diff --git a/javascript/HtmlEditorField.js b/javascript/HtmlEditorField.js
index 82c6a73ef..a7c1da861 100644
--- a/javascript/HtmlEditorField.js
+++ b/javascript/HtmlEditorField.js
@@ -1156,6 +1156,7 @@ ss.editorWrappers['default'] = ss.editorWrappers.tinyMCE;
 
 			onclick: function(e) {
 				var urlField = this.getURLField(), container = this.closest('.CompositeField'), form = this.closest('form');
+				var val = urlField.val();
 
 				if (urlField.validate()) {
 					container.addClass('loading');