diff --git a/docs/Config.md b/docs/Config.md
index b1cf78307..7b112aedc 100644
--- a/docs/Config.md
+++ b/docs/Config.md
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ keybinding:
     nextBlock: '<right>' # goto the next block / panel
     prevBlock-alt: 'h' # goto the previous block / panel
     nextBlock-alt: 'l' # goto the next block / panel
-    jumpToBlock: "1", "2", "3", "4", "5" # goto the Nth block / panel
+    jumpToBlock: ["1", "2", "3", "4", "5"] # goto the Nth block / panel
     nextMatch: 'n'
     prevMatch: 'N'
     optionMenu: 'x' # show help menu
diff --git a/pkg/config/user_config.go b/pkg/config/user_config.go
index 8e98eb592..566bcf59c 100644
--- a/pkg/config/user_config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/user_config.go
@@ -106,66 +106,66 @@ type KeybindingConfig struct {
 
 // damn looks like we have some inconsistencies here with -alt and -alt1
 type KeybindingUniversalConfig struct {
-	Quit                         string    `yaml:"quit"`
-	QuitAlt1                     string    `yaml:"quit-alt1"`
-	Return                       string    `yaml:"return"`
-	QuitWithoutChangingDirectory string    `yaml:"quitWithoutChangingDirectory"`
-	TogglePanel                  string    `yaml:"togglePanel"`
-	PrevItem                     string    `yaml:"prevItem"`
-	NextItem                     string    `yaml:"nextItem"`
-	PrevItemAlt                  string    `yaml:"prevItem-alt"`
-	NextItemAlt                  string    `yaml:"nextItem-alt"`
-	PrevPage                     string    `yaml:"prevPage"`
-	NextPage                     string    `yaml:"nextPage"`
-	GotoTop                      string    `yaml:"gotoTop"`
-	GotoBottom                   string    `yaml:"gotoBottom"`
-	PrevBlock                    string    `yaml:"prevBlock"`
-	NextBlock                    string    `yaml:"nextBlock"`
-	PrevBlockAlt                 string    `yaml:"prevBlock-alt"`
-	NextBlockAlt                 string    `yaml:"nextBlock-alt"`
-	NextBlockAlt2                string    `yaml:"nextBlock-alt2"`
-	PrevBlockAlt2                string    `yaml:"prevBlock-alt2"`
-	JumpToBlock                  [5]string `yaml:"JumpToBlock"`
-	NextMatch                    string    `yaml:"nextMatch"`
-	PrevMatch                    string    `yaml:"prevMatch"`
-	StartSearch                  string    `yaml:"startSearch"`
-	OptionMenu                   string    `yaml:"optionMenu"`
-	OptionMenuAlt1               string    `yaml:"optionMenu-alt1"`
-	Select                       string    `yaml:"select"`
-	GoInto                       string    `yaml:"goInto"`
-	Confirm                      string    `yaml:"confirm"`
-	ConfirmAlt1                  string    `yaml:"confirm-alt1"`
-	Remove                       string    `yaml:"remove"`
-	New                          string    `yaml:"new"`
-	Edit                         string    `yaml:"edit"`
-	OpenFile                     string    `yaml:"openFile"`
-	ScrollUpMain                 string    `yaml:"scrollUpMain"`
-	ScrollDownMain               string    `yaml:"scrollDownMain"`
-	ScrollUpMainAlt1             string    `yaml:"scrollUpMain-alt1"`
-	ScrollDownMainAlt1           string    `yaml:"scrollDownMain-alt1"`
-	ScrollUpMainAlt2             string    `yaml:"scrollUpMain-alt2"`
-	ScrollDownMainAlt2           string    `yaml:"scrollDownMain-alt2"`
-	ExecuteCustomCommand         string    `yaml:"executeCustomCommand"`
-	CreateRebaseOptionsMenu      string    `yaml:"createRebaseOptionsMenu"`
-	PushFiles                    string    `yaml:"pushFiles"`
-	PullFiles                    string    `yaml:"pullFiles"`
-	Refresh                      string    `yaml:"refresh"`
-	CreatePatchOptionsMenu       string    `yaml:"createPatchOptionsMenu"`
-	NextTab                      string    `yaml:"nextTab"`
-	PrevTab                      string    `yaml:"prevTab"`
-	NextScreenMode               string    `yaml:"nextScreenMode"`
-	PrevScreenMode               string    `yaml:"prevScreenMode"`
-	Undo                         string    `yaml:"undo"`
-	Redo                         string    `yaml:"redo"`
-	FilteringMenu                string    `yaml:"filteringMenu"`
-	DiffingMenu                  string    `yaml:"diffingMenu"`
-	DiffingMenuAlt               string    `yaml:"diffingMenu-alt"`
-	CopyToClipboard              string    `yaml:"copyToClipboard"`
-	OpenRecentRepos              string    `yaml:"openRecentRepos"`
-	SubmitEditorText             string    `yaml:"submitEditorText"`
-	AppendNewline                string    `yaml:"appendNewline"`
-	ExtrasMenu                   string    `yaml:"extrasMenu"`
-	ToggleWhitespaceInDiffView   string    `yaml:"toggleWhitespaceInDiffView"`
+	Quit                         string   `yaml:"quit"`
+	QuitAlt1                     string   `yaml:"quit-alt1"`
+	Return                       string   `yaml:"return"`
+	QuitWithoutChangingDirectory string   `yaml:"quitWithoutChangingDirectory"`
+	TogglePanel                  string   `yaml:"togglePanel"`
+	PrevItem                     string   `yaml:"prevItem"`
+	NextItem                     string   `yaml:"nextItem"`
+	PrevItemAlt                  string   `yaml:"prevItem-alt"`
+	NextItemAlt                  string   `yaml:"nextItem-alt"`
+	PrevPage                     string   `yaml:"prevPage"`
+	NextPage                     string   `yaml:"nextPage"`
+	GotoTop                      string   `yaml:"gotoTop"`
+	GotoBottom                   string   `yaml:"gotoBottom"`
+	PrevBlock                    string   `yaml:"prevBlock"`
+	NextBlock                    string   `yaml:"nextBlock"`
+	PrevBlockAlt                 string   `yaml:"prevBlock-alt"`
+	NextBlockAlt                 string   `yaml:"nextBlock-alt"`
+	NextBlockAlt2                string   `yaml:"nextBlock-alt2"`
+	PrevBlockAlt2                string   `yaml:"prevBlock-alt2"`
+	JumpToBlock                  []string `yaml:"jumpToBlock"`
+	NextMatch                    string   `yaml:"nextMatch"`
+	PrevMatch                    string   `yaml:"prevMatch"`
+	StartSearch                  string   `yaml:"startSearch"`
+	OptionMenu                   string   `yaml:"optionMenu"`
+	OptionMenuAlt1               string   `yaml:"optionMenu-alt1"`
+	Select                       string   `yaml:"select"`
+	GoInto                       string   `yaml:"goInto"`
+	Confirm                      string   `yaml:"confirm"`
+	ConfirmAlt1                  string   `yaml:"confirm-alt1"`
+	Remove                       string   `yaml:"remove"`
+	New                          string   `yaml:"new"`
+	Edit                         string   `yaml:"edit"`
+	OpenFile                     string   `yaml:"openFile"`
+	ScrollUpMain                 string   `yaml:"scrollUpMain"`
+	ScrollDownMain               string   `yaml:"scrollDownMain"`
+	ScrollUpMainAlt1             string   `yaml:"scrollUpMain-alt1"`
+	ScrollDownMainAlt1           string   `yaml:"scrollDownMain-alt1"`
+	ScrollUpMainAlt2             string   `yaml:"scrollUpMain-alt2"`
+	ScrollDownMainAlt2           string   `yaml:"scrollDownMain-alt2"`
+	ExecuteCustomCommand         string   `yaml:"executeCustomCommand"`
+	CreateRebaseOptionsMenu      string   `yaml:"createRebaseOptionsMenu"`
+	PushFiles                    string   `yaml:"pushFiles"`
+	PullFiles                    string   `yaml:"pullFiles"`
+	Refresh                      string   `yaml:"refresh"`
+	CreatePatchOptionsMenu       string   `yaml:"createPatchOptionsMenu"`
+	NextTab                      string   `yaml:"nextTab"`
+	PrevTab                      string   `yaml:"prevTab"`
+	NextScreenMode               string   `yaml:"nextScreenMode"`
+	PrevScreenMode               string   `yaml:"prevScreenMode"`
+	Undo                         string   `yaml:"undo"`
+	Redo                         string   `yaml:"redo"`
+	FilteringMenu                string   `yaml:"filteringMenu"`
+	DiffingMenu                  string   `yaml:"diffingMenu"`
+	DiffingMenuAlt               string   `yaml:"diffingMenu-alt"`
+	CopyToClipboard              string   `yaml:"copyToClipboard"`
+	OpenRecentRepos              string   `yaml:"openRecentRepos"`
+	SubmitEditorText             string   `yaml:"submitEditorText"`
+	AppendNewline                string   `yaml:"appendNewline"`
+	ExtrasMenu                   string   `yaml:"extrasMenu"`
+	ToggleWhitespaceInDiffView   string   `yaml:"toggleWhitespaceInDiffView"`
 }
 
 type KeybindingStatusConfig struct {
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ func GetDefaultConfig() *UserConfig {
 				NextBlockAlt:                 "l",
 				PrevBlockAlt2:                "<backtab>",
 				NextBlockAlt2:                "<tab>",
-				JumpToBlock:                  [5]string{"1", "2", "3", "4", "5"},
+				JumpToBlock:                  []string{"1", "2", "3", "4", "5"},
 				NextMatch:                    "n",
 				PrevMatch:                    "N",
 				StartSearch:                  "/",
diff --git a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
index 1678ee03c..76a33a33a 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
@@ -1818,12 +1818,16 @@ func (gui *Gui) GetInitialKeybindings() []*Binding {
 	}
 
 	// Appends keybindings to jump to a particular sideView using numbers
-	for i, window := range []string{"status", "files", "branches", "commits", "stash"} {
-		bindings = append(bindings, &Binding{
-			ViewName: "",
-			Key:      gui.getKey(config.Universal.JumpToBlock[i]),
-			Modifier: gocui.ModNone,
-			Handler:  gui.goToSideWindow(window)})
+	if len(config.Universal.JumpToBlock) != 5 {
+		log.Fatal("Jump to block keybindings cannot be set. Exactly 5 keybindings must be supplied.")
+	} else {
+		for i, window := range []string{"status", "files", "branches", "commits", "stash"} {
+			bindings = append(bindings, &Binding{
+				ViewName: "",
+				Key:      gui.getKey(config.Universal.JumpToBlock[i]),
+				Modifier: gocui.ModNone,
+				Handler:  gui.goToSideWindow(window)})
+		}
 	}
 
 	for viewName := range gui.State.Contexts.initialViewTabContextMap() {
diff --git a/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go b/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
index ce836c59b..930d98a0c 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/view_helpers.go
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) globalOptionsMap() map[string]string {
 		gui.getKeyDisplay(keybindingConfig.Universal.Return):     gui.Tr.LcCancel,
 		gui.getKeyDisplay(keybindingConfig.Universal.Quit):       gui.Tr.LcQuit,
 		gui.getKeyDisplay(keybindingConfig.Universal.OptionMenu): gui.Tr.LcMenu,
-		fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", gui.getKeyDisplay(keybindingConfig.Universal.JumpToBlock[0]), gui.getKeyDisplay(keybindingConfig.Universal.JumpToBlock[4])): gui.Tr.LcJump,
+		fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", gui.getKeyDisplay(keybindingConfig.Universal.JumpToBlock[0]), gui.getKeyDisplay(keybindingConfig.Universal.JumpToBlock[len(keybindingConfig.Universal.JumpToBlock)-1])): gui.Tr.LcJump,
 	}
 }