diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/fragment/AbstractTopBarFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/fragment/AbstractTopBarFragment.kt
index 901db6d5e..127360176 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/fragment/AbstractTopBarFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/fragment/AbstractTopBarFragment.kt
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ abstract class AbstractTopBarFragment : GenericFragment() {
             viewLifecycleOwner
         ) {
             it.consume {
-                if (slidingPane.isOpen) {
+                if (slidingPane.isOpen && slidingPane.isSlideable) {
                     Log.i("$TAG Closing sliding pane")
                     slidingPane.closePane()
                 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/fragment/EmptyFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/fragment/EmptyFragment.kt
index bcb92de98..fe82f82a1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/fragment/EmptyFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/linphone/ui/main/fragment/EmptyFragment.kt
@@ -23,34 +23,21 @@ import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
-import android.view.animation.Animation
-import android.view.animation.AnimationUtils
 import androidx.annotation.UiThread
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
 import androidx.navigation.fragment.findNavController
-import androidx.transition.AutoTransition
-import org.linphone.R
 import org.linphone.databinding.EmptyFragmentBinding
 
 @UiThread
 class EmptyFragment : Fragment() {
     private lateinit var binding: EmptyFragmentBinding
 
-    override fun onCreateAnimation(transit: Int, enter: Boolean, nextAnim: Int): Animation? {
-        if (findNavController().currentDestination?.id == R.id.newContactFragment) {
-            // Holds fragment in place while new fragment slides over it
-            return AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(activity, R.anim.hold)
-        }
-        return super.onCreateAnimation(transit, enter, nextAnim)
-    }
-
     override fun onCreateView(
         inflater: LayoutInflater,
         container: ViewGroup?,
         savedInstanceState: Bundle?
     ): View {
         binding = EmptyFragmentBinding.inflate(layoutInflater)
-        sharedElementEnterTransition = AutoTransition()
         return binding.root
     }
 
@@ -59,4 +46,10 @@ class EmptyFragment : Fragment() {
 
         binding.lifecycleOwner = viewLifecycleOwner
     }
+
+    override fun onResume() {
+        super.onResume()
+
+        findNavController().popBackStack()
+    }
 }