diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index f16f1a39..7fee598e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
     if params[:view_style] == "collapsed"
       cookies[:view_style] = "collapsed" 
     elsif params[:view_style] == "fluid"
-      cookies[:view_style] = "" 
+      cookies[:view_style] = "fluid" 
     end
 
-    @view_mode = if cookies[:view_style] == "collapsed"
-                   :fixed
-                 else
+    @view_mode = if cookies[:view_style] == "fluid"
                    :fluid
+                 else
+                   :collapsed
                  end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index a49d3dea..9c072f62 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module ApplicationHelper
   end
 
   def fixed_mode?
-    @view_mode == :fixed
+    @view_mode == :fluid
   end
 
   def body_class(default_class = nil)
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module ApplicationHelper
       default_class :
       content_for(:body_class)
 
-    [main, cookies[:view_style]].join(" ")
+    [main, @view_mode].join(" ")
   end
 
   def commit_name(project, commit)