diff --git a/workflows/org-custom.el b/workflows/org-custom.el
index f715d62..c612fdd 100644
--- a/workflows/org-custom.el
+++ b/workflows/org-custom.el
@@ -94,8 +94,12 @@
   org-mode)
 
 ;; Side tree
+(defun conditional-side-tree ()
+  (when (not (string-match-p "\\*capture\\*\\|CAPTURE-\\|scratch\\*" (buffer-name)))
+    (org-side-tree)))
+
 (use-package org-side-tree
-  :hook ((org-modern-mode . org-side-tree)))
+  :hook ((org-modern-mode . conditional-side-tree)))
 
 ;; Advice to display org-side-tree where we want it
 (defun theurgy-org-side-tree ()