diff --git a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/pdf/controllers/PdfController.coffee b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/pdf/controllers/PdfController.coffee
index 90e5eca145..7bce498ba8 100644
--- a/services/web/public/coffee/ide/pdf/controllers/PdfController.coffee
+++ b/services/web/public/coffee/ide/pdf/controllers/PdfController.coffee
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ define [
 				# to block auto compiles. It also causes problems where server-provided
 				# linting errors aren't cleared after typing
 				if (ide.$scope.settings.syntaxValidation and !ide.$scope.hasLintingError)
-					$scope.recompile(isAutoCompileOnChange: true)
+					$scope.recompile(isAutoCompileOnChange: true) # compile if no linting errors
+				else if !ide.$scope.settings.syntaxValidation
+					$scope.recompile(isAutoCompileOnChange: true) # always recompile
 			else
 				# Extend remainder of timeout
 				autoCompileTimeout = setTimeout () ->