diff --git a/browser/components/CodeEditor.js b/browser/components/CodeEditor.js
index 2c439c9b..c7128600 100644
--- a/browser/components/CodeEditor.js
+++ b/browser/components/CodeEditor.js
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ export default class CodeEditor extends React.Component {
   }
 
   componentDidUpdate (prevProps, prevState) {
+    let { value } = this.props
+    this.value = value
     var session = this.editor.getSession()
 
     if (prevProps.mode !== this.props.mode) {
diff --git a/browser/components/MarkdownEditor.js b/browser/components/MarkdownEditor.js
index 198c3ef4..a3787ec8 100644
--- a/browser/components/MarkdownEditor.js
+++ b/browser/components/MarkdownEditor.js
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ class MarkdownEditor extends React.Component {
     this.value = this.refs.code.value
   }
 
+  componentDidUpdate () {
+    this.value = this.refs.code.value
+  }
+
   handleChange (e) {
     this.value = this.refs.code.value
     this.props.onChange(e)