diff --git a/core/modules/widgets/edit-bitmap.js b/core/modules/widgets/edit-bitmap.js
index 11728bea0..b94b24955 100644
--- a/core/modules/widgets/edit-bitmap.js
+++ b/core/modules/widgets/edit-bitmap.js
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ EditBitmapWidget.prototype.render = function(parent,nextSibling) {
 	parent.insertBefore(this.heightDomNode,nextSibling);
 	this.domNodes.push(this.canvasDomNode,this.widthDomNode,this.heightDomNode);
 	// Load the image into the canvas
-	this.loadCanvas();
+	if($tw.browser) {
+		this.loadCanvas();
+	}
 };
 
 /*