diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/problem/edit.coffee b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/problem/edit.coffee
index 29e95dade5..0bc9d39b18 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/problem/edit.coffee
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/problem/edit.coffee
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ class @MarkdownEditingDescriptor extends XModule.Descriptor
   ###
   onShowXMLButton: (e) =>
     e.preventDefault();
-    @addRemoveCheatsheetCSS()
+    if @cheatsheet != undefined
+      @addRemoveCheatsheetCSS()
     if @confirmConversionToXml()
       @createXMLEditor(MarkdownEditingDescriptor.markdownToXml(@markdown_editor.getValue()))
       # Need to refresh to get line numbers to display properly (and put cursor position to 0)