diff --git a/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/expandable-admin-sidebar-section/expandable-admin-sidebar-section.component.html b/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/expandable-admin-sidebar-section/expandable-admin-sidebar-section.component.html
index 4a5600643d..9ad76d50da 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/expandable-admin-sidebar-section/expandable-admin-sidebar-section.component.html
+++ b/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/expandable-admin-sidebar-section/expandable-admin-sidebar-section.component.html
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
     [@bgColor]="{
      value: ((expanded | async) ? 'endBackground' : 'startBackground'),
      params: {endColor: (sidebarActiveBg | async)}}">
-  <a class="nav-item nav-link d-flex flex-row flex-nowrap"
+  <div class="nav-item nav-link d-flex flex-row flex-nowrap"
+     role="button" tabindex="0"
      [attr.aria-labelledby]="'sidebarName-' + section.id"
      [attr.aria-expanded]="expanded | async"
      [title]="('menu.section.icon.' + section.id) | translate"
      (click)="toggleSection($event)"
      (keyup.space)="$event.stopPropagation(); toggleSection($event)"
-     href="javascript:void(0);"
   >
     <div class="shortcut-icon h-100">
       <i class="fas fa-{{section.icon}} fa-fw"></i>
@@ -31,5 +31,5 @@
         </li>
       </ul>
     </div>
-  </a>
+  </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/expandable-admin-sidebar-section/expandable-admin-sidebar-section.component.spec.ts b/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/expandable-admin-sidebar-section/expandable-admin-sidebar-section.component.spec.ts
index bf521bd356..07a26485a8 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/expandable-admin-sidebar-section/expandable-admin-sidebar-section.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/admin/admin-sidebar/expandable-admin-sidebar-section/expandable-admin-sidebar-section.component.spec.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import { Component } from '@angular/core';
 import { NoopAnimationsModule } from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
 import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { RouterStub } from '../../../shared/testing/router.stub';
 
 describe('ExpandableAdminSidebarSectionComponent', () => {
   let component: ExpandableAdminSidebarSectionComponent;
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ describe('ExpandableAdminSidebarSectionComponent', () => {
   describe('when the header text is clicked', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       spyOn(menuService, 'toggleActiveSection');
-      const sidebarToggler = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.sidebar-section > a'));
+      const sidebarToggler = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.sidebar-section > div.nav-item'));
       sidebarToggler.triggerEventHandler('click', {
         preventDefault: () => {/**/
         }