diff --git a/browser/main/SideNav/SideNav.styl b/browser/main/SideNav/SideNav.styl
index c9bd6592..72ce51c8 100644
--- a/browser/main/SideNav/SideNav.styl
+++ b/browser/main/SideNav/SideNav.styl
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@
 .root-folded
   @extend .root
   width 44px
+  .repositoryList-empty
+    white-space nowrap
+    transform rotate(90deg)
   .top-menu
     width 44px
     text-align center