {{else}} col-md-9 p-r-lg {{end}} col-xs-12">
         <div class="main-content ">
 
         {{ .Content }}