diff --git a/webapp/src/app.tsx b/webapp/src/app.tsx
index 78d809a23d83..dafc9cd99e7a 100644
--- a/webapp/src/app.tsx
+++ b/webapp/src/app.tsx
@@ -4658,7 +4658,7 @@ export class ProjectView
                         return this.loadHeaderAsync(curr);
                     }).finally(() => {
                         core.hideLoading("leavingtutorial")
-                        if (this.state.collapseEditorTools) {
+                        if (this.state.collapseEditorTools && !pxt.appTarget.simulator.headless) {
                             this.expandSimulator();
                         }
                         this.postTutorialProgress();