diff --git a/iOS/RootSplitViewController.swift b/iOS/RootSplitViewController.swift
index 63a1965ea..89fb623f3 100644
--- a/iOS/RootSplitViewController.swift
+++ b/iOS/RootSplitViewController.swift
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ class RootSplitViewController: UISplitViewController {
 	
 	override func viewWillTransition(to size: CGSize, with coordinator: UIViewControllerTransitionCoordinator) {
 		coordinator.animate(alongsideTransition: { [weak self] context in
-			if UIApplication.shared.applicationState != .background {
-				self?.coordinator.configureThreePanelMode(for: size)
-			}
+			self?.coordinator.configureThreePanelMode(for: size)
 		})
 	}
 	
diff --git a/iOS/SceneCoordinator.swift b/iOS/SceneCoordinator.swift
index 61da29f00..3111419d1 100644
--- a/iOS/SceneCoordinator.swift
+++ b/iOS/SceneCoordinator.swift
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ class SceneCoordinator: NSObject, UndoableCommandRunner, UnreadCountProvider {
 extension SceneCoordinator: UISplitViewControllerDelegate {
 	
 	func splitViewController(_ splitViewController: UISplitViewController, collapseSecondary secondaryViewController:UIViewController, onto primaryViewController:UIViewController) -> Bool {
-		return masterTimelineViewController == nil
+		return currentArticle == nil
 	}
 	
 }