diff --git a/shared/naturalcrit/splitPane/splitPane.jsx b/shared/naturalcrit/splitPane/splitPane.jsx
index d6acedc6f..f7ad4bed4 100644
--- a/shared/naturalcrit/splitPane/splitPane.jsx
+++ b/shared/naturalcrit/splitPane/splitPane.jsx
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ const SplitPane = createClass({
 			});
 		} else {
 			this.setState({
-				currentDividerPos : window.innerWidth / 2
+				currentDividerPos : window.innerWidth / 2,
+				userSetDividerPos : window.innerWidth / 2
 			});
 		}
 		window.addEventListener('resize', this.handleWindowResize);
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ const SplitPane = createClass({
 	handleWindowResize : function() {
 		// Allow divider to increase in size to last user-set position
 		// Limit current position to between 10% and 90% of visible space
-		const newLoc = this.limitPosition(this.state.userSetDividerPos || this.state.currentDividerPos, 0.1*(window.innerWidth-13), 0.9*(window.innerWidth-13));
+		const newLoc = this.limitPosition(this.state.userSetDividerPos, 0.1*(window.innerWidth-13), 0.9*(window.innerWidth-13));
 
 		this.setState({
 			currentDividerPos : newLoc,