diff --git a/views/site_files/text_editor.erb b/views/site_files/text_editor.erb
index 30bcce37..0a384336 100644
--- a/views/site_files/text_editor.erb
+++ b/views/site_files/text_editor.erb
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 
 <div class="row editor">
   <div class="col col-100">
-    <div id="editor"><%==encoding_fix(@file_data) %></div>
+    <div id="editor"><h3>Loading...</h3></div>
   </div>
 </div>
 
@@ -154,35 +154,41 @@
 
   var editor = {}
 
-  $(document).ready(function() {
-    editor = ace.edit("editor")
-    setTheme()
-    <% if @ace_mode %>
-      editor.getSession().setMode("ace/mode/<%= @ace_mode %>")
-    <% end %>
-    editor.getSession().setTabSize(2)
-    editor.getSession().setUseWrapMode(true)
-    editor.setFontSize(14)
-    editor.setShowPrintMargin(false)
-    editor.setOptions({
-      maxLines: Infinity,
-      autoScrollEditorIntoView: true
-    })
+  $.get('/site_files/download/<%= @filename %>', function(resp) {
+    $(document).ready(function() {
+      $.get('/site_files/download/<%= @filename %>', function(resp) {
+        editor = ace.edit("editor")
+        setTheme()
+        <% if @ace_mode %>
+          editor.getSession().setMode("ace/mode/<%= @ace_mode %>")
+        <% end %>
+        editor.getSession().setTabSize(2)
+        editor.getSession().setUseWrapMode(true)
+        editor.setFontSize(14)
+        editor.setShowPrintMargin(false)
+        editor.setOptions({
+          maxLines: Infinity,
+          autoScrollEditorIntoView: true
+        })
 
-    // Disable autocomplete
-    editor.setBehavioursEnabled(false)
+        // Disable autocomplete
+        editor.setBehavioursEnabled(false)
 
-    editor.on('change', function(obj) {
-      $('a#saveButton,a#saveAndExitButton').css('opacity', 1)
-      unsavedChanges = true
-    })
+        editor.setValue(resp, -1)
 
-    editor.commands.addCommand({
-        name: 'saveCommand',
-        bindKey: {win: 'Ctrl-S',  mac: 'Command-S'},
-        exec: function(editor) {
-          saveTextFile(false)
-        }
+        editor.on('change', function(obj) {
+          $('a#saveButton,a#saveAndExitButton').css('opacity', 1)
+          unsavedChanges = true
+        })
+
+        editor.commands.addCommand({
+            name: 'saveCommand',
+            bindKey: {win: 'Ctrl-S',  mac: 'Command-S'},
+            exec: function(editor) {
+              saveTextFile(false)
+            }
+        })
+      })
     })
   })