diff --git a/templates/base_toplevel.html b/templates/base_toplevel.html
index 1dcac77..afcc19b 100644
--- a/templates/base_toplevel.html
+++ b/templates/base_toplevel.html
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     <div class="container-fluid">
         <div class="row-fluid">
 
+            {% block navbar %}
             <div class="navbar">
                 <div class="navbar-inner">
                     <ul class="nav">
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@
                     {% block navs_extra %}{% endblock %}
                 </div>
             </div>
+            {% endblock %}
 
             {% block content_inner %}{% endblock %}
 
diff --git a/templates/layerindex/comparisonrecipeselect.html b/templates/layerindex/comparisonrecipeselect.html
index 1646ae3..47b299b 100644
--- a/templates/layerindex/comparisonrecipeselect.html
+++ b/templates/layerindex/comparisonrecipeselect.html
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 {% block title_append %} - comparison - select match for {{ select_for.name }}{% endblock %}
 -->
 
+{% block navbar %}
+{% endblock %}
+
                 {% block page_heading %}
                 <h2>Select match for {{ select_for.pn }} in {% if branch.comparison %}{{ branch }}{% else %}OpenEmbedded{% endif %}</h2>
                 <div class="pull-right">