diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/grid/grid.rte.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/grid/grid.rte.directive.js
index 7821c00e691f..8367836f79b0 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/grid/grid.rte.directive.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/grid/grid.rte.directive.js
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ angular.module("umbraco.directives")
                         //custom initialization for this editor within the grid
                         editor.on('init', function (e) {
 
+                            //register global variable to re-save the dragged RTE settings in the controller
+                            editor.settings = baseLineConfigObj;
+
                             // Used this init event - as opposed to property init_instance_callback
                             // to turn off the loader
                             scope.isLoading = false;
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/grid/grid.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/grid/grid.controller.js
index 0add6cf0efe8..e28b0b391f51 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/grid/grid.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/propertyeditors/grid/grid.controller.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ angular.module("umbraco")
                     ui.item.find(".umb-rte").each(function (key, value) {
                         // remove all RTEs in the dragged row and save their settings
                         var rteId = value.id;
-                        var editor = _.findWhere(tinyMCE.editors, { id: rteId });
+                        var editor = _.findWhere(tinyMCE.get() , { id: rteId });
                         if (editor) {
                             draggedRteSettings[rteId] = editor.settings;
                         }
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ angular.module("umbraco")
                         var rteId = value.id;
                         var settings = draggedRteSettings[rteId];
                         if (!settings) {
-                            var editor = _.findWhere(tinyMCE.editors, { id: rteId });
+                            var editor = _.findWhere(tinyMCE.get() , { id: rteId });
                             if (editor) {
                                 settings = editor.settings;
                             }
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ angular.module("umbraco")
                             if ($.inArray(rteId, notIncludedRte) < 0) {
 
                                 // remember this RTEs settings, cause we need to update it later.
-                                var editor = _.findWhere(tinyMCE.editors, { id: rteId })
+                                var editor = _.findWhere(tinyMCE.get(), { id: rteId })
                                 if (editor) {
                                     draggedRteSettings[rteId] = editor.settings;
                                 }
@@ -203,9 +203,8 @@ angular.module("umbraco")
                             var rteId = $(this).attr("id");
 
                             if ($.inArray(rteId, notIncludedRte) < 0) {
-
                                 // remember this RTEs settings, cause we need to update it later.
-                                var editor = _.findWhere(tinyMCE.editors, { id: rteId })
+                                var editor = _.findWhere(tinyMCE.get() , { id: rteId })
                                 if (editor) {
                                     draggedRteSettings[rteId] = editor.settings;
                                 }
@@ -236,7 +235,7 @@ angular.module("umbraco")
                         var rteId = value.id;
 
                         // remember this RTEs settings, cause we need to update it later.
-                        var editor = _.findWhere(tinyMCE.editors, { id: rteId });
+                        var editor = _.findWhere(tinyMCE.get() , { id: rteId });
 
                         // save the dragged RTE settings
                         if (editor) {
@@ -258,7 +257,7 @@ angular.module("umbraco")
                         var rteId = value.id;
                         if ($.inArray(rteId, notIncludedRte) < 0) {
 
-                            var editor = _.findWhere(tinyMCE.editors, { id: rteId });
+                            var editor = _.findWhere(tinyMCE.get() , { id: rteId });
                             if (editor) {
                                 draggedRteSettings[rteId] = editor.settings;
                             }