diff --git a/client/views/pages/browse_collection.js b/client/views/pages/browse_collection.js
index 9482ad74ccd941fe4ffe4f7aac523d14ba904114..75c07869d0606169a32028916929416f008fac7f 100644
--- a/client/views/pages/browse_collection.js
+++ b/client/views/pages/browse_collection.js
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ Template.browseCollection.events({
         var jsonView = $('#divJsonEditor');
         var aceView = $('#divAceEditor');
 
+        if (jsonView.css('display') == 'none' && aceView.css('display') == 'none') {
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (jsonView.css('display') == 'none') {
             aceView.hide();
             jsonView.show('slow');