diff --git a/common/modules/config.jsm b/common/modules/config.jsm
index f7e52dff..d87315eb 100644
--- a/common/modules/config.jsm
+++ b/common/modules/config.jsm
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ var ConfigBase = Class("ConfigBase", {
                         <broadcaster id={"pentadactyl-" + id + "Sidebar"}
                             autoCheck="false" type="checkbox" group="sidebar"
                             sidebartitle={name} sidebarurl={uri}
-                            oncommand="toggleSidebar(this.observes);" xmlns={XUL}/>
+                            oncommand="toggleSidebar(this.id || this.observes);" xmlns={XUL}/>
             }
 
             util.overlayWindow(window, { append: append.elements() });
diff --git a/pentadactyl/content/config.js b/pentadactyl/content/config.js
index 131cebca..bfa17ed4 100644
--- a/pentadactyl/content/config.js
+++ b/pentadactyl/content/config.js
@@ -213,8 +213,12 @@ var Config = Module("config", ConfigBase, {
                 let menu = document.getElementById("viewSidebarMenu");
 
                 for (let [, panel] in Iterator(menu.childNodes))
-                    if (compare(panel.label, args[0]))
-                        return panel.doCommand();
+                    if (compare(panel.getAttribute("label"), args[0])) {
+                        let elem = document.getElementById(panel.observes);
+                        if (elem)
+                            elem.doCommand();
+                        return;
+                    }
 
                 return dactyl.echoerr("No sidebar " + args[0] + " found");
             },