diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/editor/execution.js.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/editor/execution.js.erb
index fe332d9c..eb0ff55a 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/editor/execution.js.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/editor/execution.js.erb
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ CodeOceanEditorWebsocket = {
     this.initializeSocket(url);
     this.websocket.on('input',this.showPrompt.bind(this));
     this.websocket.on('write', this.printWebsocketOutput.bind(this));
+    this.websocket.on('clear', this.clearOutput.bind(this));
     this.websocket.on('turtle', this.handleTurtleCommand.bind(this));
     this.websocket.on('turtlebatch', this.handleTurtlebatchCommand.bind(this));
     this.websocket.on('render', this.renderWebsocketOutput.bind(this));