diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SideMenu/SideMenuWidgetController.js b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SideMenu/SideMenuWidgetController.js
index 134ffd46b325eb069c24b951a81f21b3abc1629c..b4baa2a92f5272e514e76145663785d656eee7f1 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SideMenu/SideMenuWidgetController.js
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SideMenu/SideMenuWidgetController.js
@@ -110,7 +110,11 @@ function SideMenuWidgetController(mainController) {
     
     this._showNodeView = function(node) {
 		if(node.data.view) {
-			mainController.changeView(node.data.view, node.data.viewData);
+			var viewData =  node.data.viewData;
+			if(!viewData) {
+				viewData = null;
+			}
+			mainController.changeView(node.data.view, viewData);
 			this._sideMenuWidgetModel.selectedNodeData = {
 				key : node.key,
 				view : node.data.view,
diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SideMenu/SideMenuWidgetView.js b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SideMenu/SideMenuWidgetView.js
index 25bb71a80c8edbfe813606bda3ada3caf5d28989..58b7d2412133a492c6f5fac3eaa5b82dba3e42a3 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SideMenu/SideMenuWidgetView.js
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/views/SideMenu/SideMenuWidgetView.js
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ function SideMenuWidgetView(sideMenuWidgetController, sideMenuWidgetModel) {
         }
         
         treeModel.push({ title : "Utilities", entityType: "UTILITIES", key : "UTILITIES", folder : true, lazy : false, children : treeModelUtils });
-        treeModel.push({ title : "About", entityType: "ABOUT", key : "ABOUT", folder : false, lazy : false, view : "showAbout" });
+        treeModel.push({ title : "About", entityType: "ABOUT", key : "ABOUT", folder : false, lazy : false, view : "showAbout", icon : "glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign" });
         
 		var glyph_opts = {
         	    map: {