diff --git a/modules/core/context.js b/modules/core/context.js
index e9ac76134..91de61ca5 100644
--- a/modules/core/context.js
+++ b/modules/core/context.js
@@ -135,21 +135,21 @@ export function coreContext() {
 
 
     context.loadTiles = function(projection, callback) {
-        if (connection && context.editable()) {
-            var cid = connection.getConnectionId();
-            utilCallWhenIdle(function() {
+        utilCallWhenIdle(function() {
+            if (connection && context.editable()) {
+                var cid = connection.getConnectionId();
                 connection.loadTiles(projection, afterLoad(cid, callback));
-            })();
-        }
+            }
+        })();
     };
 
     context.loadTileAtLoc = function(loc, callback) {
-        if (connection && context.editable()) {
-            var cid = connection.getConnectionId();
-            utilCallWhenIdle(function() {
+        utilCallWhenIdle(function() {
+            if (connection && context.editable()) {
+                var cid = connection.getConnectionId();
                 connection.loadTileAtLoc(loc, afterLoad(cid, callback));
-            })();
-        }
+            }
+        })();
     };
 
     context.loadEntity = function(entityID, callback) {
diff --git a/modules/util/idle.js b/modules/util/idle.js
index 103e0eded..9b2765c47 100644
--- a/modules/util/idle.js
+++ b/modules/util/idle.js
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ export function utilIdleWorker(tasks, processor, callback) {
         callback(results);
     })();
 
-    // alternatively, each task deferred in its own callback
-    // seems to not work because it
+    // alternatively, each task deferred in its own callback seems to not work
 
     // var processed = [];
     // var currentPos = 0;