diff --git a/extensions/amp-story/1.0/amp-story.js b/extensions/amp-story/1.0/amp-story.js
index 58fe278b822d3..fdf0ae908bfeb 100644
--- a/extensions/amp-story/1.0/amp-story.js
+++ b/extensions/amp-story/1.0/amp-story.js
@@ -416,7 +416,8 @@ export class AmpStory extends AMP.BaseElement {
             this.switchTo_(args['id'], NavigationDirection.NEXT);
             this.closeOpacityMask_();
           }
-        } this.switchTo_(args['id'], NavigationDirection.NEXT);
+        }
+        this.switchTo_(args['id'], NavigationDirection.NEXT);
       });
     }
   }
@@ -2241,19 +2242,22 @@ export class AmpStory extends AMP.BaseElement {
     }
     if (isExperimentOn(this.win,'amp-story-branching')) {
       this.sidebar_.addEventListener('click', e => {
-        if (e.target.tagName === 'A') {
-          // Do not let the browser scroll
-          e.preventDefault();
 
+        if (e.target.tagName === 'A') {
           const url = e.target.getAttribute('href');
-          // Handle for absolute URLs, in addition to fragments only.
-          this.win.location.hash = url.slice(url.search('\#(.*)'));
+          if (url.indexOf('#page=') >= 0) {
+            // Do not let the browser scroll
+            e.preventDefault();
 
-          const actions = Services.actionServiceForDoc(this.element);
-          actions.execute(dev().assertElement(this.sidebar_),
-              'close', /* args */ null, /* source */ null, /* caller */ null,
-              /* event */ null, ActionTrust.HIGH);
-          this.closeOpacityMask_();
+            // Handle for absolute URLs, in addition to fragments only.
+            this.win.location.hash = url.slice(url.search('\#(.*)'));
+
+            const actions = Services.actionServiceForDoc(this.element);
+            actions.execute(dev().assertElement(this.sidebar_),
+                'close', /* args */ null, /* source */ null, /* caller */ null,
+                /* event */ null, ActionTrust.HIGH);
+            this.closeOpacityMask_();
+          }
         }
       });
     }