diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/editor.js b/app/assets/javascripts/editor.js
index a2bde5f5..d86b9011 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/editor.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/editor.js
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ $(function() {
   }
 
     var initializeCodePilot = function() {
-        if ($('#questions-column').isPresent() && QaApi.isBrowserSupported()) {
+        if ($('#questions-column').isPresent() && (typeof QaApi != 'undefined') && QaApi.isBrowserSupported()) {
             $('#editor-column').addClass('col-md-8').removeClass('col-md-10');
             $('#questions-column').addClass('col-md-3');