diff --git a/static/js/utils.js b/static/js/utils.js
index ea28e18fa..0ea3b8ac8 100644
--- a/static/js/utils.js
+++ b/static/js/utils.js
@@ -3246,18 +3246,15 @@ pandora.setTheme = function(theme) {
 };
 
 pandora.unloadWindow = function() {
-    /*
-    // fixme: ajax request has to have async set to false for this to work
+    // disable async requests to block until window is closed
+    Ox.Request.async = false
     pandora.user.ui.section == 'items'
         && pandora.user.ui.item
-        && ['video', 'timeline'].indexOf(pandora.user.ui.itemView) > -1
+        && ['player', 'editor', 'timeline'].indexOf(pandora.user.ui.itemView) > -1
         && pandora.UI.set(
-            'videoPoints.' + pandora.user.ui.item,
-            pandora.$ui[
-                pandora.user.ui.itemView == 'video' ? 'player' : 'editor'
-            ].options('position')
+            'videoPoints.' + pandora.user.ui.item + '.position',
+            pandora.$ui[pandora.user.ui.itemView].options('position')
         );
-    */
 };
 
 pandora.updateItemContext = function() {