diff --git a/public/js/render/live.js b/public/js/render/live.js
index 944ac8ce..41dbe0e5 100644
--- a/public/js/render/live.js
+++ b/public/js/render/live.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ function codeChangeLive(event, data) {
       // ignore
     } else if (panel.visible) {
       // test to see if they're write a while loop
-      if (jsbin.panels.focused.id === 'javascript') {
+      if (jsbin.panels.focused && jsbin.panels.focused.id === 'javascript') {
         // check the current line doesn't match a for or a while or a do - which could trip in to an infinite loop
         editor = jsbin.panels.focused.editor;
         line = editor.getLine(editor.getCursor().line);