diff --git a/src/app/components/swap-panel-api.js b/src/app/components/swap-panel-api.js
index 28cb4e7ec9..f603dfedc3 100644
--- a/src/app/components/swap-panel-api.js
+++ b/src/app/components/swap-panel-api.js
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ class SwapPanelApi {
     })
   }
 
+  showContent (moduleName) {
+    this.component.showContent(moduleName)
+  }
+
   /*
     content: DOM element
     by appManager
diff --git a/src/framingService.js b/src/framingService.js
index 96db4e30ff..bb15139d32 100644
--- a/src/framingService.js
+++ b/src/framingService.js
@@ -2,23 +2,27 @@ export default {
   start: (appStore, swapPanelApi, verticalIconApi, mainPanelApi, resizeFeature) => {
     swapPanelApi.event.on('toggle', () => {
       resizeFeature.panel1.clientWidth !== 0 ? resizeFeature.minimize() : resizeFeature.maximise()
+      if (moduleName === 'file explorers') {
+        mainPanelApi.showContent('code editor')
+      }
+    })
+    mainPanelApi.event.on('toggle', () => {
+      verticalIconApi.select('code editor')
+      resizeFeature.maximise()
     })
     swapPanelApi.event.on('showing', (moduleName) => {
+      if (moduleName === 'file explorers') {
+        mainPanelApi.showContent('code editor')
+      }
       resizeFeature.panel1.clientWidth === 0 ? resizeFeature.maximise() : ''
       var current = appStore.getOne(moduleName)
-        // warn the content that it is being displayed. TODO should probably be done in each view
+      // warn the content that it is being displayed. TODO should probably be done in each view
       if (current && current.api.__showing) current.api.__showing()
     })
-    mainPanelApi.event.on('showing', (moduleName) => {
-      if (moduleName === 'code editor') {
-        verticalIconApi.select('file explorers')
-        resizeFeature.maximise()
-        return
-      }
-      resizeFeature.minimize()
-    })
+    mainPanelApi.event.on('showing', (moduleName) => {})
+
+    verticalIconApi.select('file explorers')
     resizeFeature.minimize()
     verticalIconApi.select('homepage')
   }
 }
-
diff --git a/src/remixAppManager.js b/src/remixAppManager.js
index 763832fc64..27e5c74550 100644
--- a/src/remixAppManager.js
+++ b/src/remixAppManager.js
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ export class RemixAppManager extends AppManagerApi {
       domEl.style.width = '100%'
       domEl.style.border = '0'
       panel.add(profile, domEl)
-      this.verticalIconsApi.addIcon(profile)
+      // TODO perhaps should not be here
+      if (profile.name !== 'code editor') {
+        this.verticalIconsApi.addIcon(profile)
+      }
       return
     }
     this.hiddenNodes[profile.name] = domEl
@@ -79,6 +82,15 @@ export class RemixAppManager extends AppManagerApi {
   }
 
   plugins () {
+    let vyper = {
+      name: 'vyper',
+      events: [],
+      methods: [],
+      notifications: {},
+      url: 'https://plugin.vyper.live',
+      description: 'compile vyper contracts',
+      icon: 'data:image/svg+xml;base64,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'
+    }
     let ethDoc = {
       name: 'eth doc',
       events: ['newDoc'],
@@ -100,6 +112,7 @@ export class RemixAppManager extends AppManagerApi {
       prefferedLocation: 'mainPanel'
     }
     return [{ profile: ethDoc, api: new Plugin(ethDoc, { resolveLocaton: (iframe) => { return this.resolveLocation(ethDoc, iframe) } }) },
-            { profile: pipeline, api: new Plugin(pipeline, { resolveLocaton: (iframe) => { return this.resolveLocation(pipeline, iframe) } }) }]
+            { profile: pipeline, api: new Plugin(pipeline, { resolveLocaton: (iframe) => { return this.resolveLocation(pipeline, iframe) } }) },
+            { profile: vyper, api: new Plugin(vyper, { resolveLocaton: (iframe) => { return this.resolveLocation(vyper, iframe) } }) }]
   }
 }