diff --git a/src/Explorer/Explorer.tsx b/src/Explorer/Explorer.tsx
index d0b1e7f4e..73c37510a 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/Explorer.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/Explorer.tsx
@@ -1378,7 +1378,12 @@ export default class Explorer {
 
   public onNewCollectionClicked(databaseId?: string): void {
     if (userContext.apiType === "Cassandra") {
-      this.openCassandraAddCollectionPane();
+      useSidePanel
+        .getState()
+        .openSidePanel(
+          "Add Table",
+          <CassandraAddCollectionPane explorer={this} cassandraApiClient={new CassandraAPIDataClient()} />
+        );
     } else {
       this.openAddCollectionPanel(databaseId);
     }
@@ -1503,14 +1508,6 @@ export default class Explorer {
       );
   }
 
-  public openCassandraAddCollectionPane(): void {
-    useSidePanel
-      .getState()
-      .openSidePanel(
-        "Add Table",
-        <CassandraAddCollectionPane explorer={this} cassandraApiClient={new CassandraAPIDataClient()} />
-      );
-  }
   public openGitHubReposPanel(header: string, junoClient?: JunoClient): void {
     useSidePanel
       .getState()
diff --git a/src/Explorer/OpenActions/OpenActions.tsx b/src/Explorer/OpenActions/OpenActions.tsx
index 6c4b54b9e..ff17adf21 100644
--- a/src/Explorer/OpenActions/OpenActions.tsx
+++ b/src/Explorer/OpenActions/OpenActions.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ import { ActionContracts } from "../../Contracts/ExplorerContracts";
 import * as ViewModels from "../../Contracts/ViewModels";
 import { useSidePanel } from "../../hooks/useSidePanel";
 import Explorer from "../Explorer";
+import { CassandraAddCollectionPane } from "../Panes/CassandraAddCollectionPane/CassandraAddCollectionPane";
 import { SettingsPane } from "../Panes/SettingsPane/SettingsPane";
+import { CassandraAPIDataClient } from "../Tables/TableDataClient";
 
 function generateQueryText(action: ActionContracts.OpenQueryTab, partitionKeyProperty: string): string {
   if (!action.query) {
@@ -142,7 +144,12 @@ function openPane(action: ActionContracts.OpenPane, explorer: Explorer) {
     action.paneKind === ActionContracts.PaneKind.CassandraAddCollection ||
     action.paneKind === ActionContracts.PaneKind[ActionContracts.PaneKind.CassandraAddCollection]
   ) {
-    explorer.openCassandraAddCollectionPane();
+    useSidePanel
+      .getState()
+      .openSidePanel(
+        "Add Table",
+        <CassandraAddCollectionPane explorer={explorer} cassandraApiClient={new CassandraAPIDataClient()} />
+      );
   } else if (
     action.paneKind === ActionContracts.PaneKind.GlobalSettings ||
     action.paneKind === ActionContracts.PaneKind[ActionContracts.PaneKind.GlobalSettings]