diff --git a/app/FreshRSS.php b/app/FreshRSS.php
index 40e1d23db..c51f91dec 100644
--- a/app/FreshRSS.php
+++ b/app/FreshRSS.php
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ class FreshRSS extends Minz_FrontController {
 	private function loadParamsView () {
 		Minz_Session::_param ('language', $this->conf->language);
 		Minz_Translate::init();
-		$output = Minz_Request::param ('output');
-		if (!$output) {
+		$output = Minz_Request::param ('output', '');
+		if (($output === '') || ($output !== 'normal' && $output !== 'rss' && $output !== 'reader' && $output !== 'global')) {
 			$output = $this->conf->view_mode;
 			Minz_Request::_param ('output', $output);
 		}
diff --git a/app/layout/layout.phtml b/app/layout/layout.phtml
index e67d8a791..d6a1737ee 100644
--- a/app/layout/layout.phtml
+++ b/app/layout/layout.phtml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 		<meta name="msapplication-TileColor" content="#FFF" />
 		<meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" />
 	</head>
-	<body>
+	<body class="<?php echo Minz_Request::param('output', 'normal'); ?>">
 <?php $this->partial ('header'); ?>
 
 <div id="global">
diff --git a/app/layout/nav_menu.phtml b/app/layout/nav_menu.phtml
index b9ce33295..edd7707ad 100644
--- a/app/layout/nav_menu.phtml
+++ b/app/layout/nav_menu.phtml
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
+<?php
+	$actual_view = Minz_Request::param('output', 'normal');
+?>
 <div class="nav_menu">
+	<?php if ($actual_view === 'normal') { ?>
 	<a class="btn toggle_aside" href="#aside_flux"><?php echo FreshRSS_Themes::icon('category'); ?></a>
+	<?php } ?>
 
 	<?php if ($this->loginOk) { ?>
 	<a id="actualize" class="btn" href="<?php echo _url ('feed', 'actualize'); ?>"><?php echo FreshRSS_Themes::icon('refresh'); ?></a>
@@ -107,9 +112,7 @@
 
 			<?php
 				$url_output = $url;
-				$actual_view = Minz_Request::param('output', 'normal');
-			?>
-			<?php if($actual_view !== 'normal') { ?>
+				if ($actual_view !== 'normal') { ?>
 			<li class="item">
 				<?php $url_output['params']['output'] = 'normal'; ?>
 				<a class="view_normal" href="<?php echo Minz_Url::display ($url_output); ?>">
diff --git a/app/views/index/index.phtml b/app/views/index/index.phtml
index 9a7c9f3b9..4545a33e4 100644
--- a/app/views/index/index.phtml
+++ b/app/views/index/index.phtml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ if ($this->loginOk || Minz_Configuration::allowAnonymous()) {
 	} elseif ($output === 'global') {
 		$this->renderHelper ('view/global_view');
 	} else {
+		Minz_Request::_param ('output', 'normal');
+		$output = 'normal';
 		$this->renderHelper ('view/normal_view');
 	}
 } elseif ($output === 'rss') {
