diff --git a/netbox/templates/base/layout.html b/netbox/templates/base/layout.html
index d5a97c538..432138ee8 100644
--- a/netbox/templates/base/layout.html
+++ b/netbox/templates/base/layout.html
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Blocks:
 
     {# Page content #}
     <div class="page-wrapper">
-      <div id="page-content" hx-boost="true" hx-target="#page-content" hx-select="#page-content" hx-swap="outerHTML">
+      <div id="page-content" hx-boost="true" hx-target="#page-content" hx-select="#page-content" hx-swap="outerHTML show:none">
 
       {# Page header #}
       {% block header %}
diff --git a/netbox/utilities/templates/navigation/menu.html b/netbox/utilities/templates/navigation/menu.html
index 190802892..739d4ff08 100644
--- a/netbox/utilities/templates/navigation/menu.html
+++ b/netbox/utilities/templates/navigation/menu.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% load helpers %}
 
-<ul class="navbar-nav pt-lg-2" hx-boost="true" hx-target="#page-content" hx-select="#page-content" hx-swap="innerHTML">
+<ul class="navbar-nav pt-lg-2" hx-boost="true" hx-target="#page-content" hx-select="#page-content" hx-swap="outerHTML show:none">
   {% for menu, groups in nav_items %}
     <li class="nav-item dropdown">