diff --git a/pkg/gui/gui.go b/pkg/gui/gui.go
index 3a03dd9d..1d280e46 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/gui.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/gui.go
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ type Gui struct {
 	statusManager *statusManager
 	T             *tasks.TaskManager
 	ErrorChan     chan error
-	CyclableViews []string
 	Views         Views
 
 	// if we've suspended the gui (e.g. because we've switched to a subprocess)
@@ -138,8 +137,6 @@ func NewGui(log *logrus.Entry, dockerCommand *commands.DockerCommand, oSCommand
 		ErrorChan:     errorChan,
 	}
 
-	gui.CyclableViews = gui.sideViewNames()
-
 	deadlock.Opts.Disable = !gui.Config.Debug
 	deadlock.Opts.DeadlockTimeout = 5 * time.Second
 
diff --git a/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go b/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
index e2c4bd99..6a7396e9 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
@@ -12,17 +12,18 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (gui *Gui) nextView(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+	sideViewNames := gui.sideViewNames()
 	var focusedViewName string
-	if v == nil || v.Name() == gui.CyclableViews[len(gui.CyclableViews)-1] {
-		focusedViewName = gui.CyclableViews[0]
+	if v == nil || v.Name() == sideViewNames[len(sideViewNames)-1] {
+		focusedViewName = sideViewNames[0]
 	} else {
 		viewName := v.Name()
-		for i := range gui.CyclableViews {
-			if viewName == gui.CyclableViews[i] {
-				focusedViewName = gui.CyclableViews[i+1]
+		for i := range sideViewNames {
+			if viewName == sideViewNames[i] {
+				focusedViewName = sideViewNames[i+1]
 				break
 			}
-			if i == len(gui.CyclableViews)-1 {
+			if i == len(sideViewNames)-1 {
 				gui.Log.Info("not in list of views")
 				return nil
 			}
@@ -37,17 +38,18 @@ func (gui *Gui) nextView(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) previousView(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+	sideViewNames := gui.sideViewNames()
 	var focusedViewName string
-	if v == nil || v.Name() == gui.CyclableViews[0] {
-		focusedViewName = gui.CyclableViews[len(gui.CyclableViews)-1]
+	if v == nil || v.Name() == sideViewNames[0] {
+		focusedViewName = sideViewNames[len(sideViewNames)-1]
 	} else {
 		viewName := v.Name()
-		for i := range gui.CyclableViews {
-			if viewName == gui.CyclableViews[i] {
-				focusedViewName = gui.CyclableViews[i-1]
+		for i := range sideViewNames {
+			if viewName == sideViewNames[i] {
+				focusedViewName = sideViewNames[i-1]
 				break
 			}
-			if i == len(gui.CyclableViews)-1 {
+			if i == len(sideViewNames)-1 {
 				gui.Log.Info("not in list of views")
 				return nil
 			}