diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index 3e2437df5..79fa419ec 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -405,10 +405,6 @@ const Hydrogen = {
 
   restartKernelAndReEvaluateBubbles() {
     const { editor, kernel } = store;
-    if (!editor || !kernel) {
-      this.runAll();
-      return;
-    }
 
     let breakpoints = [];
     _.forEach(this.markerBubbleMap, (bubble: ResultView) => {
@@ -416,7 +412,11 @@ const Hydrogen = {
     });
     this.clearResultBubbles();
 
-    kernel.restart(() => this.runAll(breakpoints));
+    if (!editor || !kernel) {
+      this.runAll(breakpoints);
+    } else {
+      kernel.restart(() => this.runAll(breakpoints));
+    }
   },
 
   toggleBubble() {