diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp
index 5e76c63e8..51745ce6d 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_pattern_editor.cpp
@@ -109,13 +109,12 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
         });
 
         EventManager::subscribe<EventProviderOpened>(this, [this](prv::Provider *provider) {
+            auto &patternLanguageData = ProviderExtraData::get(provider).patternLanguage;
+            patternLanguageData.runtime = ContentRegistry::PatternLanguage::createDefaultRuntime(provider);
+
             if (!this->m_autoLoadPatterns)
                 return;
 
-            auto &patternLanguageData = ProviderExtraData::get(provider).patternLanguage;
-
-            patternLanguageData.runtime = ContentRegistry::PatternLanguage::createDefaultRuntime(provider);
-
             // Copy over current pattern source code to the new provider
             if (!this->m_syncPatternSourceCode) {
                 patternLanguageData.sourceCode = this->m_textEditor.GetText();