diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/codecell.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/codecell.js
index 2f25dd3..8cdb13e 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/codecell.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/codecell.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         var output = $('<div></div>');
         cell.append(input).append(output);
         this.element = cell;
-		this.output_area = new IPython.OutputArea(output, false);
+		this.output_area = new IPython.OutputArea(output, true);
 
         // construct a completer only if class exist
         // otherwise no print view
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/outputarea.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/outputarea.js
index 1968718..1859b5f 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/outputarea.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/outputarea.js
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
         this.clear_out_timeout = null;
         if (prompt_area === undefined) {
             this.prompt_area = true;
-        }
+        } else {
+            this.prompt_area = prompt_area;
+        };
         this.style();
     };