diff --git a/web/index.php b/web/index.php
index 9bc6ef3ba..cbab6bf72 100644
--- a/web/index.php
+++ b/web/index.php
@@ -178,14 +178,13 @@ if (
   zm_setcookie('zmCSS', $css);
 }
 
-if (
-  !isset($_SESSION['navbar_type']) ||
-  isset($_REQUEST['navbar_type']) ||
-  !isset($_COOKIE['zmNavbar_type']) ||
-  ($_COOKIE['zmNavbar_type'] != $navbar_type)
-) {
-  $_SESSION['navbar_type'] = $navbar_type;
-  zm_setcookie('zmNavbar_type', $navbar_type);
+if (!defined('ZM_FORCE_NAVBAR_TYPE')) {
+  if (!isset($_COOKIE['zmNavbar_type']) || $_COOKIE['zmNavbar_type'] != $navbar_type) {
+    zm_setcookie('zmNavbar_type', $navbar_type);
+  }
+  if (!isset($_SESSION['navbar_type']) || $_SESSION['navbar_type'] != $navbar_type) {
+    $_SESSION['navbar_type'] = $navbar_type;
+  }
 }
 
 # Add Cross domain access headers