diff --git a/manuskript/ui/collapsibleDockWidgets.py b/manuskript/ui/collapsibleDockWidgets.py
index 5d2f18a..819dd9a 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/collapsibleDockWidgets.py
+++ b/manuskript/ui/collapsibleDockWidgets.py
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ class collapsibleDockWidgets(QToolBar):
         # btn.defaultAction().setChecked(event.type() == QEvent.Show)
         # return False
 
+    def switchActionByWidget(self, widget, visibility=True):
+        for _btn, _action, _widget, _grp in self.otherWidgets:
+            if widget == _widget:
+                _btn.setChecked(visibility)
+
     def setCurrentGroup(self, group):
         self.currentGroup = group
         for btn, action, widget, grp in self.otherWidgets:
diff --git a/manuskript/ui/highlighters/searchResultHighlighters/outlineSearchResultHighlighter.py b/manuskript/ui/highlighters/searchResultHighlighters/outlineSearchResultHighlighter.py
index 801f7cd..985e6c8 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/highlighters/searchResultHighlighters/outlineSearchResultHighlighter.py
+++ b/manuskript/ui/highlighters/searchResultHighlighters/outlineSearchResultHighlighter.py
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ class outlineSearchResultHighlighter(abstractSearchResultHighlighter):
         # Metadata columns are inside a splitter widget that my be hidden, so we show them.
         if parentName:
             metadataViewWidget = mainWindow().findChild(metadataView, "redacMetadata")
-            metadataViewWidget.show()
-            metadataViewWidget.findChild(collapsibleGroupBox2, parentName).button.setChecked(True)
+            mainWindow().toolbar.switchActionByWidget(metadataViewWidget)
             widget = metadataViewWidget.findChild(editorClass, editorName)
         else:
             widget = mainWindow().mainEditor.currentEditor().findChild(editorClass, editorName)