diff --git a/admin/src/pages/DocsPage.tsx b/admin/src/pages/DocsPage.tsx
index 37d9ee6f..c31d51d7 100644
--- a/admin/src/pages/DocsPage.tsx
+++ b/admin/src/pages/DocsPage.tsx
@@ -623,6 +623,7 @@ export default function DocsPage() {
   const monacoEditorRef = useRef<monacoEditor.IStandaloneCodeEditor | null>(null);
   const monacoRef = useRef<typeof import('monaco-editor') | null>(null);
   const monacoBindingRef = useRef<MonacoBinding | null>(null);
+  const [editorReady, setEditorReady] = useState(false);
 
   // --- Collaboration state ---
   const [collabEnabled, setCollabEnabled] = useState(false);
@@ -803,6 +804,7 @@ export default function DocsPage() {
   const handleEditorMount: OnMount = useCallback((ed, monaco) => {
     monacoEditorRef.current = ed;
     monacoRef.current = monaco;
+    setEditorReady(true);
 
     // Register keyboard shortcuts only (no context menu items — we use a custom menu)
     SNIPPETS.filter(s => s.keybinding).forEach(snippet => {
@@ -856,7 +858,7 @@ export default function DocsPage() {
       binding.destroy();
       monacoBindingRef.current = null;
     };
-  }, [collab.active, collab.yText, collab.provider, selectedFile]);
+  }, [collab.active, collab.yText, collab.provider, selectedFile, editorReady]);
 
   // Auto-refresh preview when remote changes arrive in collab mode
   useEffect(() => {