diff --git a/assets/javascripts/discourse/initializers/setup-docs.js b/assets/javascripts/discourse/initializers/setup-docs.js
index 9492b5a..b75fd73 100644
--- a/assets/javascripts/discourse/initializers/setup-docs.js
+++ b/assets/javascripts/discourse/initializers/setup-docs.js
@@ -47,9 +47,7 @@ export default {
     });
 
     withPluginApi("1.2.0", (api) => {
-      const currentUser = container.lookup("current-user:main");
-
-      if (currentUser?.experimental_sidebar_enabled) {
+      if (siteSettings.enable_experimental_sidebar_hamburger) {
         api.addTopicsSectionLink({
           name: "docs",
           route: "docs.index",
diff --git a/test/javascripts/acceptance/docs-sidebar-test.js b/test/javascripts/acceptance/docs-sidebar-test.js
index 1c1dcdf..ed5e3a2 100644
--- a/test/javascripts/acceptance/docs-sidebar-test.js
+++ b/test/javascripts/acceptance/docs-sidebar-test.js
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@ import docsFixtures from "../fixtures/docs";
 import { cloneJSON } from "discourse-common/lib/object";
 
 acceptance("Docs - Sidebar with docs disabled", function (needs) {
-  needs.user({ experimental_sidebar_enabled: true });
+  needs.user();
 
   needs.settings({
     docs_enabled: false,
+    enable_experimental_sidebar_hamburger: true,
+    enable_sidebar: true,
   });
 
   test("docs sidebar link is hidden", async function (assert) {
@@ -27,9 +29,12 @@ acceptance("Docs - Sidebar with docs disabled", function (needs) {
 });
 
 acceptance("Docs - Sidebar with docs enabled", function (needs) {
-  needs.user({ experimental_sidebar_enabled: true });
+  needs.user();
+
   needs.settings({
     docs_enabled: true,
+    enable_experimental_sidebar_hamburger: true,
+    enable_sidebar: true,
   });
 
   needs.pretender((server, helper) => {