diff --git a/Trunk/core/js/main.js b/Trunk/core/js/main.js
index c1fa335..b5a52a9 100644
--- a/Trunk/core/js/main.js
+++ b/Trunk/core/js/main.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ function main()
 	formatter = new Formatter(config.formatters);
 	invokeParamifier(params,"onconfig");
 	story.switchTheme(config.options.txtTheme);
-	showBackstage = !readOnly;
+	showBackstage = showBackstage || !readOnly;
 	t6 = new Date();
 	for(var m in config.macros) {
 		if(config.macros[m].init)