diff --git a/static/js/pandora/utils.js b/static/js/pandora/utils.js
index ac755476..eda09f8b 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/utils.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/utils.js
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ pandora.resizeFolders = function() {
 
 pandora.resizeWindow = function() {
     // FIXME: a lot of this throws errors on load
-    pandora.$ui.leftPanel.size(2, pandora.getInfoHeight(true));
+    pandora.$ui.leftPanel && pandora.$ui.leftPanel.size(2, pandora.getInfoHeight(true));
     pandora.resizeFolders();
     if (!pandora.user.ui.item) {
         pandora.resizeFilters(pandora.$ui.rightPanel.width());