diff --git a/client/src/components/menu.vue b/client/src/components/menu.vue
index ae4f546..ead446b 100644
--- a/client/src/components/menu.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/menu.vue
@@ -83,16 +83,12 @@
         this.$i18n.locale = default_lang
       }
       const show_side = new URL(location.href).searchParams.get('show_side')
-      if (show_side && show_side === 'true') {
-        this.$accessor.client.showSide()
-      } else if (show_side && show_side === 'false') {
-        this.$accessor.client.hideSide()
+      if (show_side !== null) {
+        this.$accessor.client.setSide(show_side === '1')
       }
       const mute_chat = new URL(location.href).searchParams.get('mute_chat')
-      if (mute_chat && mute_chat === 'true') {
-        this.$accessor.settings.setSound(false)
-      } else if  (mute_chat && mute_chat === 'false') {
-        this.$accessor.settings.setSound(true)
+      if (mute_chat !== null) {
+        this.$accessor.settings.setSound(mute_chat !== '1')
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/client/src/store/client.ts b/client/src/store/client.ts
index fcc7eb0..7d63baa 100644
--- a/client/src/store/client.ts
+++ b/client/src/store/client.ts
@@ -27,13 +27,9 @@ export const mutations = mutationTree(state, {
     state.side = !state.side
     set('side', state.side)
   },
-  showSide(state) {
-    state.side = true
-    set('side', state.side)
-  },
-  hideSide(state) {
-    state.side = false
-    set('side', state.side)
+  setSide(state, side: boolean) {
+    state.side = side
+    set('side', side)
   },
 })
 
diff --git a/docs/getting-started/README.md b/docs/getting-started/README.md
index d77d74e..368d1b6 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/README.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started/README.md
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ NEKO_BROADCAST_PIPELINE: "flvmux name=mux ! rtmpsink location={url} pulsesrc dev
   - Adding `?embed=1` will hide most additional components and show only video.
   - Adding `?volume=<0-1>` will set volume to given value.
   - Adding `?lang=<language>` will set language to given value.
-  - Adding `?show_side=true` will show the sidebar on startup.
-  - Adding `?mute_chat=true` will mute the chat on startup.
+  - Adding `?show_side=1` will show the sidebar on startup.
+  - Adding `?mute_chat=1` will mute the chat on startup.
   - e.g. `http(s)://<URL:Port>/?pwd=neko&usr=guest&cast=1`
 
 ### Screen size