diff --git a/plugins/data-management/src/HierarchicalTrackSelectorWidget/model.ts b/plugins/data-management/src/HierarchicalTrackSelectorWidget/model.ts
index 065421528ad..ae027f5583a 100644
--- a/plugins/data-management/src/HierarchicalTrackSelectorWidget/model.ts
+++ b/plugins/data-management/src/HierarchicalTrackSelectorWidget/model.ts
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ export default function stateTreeFactory(pluginManager: PluginManager) {
       connectionTrackConfigurations(connection: {
         tracks: AnyConfigurationModel[]
       }) {
-        return !self.view ? [] : filterTracks(connection.tracks, self)
+        return filterTracks(connection.tracks, self)
       },
 
       /**
diff --git a/products/jbrowse-web/src/__snapshots__/jbrowseModel.test.ts.snap b/products/jbrowse-web/src/__snapshots__/jbrowseModel.test.ts.snap
index 53f5feb4d8f..da9930fe179 100644
--- a/products/jbrowse-web/src/__snapshots__/jbrowseModel.test.ts.snap
+++ b/products/jbrowse-web/src/__snapshots__/jbrowseModel.test.ts.snap
@@ -450,6 +450,13 @@ exports[`JBrowse model creates with non-empty snapshot 1`] = `
         },
       },
     },
+    "hierarchical": {
+      "defaultCollapsed": {
+        "categoryNames": [
+          "Methylation",
+        ],
+      },
+    },
     "logoPath": {
       "internetAccountId": undefined,
       "internetAccountPreAuthorization": undefined,