diff --git a/src/static/js/pad_editor.js b/src/static/js/pad_editor.js
index 09f3d79f2..5a9e7b9b6 100644
--- a/src/static/js/pad_editor.js
+++ b/src/static/js/pad_editor.js
@@ -85,11 +85,13 @@ var padeditor = (function()
         if (value == "false") return false;
         return defaultValue;
       }
-
       self.ace.setProperty("rtlIsTrue", settings.rtlIsTrue);
 
       var v;
 
+      v = getOption('rtlIsTrue', false);
+      self.ace.setProperty("rtlIsTrue", v);
+
       v = getOption('showLineNumbers', true);
       self.ace.setProperty("showslinenumbers", v);
       padutils.setCheckbox($("#options-linenoscheck"), v);