diff --git a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/cell.js b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/cell.js
index f8fc9f9..decd947 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/cell.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/cell.js
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         setTimeout(function () {
             var isf = IPython.utils.is_focused;
             if (!isf(that.element.find('div.CodeMirror'))) {
-                this.code_mirror.focus();
+                that.code_mirror.focus();
             }
         }, 1);
     }