diff --git a/core/modules/startup/startup.js b/core/modules/startup/startup.js
index 8a44695c4..84625fb9a 100755
--- a/core/modules/startup/startup.js
+++ b/core/modules/startup/startup.js
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ exports.startup = function() {
 			wiki: $tw.wiki,
 			syncadaptorClass: syncadaptorClass
 		});
+		$tw.syncadaptor = $tw.syncer.syncadaptor; // For backwards compatibility
 	} 
 	// Setup the saver handler
 	$tw.saverHandler = new $tw.SaverHandler({
diff --git a/core/modules/syncer.js b/core/modules/syncer.js
index e074be02b..640798f02 100644
--- a/core/modules/syncer.js
+++ b/core/modules/syncer.js
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ function Syncer(options) {
 		wiki: $tw.wiki,
 		logger: this.logger
 	});
-	$tw.syncadaptor = this.syncadaptor; // For backwards compatibility
 	// Listen out for changes to tiddlers
 	this.wiki.addEventListener("change",function(changes) {
 		// Filter the changes to just include ones that are being synced
diff --git a/editions/prerelease/tiddlywiki.info b/editions/prerelease/tiddlywiki.info
index 9a45db931..7cfc207af 100644
--- a/editions/prerelease/tiddlywiki.info
+++ b/editions/prerelease/tiddlywiki.info
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 		"tiddlywiki/highlight",
 		"tiddlywiki/markdown",
 		"tiddlywiki/bibtex",
+		"tiddlywiki/savetrail",
 		"tiddlywiki/external-attachments",
 		"tiddlywiki/dynaview",
 		"tiddlywiki/codemirror",
diff --git a/plugins/tiddlywiki/savetrail/savetrail.js b/plugins/tiddlywiki/savetrail/savetrail.js
index 69ef752a7..a3430fce2 100644
--- a/plugins/tiddlywiki/savetrail/savetrail.js
+++ b/plugins/tiddlywiki/savetrail/savetrail.js
@@ -26,10 +26,9 @@ var ENABLE_TIDDLER_TITLE = "$:/config/SaveTrailPlugin/enable",
 exports.startup = function() {
 	$tw.savetrail = $tw.savetrail || {};
 	// Create a syncer to handle autosaving
-	$tw.savetrail.syncadaptor = new SaveTrailSyncAdaptor();
 	$tw.savetrail.syncer = new $tw.Syncer({
 		wiki: $tw.wiki,
-		syncadaptor: $tw.savetrail.syncadaptor,
+		syncadaptorClass: SaveTrailSyncAdaptor,
 		titleSyncFilter: SYNC_DRAFTS_FILTER_TIDDLER_TITLE,
 		logging: false,
 		disableUI: true