diff --git a/layouts/partials/sidebar-tree.html b/layouts/partials/sidebar-tree.html
index 37420c55f5..5e909e778f 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/sidebar-tree.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/sidebar-tree.html
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     {{ $sidebarMenuTruncate := cond (isset .Site.Params.ui "sidebar_menu_truncate") .Site.Params.ui.sidebar_menu_truncate 50 }}
     {{ $currentLang := .Site.Language }}
     <ul class="td-sidebar-nav__section pr-md-3 ul-{{ $ulNr }}">
-      {{ template "section-tree-nav-section" (dict "page" . "section" $navRoot "shouldDelayActive" $shouldDelayActive "sidebarMenuTruncate" $sidebarMenuTruncate "ulNr" $ulNr "ulShow" (add $ulShow 1) "currentLang" $currentLang)  }}
+      {{ template "section-tree-nav-section" (dict "page" . "section" .FirstSection "shouldDelayActive" $shouldDelayActive "sidebarMenuTruncate" $sidebarMenuTruncate "ulNr" $ulNr "ulShow" (add $ulShow 1) "currentLang" $currentLang)  }}
     </ul>
   </nav>
 </div>
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@
       <input type="checkbox" id="{{ $mid }}-check"{{ if $activePath}} checked{{ end }}/>
       <label for="{{ $mid }}-check"><a href="{{ $manualLink }}"{{ if ne $s.LinkTitle $manualLinkTitle }} title="{{ $manualLinkTitle }}"{{ end }}{{ with $s.Params.manualLinkTarget }} target="{{ . }}"{{ if eq . "_blank" }} rel="noopener"{{ end }}{{ end }} class="align-left pl-0 {{ if $active}} active{{ end }} td-sidebar-link{{ if $s.IsPage }} td-sidebar-link__page{{ else }} td-sidebar-link__section{{ end }}{{ if $treeRoot }} tree-root{{ end }}" id="{{ $mid }}">{{ with $s.Params.Icon}}<i class="{{ . }}"></i>{{ end }}<span class="{{ if $active }}td-sidebar-nav-active-item{{ end }}">{{ $s.LinkTitle }}</span></a></label>
     {{ else }}
-      <a href="{{ $manualLink }}"{{ if ne $s.LinkTitle $manualLinkTitle }} title="{{ $manualLinkTitle }}"{{ end }}{{ with $s.Params.manualLinkTarget }} target="{{ . }}"{{ if eq . "_blank" }} rel="noopener"{{ end }}{{ end }} class="align-left pl-0{{ if $active}} active{{ end }} td-sidebar-link{{ if $s.IsPage }} td-sidebar-link__page{{ else }} td-sidebar-link__section{{ end }}{{ if $treeRoot }} tree-root{{ end }}" id="{{ $mid }}">{{ with $s.Params.Icon}}<i class="{{ . }}"></i>{{ end }}<span class="{{ if $active }}td-sidebar-nav-active-item{{ end }}">{{ $s.LinkTitle }}</span></a>
+      {{ if not $treeRoot }}
+      <a href="{{ $manualLink }}"{{ if ne $s.LinkTitle $manualLinkTitle }} title="{{ $manualLinkTitle }}"{{ end }}{{ with $s.Params.manualLinkTarget }} target="{{ . }}"{{ if eq . "_blank" }} rel="noopener"{{ end }}{{ end }} class="align-left pl-0{{ if $active}} active{{ end }} td-sidebar-link{{ if $s.IsPage }} td-sidebar-link__page{{ else }} td-sidebar-link__section{{ end }}" id="{{ $mid }}">{{ with $s.Params.Icon}}<i class="{{ . }}"></i>{{ end }}<span class="{{ if $active }}td-sidebar-nav-active-item{{ end }}">{{ $s.LinkTitle }}</span></a>
+      {{ end }}
     {{ end }}
     {{if $withChild }}
       {{ $ulNr := add $ulNr 1 }}