diff --git a/assets/js/src/form_editor/store/reducers/toggle_sidebar_panel.jsx b/assets/js/src/form_editor/store/reducers/toggle_sidebar_panel.jsx
index 3522ad944d..6c58bcd418 100644
--- a/assets/js/src/form_editor/store/reducers/toggle_sidebar_panel.jsx
+++ b/assets/js/src/form_editor/store/reducers/toggle_sidebar_panel.jsx
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ const getRequiredAction = (openedPanels, panelId, toggleTo) => {
  * @return {object} Modified state object
  */
 export default (state, action) => {
-  if (action.toggleTo !== undefined && !['opened', 'closed'].includes(action.toggleTo)) {
-    throw new Error(`Unexpected toggleTo value "${action.toggleTo}"`);
-  }
+  let toggleTo;
+  if (action.toggleTo === true) toggleTo = 'opened';
+  if (action.toggleTo === false) toggleTo = 'closed';
   const openedPanels = [...state.sidebar.openedPanels];
-  const requiredAction = getRequiredAction(openedPanels, action.id, action.toggleTo);
+  const requiredAction = getRequiredAction(openedPanels, action.id, toggleTo);
   if (requiredAction === 'open') {
     openedPanels.push(action.id);
   } else if (requiredAction === 'close') {
diff --git a/tests/javascript/form_editor/store/reducers/toggle_sidebar_panel.spec.js b/tests/javascript/form_editor/store/reducers/toggle_sidebar_panel.spec.js
index 5ef66578a7..48a28197e0 100644
--- a/tests/javascript/form_editor/store/reducers/toggle_sidebar_panel.spec.js
+++ b/tests/javascript/form_editor/store/reducers/toggle_sidebar_panel.spec.js
@@ -46,23 +46,13 @@ describe('Toggle Sidebar Panel Reducer', () => {
     const action = {
       type: 'TOGGLE_SIDEBAR_PANEL',
       id: 'nice-panel',
-      toggleTo: 'opened',
+      toggleTo: true,
     };
     reducer(initialState, action);
     let finalState = reducer(initialState, action);
     expect(finalState.sidebar.openedPanels).to.include('nice-panel');
-    action.toggleTo = 'closed';
+    action.toggleTo = false;
     finalState = reducer(initialState, action);
     expect(finalState.sidebar.openedPanels).to.not.include('nice-panel');
   });
-
-  it('Should throw an error for unexpected toggleTo value', () => {
-    const action = {
-      type: 'TOGGLE_SIDEBAR_PANEL',
-      id: 'nice-panel',
-      toggleTo: 'nonsense',
-    };
-    expect(() => (reducer(initialState, action)))
-      .to.throw('Unexpected toggleTo value "nonsense"');
-  });
 });