diff --git a/web/client/plugins/widgets/autoDisableWidgets.js b/web/client/plugins/widgets/autoDisableWidgets.js
index c3953de718..c5e709c2ca 100644
--- a/web/client/plugins/widgets/autoDisableWidgets.js
+++ b/web/client/plugins/widgets/autoDisableWidgets.js
@@ -10,18 +10,16 @@ import { createSelector } from 'reselect';
 
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { rightPanelOpenSelector, bottomPanelOpenSelector } from '../../selectors/maplayout';
-import { isCesium } from '../../selectors/maptype';
 
 /**
- * enhances the component disabling it (setting `enabled` property to `false`) when rightPanel, bottomPanel are open or when the maptype is cesium.
+ * enhances the component disabling it (setting `enabled` property to `false`) when rightPanel or when bottomPanel are open
  */
 const autoDisableWidgets = connect(
     createSelector(
         rightPanelOpenSelector,
         bottomPanelOpenSelector,
-        isCesium,
-        (rightPanel, bottomPanel, cesium) => ({
-            enabled: !rightPanel && !bottomPanel && !cesium
+        (rightPanel, bottomPanel) => ({
+            enabled: !rightPanel && !bottomPanel
         })
     )
 );
diff --git a/web/client/themes/default/less/cesium.less b/web/client/themes/default/less/cesium.less
index eff5d50cf7..1d25e01fd6 100644
--- a/web/client/themes/default/less/cesium.less
+++ b/web/client/themes/default/less/cesium.less
@@ -31,5 +31,8 @@
 }
 
 #map .cesium-viewer .compass {
-    right: 40px;
+    // we downscale the compass
+    // to make it fit in between widgets and sidebar
+    transform: scale(0.75);
+    right: 26px;
 }