diff --git a/public/templates/category.tpl b/public/templates/category.tpl
index 0d45345e9c..40ee2654a9 100644
--- a/public/templates/category.tpl
+++ b/public/templates/category.tpl
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@
 			numTopics = topics.length,
 			x;
 
+		jQuery('.category.row').show();
+		jQuery('#category-no-topics').hide();
+
 		topic.innerHTML = html;
 		if (numTopics > 0) {
 			for(x=0;x<numTopics;x++) {