diff --git a/src/components/chat_panel/chat_panel.js b/src/components/chat_panel/chat_panel.js
index d528d0a1bf..d8736d17b0 100644
--- a/src/components/chat_panel/chat_panel.js
+++ b/src/components/chat_panel/chat_panel.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const chatPanel = {
     return {
       currentMessage: '',
       channel: null,
-      collapsed: false
+      collapsed: true
     }
   },
   computed: {