diff --git a/frontend/src/features/SideWindow/SideWindowLauncher.tsx b/frontend/src/features/SideWindow/SideWindowLauncher.tsx
index 05a57ba8db..53733c6442 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/SideWindow/SideWindowLauncher.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/features/SideWindow/SideWindowLauncher.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useForceUpdate } from '@mtes-mct/monitor-ui'
-import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react'
+import { MutableRefObject, useEffect, useRef } from 'react'
 import { StyleSheetManager } from 'styled-components'
 
 import { SideWindow } from '.'
@@ -9,17 +9,12 @@ import { sideWindowActions } from './slice'
 
 export function SideWindowLauncher() {
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch()
-  const newWindowRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null)
+  const newWindowRef = useRef() as MutableRefObject<HTMLDivElement>
   const { forceUpdate } = useForceUpdate()
   useEffect(() => {
     forceUpdate()
   }, [forceUpdate])
 
-  // First, let's generate the right ref before passing it to <StyleSheetManager />
-  if (!newWindowRef.current) {
-    return <SideWindow ref={newWindowRef} />
-  }
-
   return (
     <StyleSheetManager target={newWindowRef.current}>
       <LegacyNewWindow