diff --git a/desktop/README.md b/desktop/README.md
index 83f0843d..4ccc22fa 100644
--- a/desktop/README.md
+++ b/desktop/README.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pip install briefcase
 Run OnionShare from the source tree like this:
 
 ```
-briefcase dev
+briefcase dev -d
 ```
 
 ## Running tests
diff --git a/desktop/pyproject.toml b/desktop/pyproject.toml
index 3675de73..d08a1a63 100644
--- a/desktop/pyproject.toml
+++ b/desktop/pyproject.toml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ requires = [
     "psutil",
     "pycryptodome",
     "PySocks",
-    "pyside2",
+    "pyside2==5.15.1",
     "qrcode",
     "requests",
     "stem",
diff --git a/desktop/src/onionshare/resources/images/close_tab.png b/desktop/src/onionshare/resources/images/close_tab.png
deleted file mode 100644
index a7984a6d..00000000
Binary files a/desktop/src/onionshare/resources/images/close_tab.png and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/desktop/src/onionshare/tab/tab.py b/desktop/src/onionshare/tab/tab.py
index a511557b..6a7624b9 100644
--- a/desktop/src/onionshare/tab/tab.py
+++ b/desktop/src/onionshare/tab/tab.py
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ class Tab(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         # Start the OnionShare app
         self.app = OnionShare(common, self.common.gui.onion, self.common.gui.local_only)
 
+        # An invisible widget, used for hiding the persistent tab icon
+        self.invisible_widget = QtWidgets.QWidget()
+        self.invisible_widget.setFixedSize(0, 0)
+
         # Onionshare logo
         self.image_label = QtWidgets.QLabel()
         self.image_label.setPixmap(
diff --git a/desktop/src/onionshare/tab_widget.py b/desktop/src/onionshare/tab_widget.py
index 452b56bb..2e85febf 100644
--- a/desktop/src/onionshare/tab_widget.py
+++ b/desktop/src/onionshare/tab_widget.py
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ class TabWidget(QtWidgets.QTabWidget):
         self.add_tab(mode_settings)
 
     def add_tab(self, mode_settings=None):
+        self.common.log("TabWidget", "add_tab", f"mode_settings: {mode_settings}")
         tab = Tab(self.common, self.current_tab_id, self.system_tray, self.status_bar)
         tab.change_title.connect(self.change_title)
         tab.change_icon.connect(self.change_icon)
@@ -155,19 +156,6 @@ class TabWidget(QtWidgets.QTabWidget):
         index = self.addTab(tab, strings._("gui_new_tab"))
         self.setCurrentIndex(index)
 
-        # Create a close button
-        def close_tab():
-            self.tabBar().tabCloseRequested.emit(self.indexOf(tab))
-
-        close_button = QtWidgets.QPushButton()
-        close_button.setFlat(True)
-        close_button.setFixedWidth(40)
-        close_button.setIcon(
-            QtGui.QIcon(GuiCommon.get_resource_path("images/close_tab.png"))
-        )
-        close_button.clicked.connect(close_tab)
-        self.tabBar().setTabButton(index, QtWidgets.QTabBar.RightSide, close_button)
-
         tab.init(mode_settings)
         # If it's persistent, set the persistent image in the tab
         self.change_persistent(tab.tab_id, tab.settings.get("persistent", "enabled"))
@@ -184,6 +172,11 @@ class TabWidget(QtWidgets.QTabWidget):
         self.setTabIcon(index, QtGui.QIcon(GuiCommon.get_resource_path(icon_path)))
 
     def change_persistent(self, tab_id, is_persistent):
+        self.common.log(
+            "TabWidget",
+            "change_persistent",
+            f"tab_id: {tab_id}, is_persistent: {is_persistent}",
+        )
         index = self.indexOf(self.tabs[tab_id])
         if is_persistent:
             self.tabBar().setTabButton(
@@ -192,10 +185,8 @@ class TabWidget(QtWidgets.QTabWidget):
                 self.tabs[tab_id].persistent_image_label,
             )
         else:
-            invisible_widget = QtWidgets.QWidget()
-            invisible_widget.setFixedSize(0, 0)
             self.tabBar().setTabButton(
-                index, QtWidgets.QTabBar.LeftSide, invisible_widget
+                index, QtWidgets.QTabBar.LeftSide, self.tabs[tab_id].invisible_widget
             )
 
         self.save_persistent_tabs()