diff --git a/src/components/Layout.js b/src/components/Layout.js
index c667c49..9a509e8 100644
--- a/src/components/Layout.js
+++ b/src/components/Layout.js
@@ -257,11 +257,12 @@ class Dashboard extends React.Component {
       </div>
     ) : null;
 
+    let searchParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.href.split("?")[1]);
     return (
       <Popup
         title="Introduction to the platform"
         theme="dark"
-        isOpen={app.flags.isIntropopup}
+        isOpen={app.flags.isIntropopup && (!searchParams.has('cover') || searchParams.get('cover') !== 'false')}
         onClose={actions.toggleIntroPopup}
         content={app.intro}
         styles={styles}
@@ -284,14 +285,14 @@ class Dashboard extends React.Component {
       width: checkMobile
         ? "100vw"
         : window.innerWidth > 768
-        ? "60vw"
-        : "calc(100vw - var(--toolbar-width))",
+          ? "60vw"
+          : "calc(100vw - var(--toolbar-width))",
       maxWidth: checkMobile ? "100vw" : 600,
       maxHeight: checkMobile
         ? "100vh"
         : window.innerHeight > 768
-        ? `calc(100vh - ${app.timeline.dimensions.height}px - ${dateHeight}px)`
-        : "100vh",
+          ? `calc(100vh - ${app.timeline.dimensions.height}px - ${dateHeight}px)`
+          : "100vh",
       left: checkMobile ? padding : "var(--toolbar-width)",
       top: 0,
       overflowY: "scroll",
@@ -373,9 +374,9 @@ class Dashboard extends React.Component {
           narrative={
             app.associations.narrative
               ? {
-                  ...app.associations.narrative,
-                  current: this.props.narrativeIdx,
-                }
+                ...app.associations.narrative,
+                current: this.props.narrativeIdx,
+              }
               : null
           }
           methods={{