diff --git a/frontend/app/app.ng.html b/frontend/app/app.ng.html
index b505a9f34..8b4596bf0 100644
--- a/frontend/app/app.ng.html
+++ b/frontend/app/app.ng.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 <ng-template #progress_bar>
   <div class="progress-container" *ngIf="loading">
-    <div class="loading-message">Loading data</div>
+    <div class="loading-message">Initializing runs and tools...</div>
     <!-- TODO(go/progressbar-aria): Replace the aria-label with a better description, e.g. "Fetching user data" -->
     <mat-progress-bar color="primary" mode="indeterminate" aria-label="Loading"></mat-progress-bar>
   </div>
diff --git a/frontend/app/common/interfaces/navigation_event.ts b/frontend/app/common/interfaces/navigation_event.ts
index 35f639f18..329b18769 100644
--- a/frontend/app/common/interfaces/navigation_event.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/common/interfaces/navigation_event.ts
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ export declare interface NavigationEvent {
   host?: string;
   // Graph Viewer crosslink params
   opName?: string;
+  // Navigation controlling params
+  firstLoad?: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/frontend/app/components/inference_profile/inference_profile.ts b/frontend/app/components/inference_profile/inference_profile.ts
index 2f0e9eadb..a512ee151 100644
--- a/frontend/app/components/inference_profile/inference_profile.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/components/inference_profile/inference_profile.ts
@@ -132,12 +132,6 @@ export class InferenceProfile implements OnDestroy {
         i++;
       }
     }
-    console.log('allRequestTables', this.allRequestTables);
-    console.log('allRequestProperties', this.allRequestProperties);
-    console.log('allBatchTables', this.allBatchTables);
-    console.log('allBatchProperties', this.allBatchProperties);
-    console.log('allTensorPatternTables', this.allTensorPatternTables);
-    console.log('allTensorPatternProperties', this.allTensorPatternProperties);
 
     return true;
   }
diff --git a/frontend/app/components/main_page/main_page.ts b/frontend/app/components/main_page/main_page.ts
index 45a49df4a..0c22a891f 100644
--- a/frontend/app/components/main_page/main_page.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/components/main_page/main_page.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {Component, OnDestroy} from '@angular/core';
 import {Store} from '@ngrx/store';
+import {NavigationEvent} from 'org_xprof/frontend/app/common/interfaces/navigation_event';
 import {CommunicationService} from 'org_xprof/frontend/app/services/communication_service/communication_service';
 import {getLoadingState} from 'org_xprof/frontend/app/store/selectors';
 import {LoadingState} from 'org_xprof/frontend/app/store/state';
@@ -32,9 +33,20 @@ export class MainPage implements OnDestroy {
           this.loading = loadingState.loading;
           this.loadingMessage = loadingState.message;
         });
-    this.communicationService.navigationReady.subscribe(() => {
-      this.navigationReady = true;
-    });
+    this.communicationService.navigationReady.subscribe(
+        (navigationEvent: NavigationEvent) => {
+          this.navigationReady = true;
+          // TODO(fe-unification): Remove this constraint once the sidepanel
+          // content of the 3 tools are moved out from sidenav with consolidated
+          // templates.
+          const toolsWithSideNav =
+              ['op_profile', 'memory_viewer', 'pod_viewer'];
+          this.isSideNavOpen =
+              (navigationEvent.firstLoad ||
+               toolsWithSideNav
+                       .filter(tool => navigationEvent?.tag?.startsWith(tool))
+                       .length > 0);
+        });
   }
 
   ngOnDestroy() {
diff --git a/frontend/app/components/sidenav/sidenav.ts b/frontend/app/components/sidenav/sidenav.ts
index 9097e3170..c7ea99983 100644
--- a/frontend/app/components/sidenav/sidenav.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/components/sidenav/sidenav.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export class SideNav implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   selectedRunInternal = '';
   selectedTagInternal = '';
   selectedHostInternal = '';
-  navigationParams: {[key: string]: string} = {};
+  navigationParams: {[key: string]: string|boolean} = {};
 
   constructor(
       private readonly router: Router,
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ export class SideNav implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         this.selectedRunInternal = run;
       }
     });
-    this.communicationService.navigationChange.subscribe(
-        (navigationEvent: NavigationEvent) => {
-          this.onUpdateRoute(navigationEvent);
-        });
     this.communicationService.toolQueryParamsChange.subscribe(
         (queryParams: ToolQueryParams) => {
           this.navigationParams = {
@@ -97,17 +93,25 @@ export class SideNav implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
         this.hosts[0] || '';
   }
 
+  // Initial page load with url params
   navigateWithUrl() {
     const params = new URLSearchParams(window.parent.location.search);
-    const navigationEvent: NavigationEvent = {
-      run: params.get('run') || '',
-      tag: params.get('tool') || '',
-      host: params.get('host') || '',
-    };
-    if (params.has('opName')) {
-      navigationEvent.opName = params.get('opName') || '';
+    const run = params.get('run') || '';
+    const tag = params.get('tool') || '';
+    const host = params.get('host') || '';
+    const opName = params.get('opName') || '';
+    this.navigationParams['firstLoad'] = true;
+    if (opName) {
+      this.navigationParams['opName'] = opName;
     }
-    this.onUpdateRoute(navigationEvent);
+    if (this.selectedRunInternal === run && this.selectedTagInternal === tag &&
+        this.selectedHostInternal === host) {
+      return;
+    }
+    this.selectedRunInternal = run;
+    this.selectedTagInternal = tag;
+    this.selectedHostInternal = host;
+    this.update();
   }
 
   ngOnInit() {
@@ -222,30 +226,16 @@ export class SideNav implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   }
 
   navigateTools() {
-    this.communicationService.onNavigateReady();
     const navigationEvent = this.getNavigationEvent();
+    this.communicationService.onNavigateReady(navigationEvent);
     this.router.navigate([
       this.selectedTag || 'empty',
       navigationEvent,
     ]);
+    delete this.navigationParams['firstLoad'];
     this.updateUrlHistory();
   }
 
-  onUpdateRoute(event: NavigationEvent) {
-    const {run = '', tag = '', host = ''} = event;
-    this.selectedRunInternal = run;
-    this.selectedTagInternal = tag;
-    this.selectedHostInternal = host;
-    this.navigationParams = {
-      ...this.navigationParams,
-      ...event,
-    };
-    delete this.navigationParams['run'];
-    delete this.navigationParams['tag'];
-    delete this.navigationParams['host'];
-    this.update();
-  }
-
   update() {
     this.afterUpdateRun();
   }
diff --git a/frontend/app/services/communication_service/communication_service.ts b/frontend/app/services/communication_service/communication_service.ts
index f21b66063..4a15f5582 100644
--- a/frontend/app/services/communication_service/communication_service.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/services/communication_service/communication_service.ts
@@ -14,17 +14,13 @@ export type ToolQueryParams = NavigationEvent;
  */
 @Injectable({providedIn: 'root'})
 export class CommunicationService {
-  @Output() readonly navigationChange = new EventEmitter();
   @Output() readonly navigationReady = new EventEmitter();
   @Output() readonly toolQueryParamsChange = new EventEmitter();
 
-  // Trigger navigation in sidenav component
-  onNavigate(navigationEvent: NavigationEvent) {
-    this.navigationChange.emit(navigationEvent);
-  }
-
-  onNavigateReady() {
-    this.navigationReady.emit({});
+  // Show a navigating status when populating navigation chains
+  // eg. tools for selected run
+  onNavigateReady(navigationEvent: NavigationEvent) {
+    this.navigationReady.emit(navigationEvent);
   }
 
   onToolQueryParamsChange(queryParams: ToolQueryParams) {