diff --git a/static/js/editor.js b/static/js/editor.js
index b35e570fa..e3c6666a2 100644
--- a/static/js/editor.js
+++ b/static/js/editor.js
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ pandora.ui.editor = function(data) {
             showLayers: Ox.clone(ui.showLayers),
             showUsers: pandora.site.annotations.showUsers,
             subtitles: data.subtitles,
+            subtitlesLayer: data.subtitlesLayer,
             timeline: ui.videoTimeline,
             timelines: pandora.site.timelines,
             video: data.video,