diff --git a/src/app.js b/src/app.js
index 359ffa3687..2956b442ca 100644
--- a/src/app.js
+++ b/src/app.js
@@ -554,6 +554,8 @@ var run = function () {
 
   compiler.event.register('compilationStarted', this, function () {
     editor.clearAnnotations()
+    var input = editor.getValue()
+    editor.setCacheFileContent(input)
   })
 
   function startdebugging (txHash) {