diff --git a/web/js/pqueue.state.js b/web/js/pqueue.state.js
index efdd4e0..e35e6b7 100644
--- a/web/js/pqueue.state.js
+++ b/web/js/pqueue.state.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         statusTimer: null,
         container: null,
         dom: {},
-        uiMetricsCollapsed: false,
+        uiMetricsCollapsed: true,
         uiQueueCollapsed: false,
         uiHistoryCollapsed: false,
     };