diff --git a/config/initializers/6_rack_profiler.rb b/config/initializers/6_rack_profiler.rb
index c83e5105a618c90c9ddc2209ce412361e66b37c3..b634028756925661e59683bd908b5140275504ef 100644
--- a/config/initializers/6_rack_profiler.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/6_rack_profiler.rb
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ if Rails.env == 'development'
   # initialization is skipped so trigger it
   Rack::MiniProfilerRails.initialize!(Rails.application)
   Rack::MiniProfiler.config.position = 'right'
+  Rack::MiniProfiler.config.start_hidden = true
 end