diff --git a/webtools/update/extensions/inc_sidebar.php b/webtools/update/extensions/inc_sidebar.php
index e674833c82c..a1ef3cdc8f8 100644
--- a/webtools/update/extensions/inc_sidebar.php
+++ b/webtools/update/extensions/inc_sidebar.php
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@
     $catname = "Newest";
     $catdesc = "Most recent ".ucwords($typename);
     echo"<li"; if (strtolower($category) == strtolower($catname)) { echo" class=\"selected\""; }  echo"><a href=\"showlist.php?".uriparams()."&amp;category=$catname\" title=\"$catdesc\"><strong>$catname</strong></a></li>\n";
+
+    $uriparams_skip="";
     ?>
     </ul>
     </div>
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diff --git a/webtools/update/themes/inc_sidebar.php b/webtools/update/themes/inc_sidebar.php
index 571b47e373e..a43ad361f7c 100644
--- a/webtools/update/themes/inc_sidebar.php
+++ b/webtools/update/themes/inc_sidebar.php
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@
     $catname = "Newest";
     $catdesc = "Most recent ".ucwords($typename);
     echo"<li"; if (strtolower($category) == strtolower($catname)) { echo" class=\"selected\""; }  echo"><a href=\"showlist.php?".uriparams()."&amp;category=$catname\" title=\"$catdesc\"><strong>$catname</strong></a></li>\n";
+
+    $uriparams_skip="";
     ?>
     </ul>
     </div>
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