     @_finderExpanded  = no
     @_popupIsActive   = no
 
-    currentGroupData = @getSingleton('groupsController').getCurrentGroupData()
+    groupsController = @getSingleton 'groupsController'
+
+    currentGroupData = groupsController.getCurrentGroupData()
 
     @avatar = new AvatarView
       tagName    : "div"

    , currentGroupData

    # handle group related decisions
    @initializeGroup()

    @navController = new NavigationController
      view           : new NavigationList

      @groupAvatar.setClass 'flash'
      @avatarHeader.setData currentGroupData
      @avatarHeader.show()
    else
      @avatar.unsetClass 'shared-avatar'
      @avatar.setWidth 160
      @groupAvatar.hide()
      @groupAvatar.unsetClass 'flash'
      @avatarHeader.setData currentGroupData
      @avatarHeader.hide()
    @render()

  setListeners:->

