diff --git a/packages/design-system/src/components/N8nMenuItem/MenuItem.vue b/packages/design-system/src/components/N8nMenuItem/MenuItem.vue
index 7affae987..399e331e5 100644
--- a/packages/design-system/src/components/N8nMenuItem/MenuItem.vue
+++ b/packages/design-system/src/components/N8nMenuItem/MenuItem.vue
@@ -153,10 +153,12 @@ export default Vue.extend({
 
 
 .submenu {
+	background: none !important;
+
 	:global(.el-submenu__title) {
 		display: flex;
 		align-items: center;
-		border-radius: var(--border-radius-base);
+		border-radius: var(--border-radius-base) !important;
 		padding: var(--spacing-2xs) var(--spacing-xs) !important;
 		user-select: none;
 
@@ -205,9 +207,11 @@ export default Vue.extend({
 }
 
 .active {
-	background-color: var(--color-foreground-base);
-	border-radius: var(--border-radius-base);
-	.icon { color: var(--color-text-dark) }
+	&, & :global(.el-submenu__title) {
+		background-color: var(--color-foreground-base);
+		border-radius: var(--border-radius-base);
+		.icon { color: var(--color-text-dark) }
+	}
 }
 
 .menuItem {
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/MainSidebar.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/MainSidebar.vue
index 8d4828c46..eaf85a60f 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/MainSidebar.vue
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/MainSidebar.vue
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ import {
 } from '@/constants';
 import { userHelpers } from './mixins/userHelpers';
 import { debounceHelper } from './mixins/debounce';
+import Vue from 'vue';
 
 export default mixins(
 	genericHelpers,
@@ -160,7 +161,6 @@ export default mixins(
 								// @ts-ignore
 								label: item.properties ? item.properties.title : '',
 								position: item.position,
-								activateOnRouteNames: [ VIEWS.TEMPLATES ],
 								type: item.properties?.href ? 'link' : 'regular',
 								properties: item.properties,
 							} as IMenuItem,
@@ -277,8 +277,7 @@ export default mixins(
 				return [ ...items, ...regularItems ];
 			},
 		},
-		mounted() {
-			this.fullyExpanded = !this.isCollapsed;
+		async mounted() {
 			if (this.$refs.user) {
 				this.$externalHooks().run('mainSidebar.mounted', { userRef: this.$refs.user });
 			}
@@ -286,6 +285,8 @@ export default mixins(
 				this.$store.commit('ui/expandSidebarMenu');
 			}
 			this.checkWidthAndAdjustSidebar(window.innerWidth);
+			await Vue.nextTick();
+			this.fullyExpanded = !this.isCollapsed;
 		},
 		created() {
 			window.addEventListener("resize", this.onResize);