diff --git a/lib/ace/edit_session.js b/lib/ace/edit_session.js
index 347c854a..b11ff05c 100644
--- a/lib/ace/edit_session.js
+++ b/lib/ace/edit_session.js
@@ -893,17 +893,17 @@ var EditSession = function(text, mode) {
         config.loadModule(["mode", path], function(m) {
             if (this.$modeId !== path)
                 return cb && cb();
-            if (this.$modes[path] && !options)
-                return this.$onChangeMode(this.$modes[path]);
-            if (m && m.Mode) {
+            if (this.$modes[path] && !options) {
+                this.$onChangeMode(this.$modes[path]);
+            } else if (m && m.Mode) {
                 m = new m.Mode(options);
                 if (!options) {
                     this.$modes[path] = m;
                     m.$id = path;
                 }
                 this.$onChangeMode(m);
-                cb && cb();
             }
+            cb && cb();
         }.bind(this));
 
         // set mode to text until loading is finished