diff --git a/src/frontend/src/components/plugins/PluginUIFeature.tsx b/src/frontend/src/components/plugins/PluginUIFeature.tsx
index 4ef1fb71ab..4632f9b28c 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/components/plugins/PluginUIFeature.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/components/plugins/PluginUIFeature.tsx
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ export const getPluginTemplateEditor = (
     const setCodeRef = useRef<(code: string) => void>();
     const getCodeRef = useRef<() => string>();
 
+    throw new Error('I was definitely being called!');
+
     useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({
       setCode: (code) => {
         // if the editor is not yet initialized, store the initial code in a ref to set it later