diff --git a/src/components/site-header/hy-desktop-menu-links/hy-desktop-menu-links.tsx b/src/components/site-header/hy-desktop-menu-links/hy-desktop-menu-links.tsx
index 0def22ce8966f3da49e9267b1934735588ee14ce..275c759f05d730e88261273650747845fbb7a1c1 100644
--- a/src/components/site-header/hy-desktop-menu-links/hy-desktop-menu-links.tsx
+++ b/src/components/site-header/hy-desktop-menu-links/hy-desktop-menu-links.tsx
@@ -188,11 +188,13 @@ export class HyDesktopMenuLinks {
           item.classList.remove('hy-desktop-menu-panel--is-active');
           item.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
         });
-      }, 2500);
+      }, 350);
     } else {
       menuPanelItems.forEach((item) => {
         item.classList.remove('hy-desktop-menu-panel--is-active');
         item.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
+        (item as HTMLElement).style.opacity = '0';
+        (item as HTMLElement).style.transition = 'none';
       });
     }
   }
@@ -212,6 +214,8 @@ export class HyDesktopMenuLinks {
   }
 
   handleDesktopMenuEnter(event, id) {
+    clearTimeout(this._fadeOutTimer);
+
     this._hoverTimer = setTimeout(() => {
       const activeMenuItem = this.el.shadowRoot.querySelector(`.desktop-menu-link[link-id="${id}"]`) as HTMLElement;
 
diff --git a/src/components/site-header/site-header.tsx b/src/components/site-header/site-header.tsx
index d7b0e1707adfeb0ef1b5d389fa67ea00660a3f62..e2f2f6b299c4e2e53fed55b4d7ed6f72b28d6980 100644
--- a/src/components/site-header/site-header.tsx
+++ b/src/components/site-header/site-header.tsx
@@ -108,12 +108,9 @@ export class SiteHeader {
     this.el.children[0].setAttribute('menu-language-label-close', this.languageLabels['close']);
     this.el.children[0].setAttribute('label-front-page', this.menuLabels['front_page']);
 
-    //this.intervalId = setInterval(this.timer, 250);
-    //clearInterval(this.intervalId);
     this.intervalId = setInterval(() => {
       this.timer();
     }, 250);
-    //console.log('willUpdate ' + this.intervalId);
   }
 
   timer() {
@@ -133,7 +130,6 @@ export class SiteHeader {
     // If current position > last position AND scrolled past navbar...
     if (st > this.lastScrollTop && st > this.navbarHeight) {
       // Scroll Down
-      console.log('scroll down');
 
       hySiteHeader.classList.add('hy-site-header--sticky-active');
       hySiteHeader.classList.add('hy-site-header--sticky-hidden');