diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/directives/views/componentView.ts b/app/assets/javascripts/directives/views/componentView.ts
index ec0a247a7..8cd729301 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/directives/views/componentView.ts
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/directives/views/componentView.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ class ComponentViewCtrl implements ComponentViewScope {
       throw Error('Component view is missing component');
     }
     if (!this.component.active && !this.component.isEditor()) {
+      /** Editors don't need to be active to be displayed */
       throw Error('Component view component must be active');
     }
     const iframe = this.application.componentManager!.iframeForComponent(