diff --git a/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core2.init.js b/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core2.init.js
index cf6cb9657c5..6262bc14fd3 100644
--- a/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core2.init.js
+++ b/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core2.init.js
@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     var $midmenuItem = $("#midmenu_item");
     function listMidMenuItems(leftmenuId, commandString, jsonResponse1, jsonResponse2, rightPanelJSP, afterLoadRightPanelJSPFn, toMidmenuFn, toRightPanelFn, getMidmenuIdFn) { 
         $("#"+leftmenuId).bind("click", function(event) {
-            if(selected_leftmenu_id != null && selected_leftmenu_id.length > 0)
-                $("#"+selected_leftmenu_id).removeClass("selected");
-            selected_leftmenu_id = leftmenuId;
-            $(this).addClass("selected");
+            selectLeftMenu($(this));
             
             showMiddleMenu();
             disableMultipleSelectionInMidMenu();
@@ -102,10 +99,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     });
     
     $("#leftmenu_dashboard").bind("click", function(event) {  
-        if(selected_leftmenu_id != null && selected_leftmenu_id.length > 0)
-            $("#"+selected_leftmenu_id).removeClass("selected");
-        selected_leftmenu_id = "leftmenu_dashboard";
-        $(this).addClass("selected");
+        selectLeftMenu($(this));
             
         hideMiddleMenu();
         $("#right_panel").load("jsp/dashboard.jsp", function(){
@@ -115,10 +109,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     });
     
     $("#leftmenu_domain").bind("click", function(event) {  
-        if(selected_leftmenu_id != null && selected_leftmenu_id.length > 0)
-            $("#"+selected_leftmenu_id).removeClass("selected");
-        selected_leftmenu_id = "leftmenu_domain";
-        $(this).addClass("selected");
+        selectLeftMenu($(this));
         
         showMiddleMenuWithoutSearch();
         disableMultipleSelectionInMidMenu();
@@ -133,10 +124,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     });
     
     $("#leftmenu_resource").bind("click", function(event) {  
-        if(selected_leftmenu_id != null && selected_leftmenu_id.length > 0)
-            $("#"+selected_leftmenu_id).removeClass("selected");
-        selected_leftmenu_id = "leftmenu_resource";
-        $(this).addClass("selected");
+        selectLeftMenu($(this));
         
         showMiddleMenuWithoutSearch();
         disableMultipleSelectionInMidMenu();
diff --git a/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core2.js b/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core2.js
index 927355c91c9..201d2eda437 100644
--- a/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core2.js
+++ b/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core2.js
@@ -495,7 +495,16 @@ function clearRightPanel() {
     $("#right_panel_content #after_action_info_container").hide(); 
 }
     
-var selected_leftmenu_id = null; 
+
+var $selectedLeftMenu;
+function selectLeftMenu($menuToSelect) {
+    if($selectedLeftMenu != null && $selectedLeftMenu.length > 0)
+        $selectedLeftMenu.removeClass("selected");  
+    $menuToSelect.addClass("selected");
+    $selectedLeftMenu = $menuToSelect; 
+}
+
+
 var selected_midmenu_id = null;
  
 function hideMiddleMenu() {