diff --git a/app/views/submissions/edit.html.haml b/app/views/submissions/edit.html.haml
--- a/app/views/submissions/edit.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/submissions/edit.html.haml
@@ -48,18 +48,19 @@
               = render :partial => 'submission_short',
                 :locals => {submission: @submission, problem_name: @problem.name, problem_id: @problem.id }
 
-- if @submission
-  .modal.fade#compiler{tabindex: -1,role: 'dialog'}
-    .modal-dialog.modal-lg{role:'document'}
-      .modal-content
-        .modal-header
-          %button.close{type: 'button', data: {dismissed: :modal}, aria: {label: 'close'}}
-            %span{aria: {hidden: 'true'}, data: {dismiss: 'modal'}} ×
-          %h4 Compiler message
-        .modal-body
-          %pre#compiler_msg= @submission.compiler_message
-        .modal-footer
-          %button.btn.btn-default{type: 'button', data: {dismiss: 'modal'}} Close
+.modal.fade#compiler{tabindex: -1,role: 'dialog'}
+  .modal-dialog.modal-lg{role:'document'}
+    .modal-content
+      .modal-header
+        %button.close{type: 'button', data: {dismissed: :modal}, aria: {label: 'close'}}
+          %span{aria: {hidden: 'true'}, data: {dismiss: 'modal'}} ×
+        %h4 Compiler message
+      .modal-body
+        %pre#compiler_msg
+          - if @submission
+            = @submission.compiler_message
+      .modal-footer
+        %button.btn.btn-default{type: 'button', data: {dismiss: 'modal'}} Close
 
 :javascript
   $(document).ready(function() {