diff --git a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/editor/Document.coffee b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/editor/Document.coffee
index 43e11a29db..082c977bfe 100644
--- a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/editor/Document.coffee
+++ b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/editor/Document.coffee
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ define [
 
 		_joinDoc: (callback = (error) ->) ->
 			if @doc?
-				@ide.socket.emit 'joinDoc', @doc_id, @doc.getVersion(), (error, docLines, version, updates, ranges) =>
+				@ide.socket.emit 'joinDoc', @doc_id, { encodeRanges: true }, @doc.getVersion(), (error, docLines, version, updates, ranges) =>
 					return callback(error) if error?
 					@joined = true
 					@doc.catchUp( updates )
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ define [
 					@_catchUpRanges( changes, comments )
 					callback()
 			else
-				@ide.socket.emit 'joinDoc', @doc_id, (error, docLines, version, updates, ranges) =>
+				@ide.socket.emit 'joinDoc', @doc_id, { encodeRanges: true }, (error, docLines, version, updates, ranges) =>
 					return callback(error) if error?
 					@joined = true
 					@doc = new ShareJsDoc @doc_id, docLines, version, @ide.socket