diff --git a/core/modules/startup/story.js b/core/modules/startup/story.js
index ec0202c1f..b8a92bc58 100644
--- a/core/modules/startup/story.js
+++ b/core/modules/startup/story.js
@@ -133,8 +133,6 @@ function openStartupTiddlers(options) {
 			target = target.substr(2,target.length - 4);
 		}
 		$tw.wiki.addToHistory(target);
-	} else if(storyList.length > 0) {
-		$tw.wiki.addToHistory(storyList[0]);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/storyviews/zoomin.js b/core/modules/storyviews/zoomin.js
index 1a66bdf33..350b7fa2b 100644
--- a/core/modules/storyviews/zoomin.js
+++ b/core/modules/storyviews/zoomin.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ var ZoominListView = function(listWidget) {
 		if(!(domNode instanceof Element)) {
 			return;
 		}
-		if(targetTiddler !== itemWidget.parseTreeNode.itemTitle || (!targetTiddler && index)) {
+		if((targetTiddler && targetTiddler !== itemWidget.parseTreeNode.itemTitle) || (!targetTiddler && index)) {
 			domNode.style.display = "none";
 		} else {
 			self.currentTiddlerDomNode = domNode;