diff --git a/src/wp-includes/js/mce-view.js b/src/wp-includes/js/mce-view.js
index b28eac4c50..86638fcff6 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/js/mce-view.js
+++ b/src/wp-includes/js/mce-view.js
@@ -156,14 +156,15 @@ window.wp = window.wp || {};
 				encodedText,
 				instance;
 
-			text = tinymce.DOM.decode( text ),
-			encodedText = encodeURIComponent( text ),
-			instance = this.getInstance( encodedText );
+			text = tinymce.DOM.decode( text );
+			instance = this.getInstance( text );
 
 			if ( instance ) {
 				return instance;
 			}
 
+			encodedText = encodeURIComponent( text );
+
 			options = _.extend( options || {}, {
 				text: text,
 				encodedText: encodedText