diff --git a/browser/components/CodeEditor.js b/browser/components/CodeEditor.js
index 41d716222..a1c74c73f 100644
--- a/browser/components/CodeEditor.js
+++ b/browser/components/CodeEditor.js
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ export default class CodeEditor extends React.Component {
 
     this.formatTable = () => this.handleFormatTable()
     this.editorActivityHandler = () => this.handleEditorActivity()
+
+    this.turndownService = new TurndownService()
   }
 
   handleSearch (msg) {