diff --git a/src/static/js/ace2_inner.js b/src/static/js/ace2_inner.js
index c8b5f1e27..efae0e052 100644
--- a/src/static/js/ace2_inner.js
+++ b/src/static/js/ace2_inner.js
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ function Ace2Inner(){
   iframe.ace_outerWin = null; // prevent IE 6 memory leak
   var sideDiv = iframe.nextSibling;
   var lineMetricsDiv = sideDiv.nextSibling;
+  var lineNumbersShown;
+  var sideDivInner;
   initLineNumbers();
 
   var scroll = Scroll.init(outerWin);
@@ -4916,9 +4918,6 @@ function Ace2Inner(){
   editorInfo.ace_doInsertUnorderedList = doInsertUnorderedList;
   editorInfo.ace_doInsertOrderedList = doInsertOrderedList;
 
-  var lineNumbersShown;
-  var sideDivInner;
-
   function initLineNumbers() {
     lineNumbersShown = 1;
     sideDiv.innerHTML = '<div id="sidedivinner" class="sidedivinner"><div><span class="line-number">1</span></div></div>';