diff --git a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/editor/directives/cmEditor.coffee b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/editor/directives/cmEditor.coffee
index a0e475688b..1241e54415 100644
--- a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/editor/directives/cmEditor.coffee
+++ b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/editor/directives/cmEditor.coffee
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ define [
             attachToCM(sharejsDoc)
 
         attachToCM = (sharejsDoc) ->
-          cm.setValue(sharejsDoc.getSnapshot())
-          sharejsDoc.attachToCM(cm)
+          setTimeout () ->
+            Frontend.richText.openDoc(cm, sharejsDoc.getSnapshot())
+            sharejsDoc.attachToCM(cm)
 
         detachFromCM = (sharejsDoc) ->
           sharejsDoc.detachFromCM()
diff --git a/services/web/public/es/rich-text.js b/services/web/public/es/rich-text.js
index b07155829d..14399c1663 100644
--- a/services/web/public/es/rich-text.js
+++ b/services/web/public/es/rich-text.js
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
-import CodeMirror from 'codemirror'
+import CodeMirror, { Doc } from 'codemirror'
 
 export function init(rootEl) {
   return CodeMirror(rootEl)
 }
+
+export function openDoc(cm, content) {
+  const newDoc = Doc(content)
+  cm.swapDoc(newDoc)
+  return newDoc
+}