diff --git a/interface/src/ui/DialogsManager.cpp b/interface/src/ui/DialogsManager.cpp
index 752e205a6a..43f2e00421 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/DialogsManager.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/DialogsManager.cpp
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ void DialogsManager::showMetavoxelNetworkSimulator() {
 
 void DialogsManager::showScriptEditor() {
     maybeCreateDialog(_scriptEditor);
+    _scriptEditor->show();
     _scriptEditor->raise();
 }
 
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/ScriptEditorWindow.cpp b/interface/src/ui/ScriptEditorWindow.cpp
index 835dab6657..858f26f843 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/ScriptEditorWindow.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/ScriptEditorWindow.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ ScriptEditorWindow::ScriptEditorWindow(QWidget* parent) :
 
     _ScriptEditorWindowUI->setupUi(this);
     this->setWindowFlags(Qt::Tool);
-    show();
     addScriptEditorWidget("New script");
     connect(_loadMenu, &QMenu::aboutToShow, this, &ScriptEditorWindow::loadMenuAboutToShow);
     _ScriptEditorWindowUI->loadButton->setMenu(_loadMenu);