diff --git a/src/static/js/ace.js b/src/static/js/ace.js
index a5e365ce..ac288e6f 100644
--- a/src/static/js/ace.js
+++ b/src/static/js/ace.js
@@ -226,8 +226,13 @@ function Ace2Editor()
       var includedCSS = [];
       var $$INCLUDE_CSS = function(filename) {includedCSS.push(filename)};
       $$INCLUDE_CSS("../static/css/iframe_editor.css");
-      $$INCLUDE_CSS("../static/css/pad.css");
-      $$INCLUDE_CSS("../static/custom/pad.css");
+
+      // disableCustomScriptsAndStyles can be used to disable loading of custom scripts
+      if(!clientVars.disableCustomScriptsAndStyles){
+        console.log("loading custom shit"); // cake remove me
+        $$INCLUDE_CSS("../static/css/pad.css");
+        $$INCLUDE_CSS("../static/custom/pad.css");
+      }
 
       var additionalCSS = _(hooks.callAll("aceEditorCSS")).map(function(path){
         if (path.match(/\/\//)) { // Allow urls to external CSS - http(s):// and //some/path.css