diff --git a/public/js/index.js b/public/js/index.js
index 3801eea25..d84d0a8d6 100644
--- a/public/js/index.js
+++ b/public/js/index.js
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ var fileTypes = {
 //editor settings
 var textit = document.getElementById("textit");
 if (!textit) throw new Error("There was no textit area!");
-var editor = CodeMirror.fromTextArea(textit, {
+window.editor = CodeMirror.fromTextArea(textit, {
     mode: 'gfm',
     backdrop: 'gfm',
     keyMap: "sublime",