diff --git a/lib/scripts/page.js b/lib/scripts/page.js
index 78943be7a96ca107b4e9146542c90550e86438d3..728887687a53f27181b405fe14495b9cebac6fe2 100644
--- a/lib/scripts/page.js
+++ b/lib/scripts/page.js
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ dw_page = {
             if(!state) state = 1;
 
             // Assert that content instantly takes the whole space
-            $content.css('height', $content.height()).show();
+            $content.css('min-height', $content.height()).show();
 
             // stop any running animation
             $child.stop(true, true);
diff --git a/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/script.js b/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/script.js
index 677e2f53bc45fdd91dee44a6cdfc8e890a498157..d858bda89df652bc19af963e290fee29aa706fc4 100644
--- a/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/script.js
+++ b/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/script.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *    - tablet   481 - 979   (ostensibly for tablets in portrait mode)
  *    - phone    <= 480
  */
-var device_class = 'not yet known';
+var device_class = ''; // not yet known
 var device_classes = 'desktop mobile tablet phone';
 
 function tpl_dokuwiki_mobile(){
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ jQuery(function(){
     );
 
     // increase sidebar length to match content (desktop mode only)
-    var $sb = jQuery('.desktop #dokuwiki__aside');
-    if($sb.length) {
-        var $ct = jQuery('#dokuwiki__content div.page');
-        if($sb.height() > $ct.height()) $ct.height($sb.height());
+    var $sidebar = jQuery('.desktop #dokuwiki__aside');
+    if($sidebar.length) {
+        var $content = jQuery('#dokuwiki__content div.page');
+        $content.css('min-height', $sidebar.height());
     }
 });