diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 326c4f5b..99f134ba 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -2606,6 +2606,9 @@ function toggleSidebar() { setSidebar(!sidebarVisible); }
 // Everything the chrome needs to draw the extension dock + plug-in row:
 // panels, toolbar menus, which panel is open, and the user's dock prefs.
 function sidebarStatePayload() {
+  // Runs on the pull path too (the chrome asks at boot), not only on pushes —
+  // a fresh profile otherwise showed the quiet add-ons until something re-emitted.
+  try { autoHideQuietDock(); } catch {}
   return {
     visible: sidebarVisible,
     active: sidebarActivePanelId,
@@ -2635,7 +2638,6 @@ function autoHideQuietDock() {
   if (changed) { settings.dockHidden = [...hidden]; settings.dockAutoHidden = [...seen]; saveSettings(); }
 }
 function emitSidebarState() {
-  try { autoHideQuietDock(); } catch {}
   try { chrome?.webContents.send("sidebar-state", sidebarStatePayload()); } catch {}
 }
 function setSidebar(show, panelId) {