We trigger current url history only once the page has been mounted

packages/gitbook-core/src/lib/createContext.js

@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@ const isBrowser = (typeof window !== 'undefined');
  * @type {Plugin}
  */
 const corePlugin = new Plugin({
-    activate: (dispatch) => {
-        dispatch(Navigation.activate());
-    },
-    deactivate: (dispatch) => {
-        dispatch(Navigation.deactivate());
-    },
     reduce: coreReducers,
     actions: {
         Components, I18n, Navigation

packages/gitbook-core/src/lib/renderWithContext.js

@@ -4,6 +4,39 @@ const { InjectedComponent } = require('../components/InjectedComponent');
 const PJAXWrapper = require('../components/PJAXWrapper');
 const I18nProvider = require('../components/I18nProvider');
 const ContextProvider = require('../components/ContextProvider');
+const Navigation = require('../actions/navigation');
+const contextShape = require('../shapes/context');
+
+const GitBookApplication = React.createClass({
+    propTypes: {
+        context: contextShape
+    },
+
+    componentDidMount() {
+        const { context } = this.props;
+        context.dispatch(Navigation.activate());
+    },
+
+    componentWillUnmount() {
+        const { context } = this.props;
+        context.dispatch(Navigation.deactivate());
+    },
+
+    render() {
+        const { context } = this.props;
+
+        return (
+            <ContextProvider context={context}>
+                <PJAXWrapper>
+                    <I18nProvider>
+                        <InjectedComponent matching={{ role: 'Body' }} />
+                    </I18nProvider>
+                </PJAXWrapper>
+            </ContextProvider>
+        );
+    }
+});
+
 
 /**
  * Render the application for a GitBook context.
@@ -13,13 +46,7 @@ const ContextProvider = require('../components/ContextProvider');
  */
 function renderWithContext(context) {
     return (
-        <ContextProvider context={context}>
-            <PJAXWrapper>
-                <I18nProvider>
-                    <InjectedComponent matching={{ role: 'Body' }} />
-                </I18nProvider>
-            </PJAXWrapper>
-        </ContextProvider>
+        <GitBookApplication context={context} />
     );
 }