diff --git a/edit/source-editor.js b/edit/source-editor.js
index 7119cfa5..a9f8bf22 100644
--- a/edit/source-editor.js
+++ b/edit/source-editor.js
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ function createSourceEditor({style, onTitleChanged}) {
     updateMeta();
   });
 
-  linter.enableForEditor(cm);
-
   updateMeta().then(() => {
 
+    linter.enableForEditor(cm);
+
     let prevMode = NaN;
     cm.on('optionChange', (cm, option) => {
       if (option !== 'mode') return;