diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/directives/views/componentView.ts b/app/assets/javascripts/directives/views/componentView.ts
index 3385b0de8..ec0a247a7 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/directives/views/componentView.ts
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/directives/views/componentView.ts
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ class ComponentViewCtrl implements ComponentViewScope {
 
   private loadComponent() {
     if (!this.component) {
-      throw 'Component view is missing component';
+      throw Error('Component view is missing component');
     }
-    if (!this.component.active) {
-      throw 'Component view component must be active';
+    if (!this.component.active && !this.component.isEditor()) {
+      throw Error('Component view component must be active');
     }
     const iframe = this.application.componentManager!.iframeForComponent(
       this.componentUuid