diff --git a/modules/ve-mw/init/targets/ve.init.mw.ViewPageTarget.init.js b/modules/ve-mw/init/targets/ve.init.mw.ViewPageTarget.init.js
index 736750072e..8f00fa08dc 100644
--- a/modules/ve-mw/init/targets/ve.init.mw.ViewPageTarget.init.js
+++ b/modules/ve-mw/init/targets/ve.init.mw.ViewPageTarget.init.js
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@
 
 			targetPromise = getTarget().then( function ( target ) {
 				target.saveEditSection( $( e.target ).closest( 'h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6' ).get( 0 ) );
+				return target;
 			} );
 			activateTarget( targetPromise );
 		}