diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/Sidebar.stories.tsx b/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/Sidebar.stories.tsx
index 5aa279d846..5ef4bd8915 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/Sidebar.stories.tsx
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/Sidebar.stories.tsx
@@ -39,15 +39,10 @@ export default {
   ],
 };
 
-const handleSearch = (input: string) => {
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-  console.log(input);
-};
-
 export const SampleSidebar = () => (
   <Sidebar>
     <SidebarGroup label="Menu" icon={MenuIcon}>
-      <SidebarSearchField onSearch={handleSearch} to="/search" />
+      <SidebarSearchField onSearch={() => {}} to="/search" />
       <SidebarDivider />
       <SidebarItem icon={HomeOutlinedIcon} to="#" text="Home" />
       <SidebarItem icon={HomeOutlinedIcon} to="#" text="Plugins" />
diff --git a/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/config.ts b/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/config.ts
index e213385f73..a90fac9672 100644
--- a/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/config.ts
+++ b/packages/core-components/src/layout/Sidebar/config.ts
@@ -46,5 +46,5 @@ export type SidebarContextType = {
 };
 
 export const SidebarContext = createContext<SidebarContextType>({
-  isOpen: true,
+  isOpen: false,
 });