diff --git a/html5/verto/verto_communicator/src/vertoControllers/controllers/MainController.js b/html5/verto/verto_communicator/src/vertoControllers/controllers/MainController.js
index a9605b56d5..c1a528784a 100644
--- a/html5/verto/verto_communicator/src/vertoControllers/controllers/MainController.js
+++ b/html5/verto/verto_communicator/src/vertoControllers/controllers/MainController.js
@@ -292,8 +292,10 @@
 
       $scope.closeSettings = function() {
         var settingsEl = angular.element(document.querySelector('#settings'));
-        settingsEl.removeClass('toggled');
-        $rootScope.$emit('toggledSettings', settingsEl.hasClass('toggled'));
+        if (settingsEl.hasClass('toggled')) {
+          settingsEl.removeClass('toggled');
+          $rootScope.$emit('toggledSettings', settingsEl.hasClass('toggled'));
+        }
       };
 
       $scope.goFullscreen = function() {