diff --git a/src/text-editor-element.coffee b/src/text-editor-element.coffee
index 4f6f9c2d2..a5430cb5a 100644
--- a/src/text-editor-element.coffee
+++ b/src/text-editor-element.coffee
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ class TextEditorElement extends HTMLElement
       @stylesElement.initialize()
 
       @rootElement = document.createElement('div')
-      @rootElement.classList.add('editor', 'editor-colors')
 
       @shadowRoot.appendChild(@stylesElement)
       @shadowRoot.appendChild(@rootElement)
@@ -48,6 +47,9 @@ class TextEditorElement extends HTMLElement
       @stylesElement = GlobalStylesElement
       @rootElement = this
 
+    @rootElement.classList.add('editor', 'editor-colors')
+
+
   createSpacePenShim: ->
     TextEditorView ?= require './text-editor-view'
     @__spacePenView = new TextEditorView(this)