diff --git a/plugins/elasticsearch/controllers/elasticsearch_plugin_controller.rb b/plugins/elasticsearch/controllers/elasticsearch_plugin_controller.rb
index 25f83e7..f0e1067 100644
--- a/plugins/elasticsearch/controllers/elasticsearch_plugin_controller.rb
+++ b/plugins/elasticsearch/controllers/elasticsearch_plugin_controller.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class ElasticsearchPluginController < ApplicationController
   def define_results
     @query = params[:query]
     @results = process_results
-    @hits = @results.total
+    @hits = ( @results.try(:total) || 0 )
   end
 
   def define_searchable_types
diff --git a/plugins/elasticsearch/public/style.css b/plugins/elasticsearch/public/style.css
index 47eeea5..1b681e0 100644
--- a/plugins/elasticsearch/public/style.css
+++ b/plugins/elasticsearch/public/style.css
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 }
 
 .controller-elasticsearch_plugin .sidebar {
-  min-width: 240px;
+  min-width: 250px;
+  max-width: 250px;
 }
 
 .controller-elasticsearch_plugin .search_form {
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