diff --git a/lib/ace/editor.js b/lib/ace/editor.js
index 6aeeee4b..26fbb1c2 100644
--- a/lib/ace/editor.js
+++ b/lib/ace/editor.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ var Editor =function(renderer, session) {
     this.keyBinding = new KeyBinding(this);
     var self = this;
     event.addListener(container, "mousedown", function(e) {
-        setTimeout(function() {self.focus();});
+        self.focus();
         return event.preventDefault(e);
     });
     event.addListener(container, "selectstart", function(e) {