diff --git a/vaadinfrontend/src/main/java/life/qbic/datamanager/views/navigation/ProjectSideNavigationComponent.java b/vaadinfrontend/src/main/java/life/qbic/datamanager/views/navigation/ProjectSideNavigationComponent.java
index 73af7b7d20..1116690d57 100644
--- a/vaadinfrontend/src/main/java/life/qbic/datamanager/views/navigation/ProjectSideNavigationComponent.java
+++ b/vaadinfrontend/src/main/java/life/qbic/datamanager/views/navigation/ProjectSideNavigationComponent.java
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ public ProjectSideNavigationComponent(
     log.debug(
         "New instance for ProjectSideNavigationComponent {} was created",
         System.identityHashCode(this));
+    add(content);
   }
 
   @Override