diff --git a/client/components/titleEditor/titleEditor.controller.js b/client/components/titleEditor/titleEditor.controller.js
index fd87dad..8613d70 100644
--- a/client/components/titleEditor/titleEditor.controller.js
+++ b/client/components/titleEditor/titleEditor.controller.js
@@ -1,45 +1,44 @@
 'use strict';
 
 /*global Wodo*/
 
 angular.module('manticoreApp')
 .controller('TitleEditorCtrl', function ($scope, $timeout) {
     function handleTitleChanged(changes) {
         var title = changes.setProperties['dc:title'];
         if (title !== undefined && title !== $scope.title) {
             $timeout(function () {
                 $scope.title = title;
             });
         }
     }
 
     $scope.changeTitle = function () {
         if ($scope.title !== $scope.editor.getMetadata('dc:title')) {
             $scope.editor.setMetadata({
                 'dc:title': $scope.title
             });
         }
     };
 
     $scope.handleEnterKey = function ($event) {
         if ($event.keyCode === 13) {
             $event.target.blur();
         }
     };
 
     $scope.$watch('joined', function (online) {
         if (online === undefined) { return; }
         if (online) {
             $scope.editor.addEventListener(Wodo.EVENT_METADATACHANGED, handleTitleChanged);
-            $scope.title = $scope.editor.getMetadata('dc:title');
         } else {
             $scope.editor.removeEventListener(Wodo.EVENT_METADATACHANGED, handleTitleChanged);
         }
     });
 
     function init() {
         $scope.title = $scope.document.title;
     }
 
     init();
 });