diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar.js b/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar.js
index dbaa31eaf..97a48ebd0 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/sidebar.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     context.JK.Sidebar = function(app) {
         var logger = context.JK.logger;
 
-        function populateFriendsPanel() {
+        function initializeFriendsPanel() {
 
             $('#sidebar-search-header').hide();
 
@@ -69,6 +69,14 @@
             return false;
         }
 
+        function initializeNotificationsPanel() {
+
+        }
+
+        function initializeChatPanel() {
+
+        }
+
         // TODO: same code is in searchResults.js - REFACTOR
         function search(query) {
 
@@ -194,9 +202,10 @@
 
         this.initialize = function() {
             events();
-            populateFriendsPanel();
+            initializeFriendsPanel();
+            initializeChatPanel();
+            initializeNotificationsPanel();
         };
 
     };
-
 })(window,jQuery);
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diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/client/sidebar.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/client/sidebar.css.scss
index 32972ff1e..a3e01fd19 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/client/sidebar.css.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/client/sidebar.css.scss
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@
     }
 
     .result {
-        width:270px;
         display:block;
         position:relative;
         border-bottom:solid 1px #01545f;
@@ -233,14 +232,17 @@
     }
 
     .results-wrapper {
-        width: 270px;
+        width: 300px;
         overflow-y:auto;
         overflow-x:hidden;
     }
 
     .sidebar-search-connected {
+        text-align:center;
+        vertical-align:middle;
         background-color:#4c4c4c;
-        height:100%;
+        padding-bottom:10px;
+        font-size:11px;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/views/clients/_sidebar.html.erb b/app/views/clients/_sidebar.html.erb
index b7ae4065f..49914e9df 100644
--- a/app/views/clients/_sidebar.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/clients/_sidebar.html.erb
@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@
                         <option>Recordings</option>
                     </select>
                 </div>
-                <div class="result"></div>
             </div>
         </div>
+        <div style="clear:both;"></div><br />
+        <div class="result"></div>
         <div id="sidebar-search-results" class="results-wrapper">
         </div>
     </div>