diff --git a/src/app/core/nav/nav.html b/src/app/core/nav/nav.html
index a45d3c8..402d2fa 100644
--- a/src/app/core/nav/nav.html
+++ b/src/app/core/nav/nav.html
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
             <a ng-click="vm.logout()" class="btn btn-accent btn-block btn-logout">Logout</a>
           </div>
         </div>
+        <!--<a ng-click="vm.togglePanel()" class="btn btn-success">Open XSP</a>-->
       </li>
     </ul>
   </nav>
diff --git a/src/app/core/nav/nav.spec.ts b/src/app/core/nav/nav.spec.ts
index fafec7d..f443d91 100644
--- a/src/app/core/nav/nav.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/nav/nav.spec.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
       .component('xosNav', xosNav)
       .service('NavigationService', NavigationService)
       .value('AuthService', AuthMock)
-      .value('StyleConfig', {});
+      .value('StyleConfig', {})
+      .value('XosSidePanel', {});
     angular.mock.module('xosNav');
   });
 
diff --git a/src/app/core/nav/nav.ts b/src/app/core/nav/nav.ts
index c100c42..ec2d8b2 100644
--- a/src/app/core/nav/nav.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/nav/nav.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 import {IXosNavigationService, IXosNavigationRoute} from '../services/navigation';
 import {IXosAuthService} from '../../datasources/rest/auth.rest';
 import {IXosStyleConfig} from '../../../index';
+import {IXosSidePanelService} from '../side-panel/side-panel.service';
 
 class NavCtrl {
-  static $inject = ['$scope', '$state', 'NavigationService', 'AuthService', 'StyleConfig'];
+  static $inject = ['$scope', '$state', 'NavigationService', 'AuthService', 'StyleConfig', 'XosSidePanel'];
   public routes: IXosNavigationRoute[];
   public navSelected: string;
   public appName: string;
@@ -15,7 +16,8 @@
     private $state: angular.ui.IStateService,
     private navigationService: IXosNavigationService,
     private authService: IXosAuthService,
-    private StyleConfig: IXosStyleConfig
+    private StyleConfig: IXosStyleConfig,
+    private XosSidePanel: IXosSidePanelService
   ) {
     // NOTE we'll need to have:
     // - Base routes (defined from configuration based on BRAND)
@@ -56,6 +58,11 @@
     }
   }
 
+  // NOTE remove me
+  togglePanel() {
+    this.XosSidePanel.injectComponent('xosAlert', {config: {type: 'danger'}, show: true}, 'Sample message');
+  }
+
   logout() {
     this.authService.logout()
       .then(() => {