diff --git a/frontend/app.js b/frontend/app.js
index 03044e9..e175998 100644
--- a/frontend/app.js
+++ b/frontend/app.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import {CodeJar} from "./codejar.js"
-const highlight = editor => {
-  editor.textContent = editor.textContent
-  hljs.highlightElement(editor)
-}
 
+function highlight(editor) {
+  editor.textContent = editor.textContent;
+  editor.removeAttribute("data-highlighted");
+  hljs.highlightElement(editor);
+}
 
 function base64ToBytes(base64) {
   const binString = atob(base64);