diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/preview.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/preview.py
index f2a07abe32..2a0d71d569 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/preview.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/preview.py
@@ -75,9 +75,13 @@ def preview_component(request, location):
 
     component = modulestore().get_item(location)
 
+    # wrap_xmodule expects a function, so make a constant function
+    def get_render():
+        return component.runtime.render(component, None, "studio_view").content
+
     return render_to_response('component.html', {
         'preview': get_module_previews(request, component)[0],
-        'editor': wrap_xmodule(component.get_html, component, 'xmodule_edit.html')(),
+        'editor': wrap_xmodule(get_render, component, 'xmodule_edit.html')(),
     })