diff --git a/extensions/gallery/script.py b/extensions/gallery/script.py
index 611a11f4..efe96ba9 100644
--- a/extensions/gallery/script.py
+++ b/extensions/gallery/script.py
@@ -91,11 +91,13 @@ def ui():
     with gr.Accordion("Character gallery", open=False, elem_id='gallery-extension'):
         update = gr.Button("Refresh")
         gr.HTML(value="<style>" + generate_css() + "</style>")
-        gallery = gr.Dataset(components=[gr.HTML(visible=False)],
-                             label="",
-                             samples=generate_html(),
-                             elem_classes=["character-gallery"],
-                             samples_per_page=50
-                             )
+        gallery = gr.Dataset(
+            components=[gr.HTML(visible=False)],
+            label="",
+            samples=generate_html(),
+            elem_classes=["character-gallery"],
+            samples_per_page=50
+        )
+
     update.click(generate_html, [], gallery)
     gallery.select(select_character, None, gradio['character_menu'])
diff --git a/js/main.js b/js/main.js
index 2e0c765b..1e50e147 100644
--- a/js/main.js
+++ b/js/main.js
@@ -373,4 +373,3 @@ function toggleBigPicture() {
   }
 }
 
-showBigPicture();
diff --git a/js/show_controls.js b/js/show_controls.js
index 0173963b..0ba1ecde 100644
--- a/js/show_controls.js
+++ b/js/show_controls.js
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ function toggle_controls(value) {
     chatParent.classList.remove("bigchat");
     document.getElementById("chat-input-row").classList.remove("bigchat");
     document.getElementById("chat-col").classList.remove("bigchat");
+
+    let gallery_element = document.getElementById('gallery-extension');
+    if (gallery_element) {
+      gallery_element.style.display = 'block';
+    }
+
   } else {
     belowChatInput.forEach(element => {
       element.style.display = "none";