diff --git a/src/courseware/course/sidebar/SidebarContextProvider.jsx b/src/courseware/course/sidebar/SidebarContextProvider.jsx
index 84dfa1dfdd..05472c01dd 100644
--- a/src/courseware/course/sidebar/SidebarContextProvider.jsx
+++ b/src/courseware/course/sidebar/SidebarContextProvider.jsx
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ const SidebarProvider = ({
   const { alwaysOpenAuxiliarySidebar } = useSelector(getCoursewareOutlineSidebarSettings);
   const isInitiallySidebarOpen = shouldDisplaySidebarOpen || query.get('sidebar') === 'true';
 
-  let initialSidebar = null;
-  if (isInitiallySidebarOpen && alwaysOpenAuxiliarySidebar) {
+  let initialSidebar = shouldDisplayFullScreen ? getLocalStorage(`sidebar.${courseId}`) : null;
+  if (!shouldDisplayFullScreen && isInitiallySidebarOpen && alwaysOpenAuxiliarySidebar) {
     initialSidebar = isUnitHasDiscussionTopics
       ? SIDEBARS[discussionsSidebar.ID].ID
       : verifiedMode && SIDEBARS[notificationsSidebar.ID].ID;
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ const SidebarProvider = ({
 
   const toggleSidebar = useCallback((sidebarId) => {
     // Switch to new sidebar or hide the current sidebar
-    setCurrentSidebar(sidebarId === currentSidebar ? null : sidebarId);
+    const newSidebar = sidebarId === currentSidebar ? null : sidebarId;
+    setCurrentSidebar(newSidebar);
+    setLocalStorage(`sidebar.${courseId}`, newSidebar);
   }, [currentSidebar]);
 
   const contextValue = useMemo(() => ({
diff --git a/src/courseware/data/thunks.js b/src/courseware/data/thunks.js
index 54eb5d1666..7222d357bf 100644
--- a/src/courseware/data/thunks.js
+++ b/src/courseware/data/thunks.js
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export function fetchCourse(courseId) {
         logError(courseHomeMetadataResult.reason);
       }
       if (!fetchedCoursewareOutlineSidebarTogglesResult) {
-        logError(fetchedCoursewareOutlineSidebarTogglesResult.reason);
+        logError(coursewareOutlineSidebarTogglesResult.reason);
       }
       if (fetchedMetadata && fetchedCourseHomeMetadata) {
         if (courseHomeMetadataResult.value.courseAccess.hasAccess && fetchedOutline) {