diff --git a/src/components/controllers/repl-page.jsx b/src/components/controllers/repl-page.jsx
index 6fc75d0c1..a482bef43 100644
--- a/src/components/controllers/repl-page.jsx
+++ b/src/components/controllers/repl-page.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useLocation, useRoute } from 'preact-iso';
 import { Repl } from './repl';
-import { useExample } from './repl/examples';
+import { fetchExample } from './repl/examples';
 import { useContent, useResource } from '../../lib/use-resource';
 import { useTitle, useDescription } from './utils';
 import { useLanguage } from '../../lib/i18n';
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export default function ReplPage() {
 	useTitle(meta.title);
 	useDescription(meta.description);
 
-	const [code] = initialCode(query);
+	const code = useResource(() => getInitialCode(query), [query]);
 
 	return (
 		<div class={style.repl}>
@@ -38,35 +38,31 @@ export default function ReplPage() {
  *
  * ?code -> ?example -> localStorage -> simple counter example
  */
-function initialCode(query) {
+async function getInitialCode(query) {
 	const { route } = useLocation();
-	let code, slug;
+	let code;
 	if (query.code)  {
-		try {
-			code = useResource(() => querySafetyCheck(atob(query.code)), [query.code]);
-		} catch (e) {}
+		code = querySafetyCheck(atob(query.code));
 	} else if (query.example) {
-		code = useExample([query.example]);
-		if (code) {
-			slug = query.example;
-			route(`/repl?example=${encodeURIComponent(slug)}`, true);
+		code = await fetchExample(query.example);
+		if (!code) {
+			route('/repl', true);
 		}
-		else route('/repl', true);
 	}
 
 	if (!code) {
 		if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && localStorage.getItem('preact-www-repl-code')) {
 			code = localStorage.getItem('preact-www-repl-code');
 		} else {
-			slug = 'counter';
+			const slug = 'counter';
 			if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
 				route(`/repl?example=${encodeURIComponent(slug)}`, true);
 			}
-			code = useExample([slug]);
+			code = await fetchExample(slug);
 		}
 	}
 
-	return [code, slug];
+	return code;
 }
 
 async function querySafetyCheck(code) {
diff --git a/src/components/controllers/repl/examples.js b/src/components/controllers/repl/examples.js
index 26a5f0512..baf23b95d 100644
--- a/src/components/controllers/repl/examples.js
+++ b/src/components/controllers/repl/examples.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import { useResource } from '../../../lib/use-resource';
-
 import simpleCounterExample from './examples/simple-counter.txt?url';
 import counterWithHtmExample from './examples/counter-with-htm.txt?url';
 import todoExample from './examples/todo-list.txt?url';
@@ -68,16 +66,8 @@ export function getExample(slug, list = EXAMPLES) {
 	}
 }
 
-/**
- * @param {[ slug: string ]} args
- * @returns {string | undefined}
- */
-export function useExample([slug]) {
+export async function fetchExample(slug) {
 	const example = getExample(slug);
 	if (!example) return;
-	return useResource(() => loadExample(example.url), ['example', slug]);
-}
-
-export async function loadExample(exampleUrl) {
-	return await fetch(exampleUrl).then(r => r.text());
+	return await fetch(example.url).then(r => r.text());
 }
diff --git a/src/components/controllers/repl/index.jsx b/src/components/controllers/repl/index.jsx
index a5e6d8a89..36baa683d 100644
--- a/src/components/controllers/repl/index.jsx
+++ b/src/components/controllers/repl/index.jsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { useState } from 'preact/hooks';
+import { useState, useCallback } from 'preact/hooks';
 import { useLocation, useRoute } from 'preact-iso';
 import { Splitter } from '../../splitter';
 import { ErrorOverlay } from './error-overlay';
-import { EXAMPLES, getExample, loadExample } from './examples';
+import { EXAMPLES, fetchExample } from './examples';
 import { useStoredValue } from '../../../lib/localstorage';
 import { useResource } from '../../../lib/use-resource';
 import { parseStackTrace } from './errors';
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ export function Repl({ code }) {
 	]).then(([CodeEditor, Runner]) => ({ CodeEditor: CodeEditor.default, Runner: Runner.default })), ['repl']);
 
 	const applyExample = (slug) => {
-		loadExample(getExample(slug).url)
+		fetchExample(slug)
 			.then(code => {
 				setEditorCode(code);
 				route(`/repl?example=${encodeURIComponent(slug)}`, true);
 		});
 	};
 
-	const onEditorInput = (value) => {
+	const onEditorInput = useCallback((value) => {
 		setEditorCode(value);
 
 		// Clears the example & code query params when a user
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export function Repl({ code }) {
 		if (query.example || query.code) {
 			route('/repl', true);
 		}
-	};
+	}, [query]);
 
 	const share = () => {
 		// No reason to share semi-sketchy btoa'd code if there's