diff --git a/modules/ExpGamingCore/Gui/src/left.lua b/modules/ExpGamingCore/Gui/src/left.lua
index 84f7af5a..d2116f06 100644
--- a/modules/ExpGamingCore/Gui/src/left.lua
+++ b/modules/ExpGamingCore/Gui/src/left.lua
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ left.on_player_joined_game = function(event)
     -- draws the left guis when a player first joins, fake_event is just because i am lazy
     local player = Game.get_player(event)
     local frames = Gui.data.left or {}
-    left.hide(mod_gui.get_frame_flow(player)).style.maximal_width=15
+    if not mod_gui.get_frame_flow(player)['gui-left-hide'] then left.hide(mod_gui.get_frame_flow(player)).style.maximal_width=15 end
     local done = {}
     for _,name in pairs(order_config) do
         local left = Gui.data.left[name]