diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index 1e336b247eb148d661d563888f7c6c34195d9899..15a998257cfdd0287a1db83eb8c8d8a7804356cc 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ module.exports = {
 
   getContent: () => {
     return $('#content');
+  },
+
+  openSidebar: () => {
+    sidebar.open('home');
+  },
+
+  closeSidebar: () => {
+    sidebar.close();
   }
 }