diff --git a/skins/pcfintranetstyle_templates/main_template.pt b/skins/pcfintranetstyle_templates/main_template.pt
index 24bf700..f723f15 100644
--- a/skins/pcfintranetstyle_templates/main_template.pt
+++ b/skins/pcfintranetstyle_templates/main_template.pt
@@ -79,15 +79,16 @@
        
       
             <tal:comment replace="nothing"> Start of the left column </tal:comment>
-            <div id="portal-column-one"
-                metal:define-slot="column_one_slot"
-                tal:condition="sl">
+            <div id="portal-column-one">
+	      <div metal:define-slot="column_one_slot" tal:condition="sl">
               <div class="visualPadding">
                 <metal:portlets define-slot="portlets_one_slot">
                   <tal:block replace="structure provider:plone.leftcolumn" />
                 </metal:portlets>
                 &nbsp;
               </div>
+	      </div>
+	      &nbsp; <!-- always a left column with content -->
             </div>
             <tal:comment replace="nothing"> End of the left column </tal:comment>