diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
index 7b58f29a1ff..390052ede9d 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/css/base.css
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ label.error {
     height: 20px;
     margin: 3px 2px;
     padding: 0 8px;
-    
+
     background: #bd5e54; /* Old browsers */
     background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #bd5e54 0%, #90322a 60%); /* FF3.6+ */
     background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, color-stop(0%,#bd5e54), color-stop(60%,#90322a)); /* Chrome,Safari4+ */
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ label.error {
     border-bottom: 1px solid #282828;
     width: 21px;
     height: 21px;
+    background: #818181;
 }
 .openerp .secondary_menu.oe_folded .oe_toggle_secondary_menu span.oe_menu_fold {
     display: none;
diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
index 046e2da5a1c..63af76c2a4f 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/chrome.js
@@ -783,6 +783,9 @@ openerp.web.Menu =  openerp.web.Widget.extend(/** @lends openerp.web.Menu# */{
     },
     start: function() {
         this.$secondary_menu.addClass(this.folded ? 'oe_folded' : 'oe_unfolded');
+        this.reload();
+    },
+    reload: function() {
         this.rpc("/web/menu/load", {}, this.on_loaded);
     },
     on_loaded: function(data) {