diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/components/Editor.js b/client/modules/IDE/components/Editor.js
index 34658b6f..8b2bd924 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/components/Editor.js
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/components/Editor.js
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ class Editor extends React.Component {
       this.props.updateFileContent(this.props.file.name, this._cm.getValue());
     }));
     this._cm.on('keyup', () => {
-      this.props.updateLineNumber(parseInt((this._cm.getCursor().line) + 1, 10));
+      const temp = `line ${parseInt((this._cm.getCursor().line) + 1, 10)}`;
+      document.getElementById('current-line').innerHTML = temp;
     });
     // this._cm.on('change', () => { // eslint-disable-line
     //   // this.props.updateFileContent('sketch.js', this._cm.getValue());
diff --git a/client/modules/IDE/components/EditorAccessibility.js b/client/modules/IDE/components/EditorAccessibility.js
index b2e0cbe3..e98b4605 100644
--- a/client/modules/IDE/components/EditorAccessibility.js
+++ b/client/modules/IDE/components/EditorAccessibility.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class EditorAccessibility extends React.Component {
           {messages}
         </ul>
         <p> Current line
-          <span className="editor-linenumber" aria-live="polite" aria-atomic="true" id="current-line"> {this.props.lineNumber} </span>
+          <span className="editor-linenumber" aria-live="polite" aria-atomic="true" id="current-line"> </span>
         </p>
       </div>
     );