diff --git a/src/c3nav/editor/static/editor/js/editor.js b/src/c3nav/editor/static/editor/js/editor.js
index 73a0ce7f..6fddf006 100644
--- a/src/c3nav/editor/static/editor/js/editor.js
+++ b/src/c3nav/editor/static/editor/js/editor.js
@@ -1026,9 +1026,16 @@ editor = {
         var sidebarcontent = $('#sidebar').find('.content');
 
         var geometry_field = sidebarcontent.find('input[name=geometry]');
+        var options;
         if (geometry_field.length) {
             var form = geometry_field.closest('form');
             if (editor._editing_layer !== null) {
+                options = editor._editing_layer.options;
+                editor._editing_layer.remove();
+                editor._editing_layer = L.geoJSON(JSON.parse(geometry_field.val()), {
+                    style: function() { return options; },
+                    pointToLayer: editor._point_to_layer,
+                }).getLayers()[0].addTo(editor._geometries_layer);
                 editor._editing_layer.enableEdit();
                 if (editor._editing_layer.editor._resizeLatLng !== undefined) {
                     editor._editing_layer.editor._resizeLatLng.__vertex._icon.style.display = 'none';