diff --git a/functional-test/src/main/java/org/zanata/page/webtrans/EditorPage.java b/functional-test/src/main/java/org/zanata/page/webtrans/EditorPage.java
index 30042ce8b5..097fabd998 100644
--- a/functional-test/src/main/java/org/zanata/page/webtrans/EditorPage.java
+++ b/functional-test/src/main/java/org/zanata/page/webtrans/EditorPage.java
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ public enum Validations {
     // first %d is row index, second %d is plural form index (i.e. 0-6)
     private static final String TARGET_ID_FMT = "gwt-debug-%d-target-%d";
 
+    private static final String EDITOR_SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT =
+            "gwt-debug-syntax-highlight-chk-input";
     // buttons id format
     private static final String APPROVE_BUTTON_ID_FMT =
             "gwt-debug-target-%d-save-approve";
@@ -106,7 +108,8 @@ public List<List<String>> getGlossaryResultTable() {
                 new Function<WebDriver, List<List<String>>>() {
                     @Override
                     public List<List<String>> apply(WebDriver input) {
-                        if (input.findElements(glossaryNoResultBy).size() == 1) {
+                        if (input.findElements(glossaryNoResultBy).size() ==
+                                1) {
                             return Collections.emptyList();
                         }
                         List<List<String>> resultTable =
@@ -148,7 +151,8 @@ public String getMessageSourceAtRowIndex(int rowIndex, Plurals plural) {
      */
     public String getMessageTargetAtRowIndex(final int rowIndex) {
         log.info("Query text flow target at {}", rowIndex);
-        return getCodeMirrorContent(rowIndex, TARGET_ID_FMT, Plurals.TargetSingular);
+        return getCodeMirrorContent(rowIndex, TARGET_ID_FMT,
+                Plurals.TargetSingular);
     }
 
     private String getCodeMirrorContent(final long rowIndex,
@@ -173,8 +177,8 @@ public EditorPage setSyntaxHighlighting(boolean option) {
         WebElement highlight = waitForAMoment().until(new Function<WebDriver, WebElement>() {
             @Override
             public WebElement apply(WebDriver input) {
-                WebElement element = getDriver()
-                        .findElement(By.id("gwt-uid-143"));
+                WebElement element =
+                        getDriver().findElement(By.id(EDITOR_SYNTAXHIGHLIGHT));
                 if (element.isDisplayed()) {
                     return element;
                 }
@@ -207,7 +211,6 @@ public Boolean apply(WebDriver input) {
                         .isDisplayed();
             }
         });
-
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/functional-test/src/test/java/org/zanata/feature/misc/ObsoleteTextTest.java b/functional-test/src/test/java/org/zanata/feature/misc/ObsoleteTextTest.java
index 0ede5f3d39..14abc09804 100644
--- a/functional-test/src/test/java/org/zanata/feature/misc/ObsoleteTextTest.java
+++ b/functional-test/src/test/java/org/zanata/feature/misc/ObsoleteTextTest.java
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ public String call() throws Exception {
 
     private static EditorPage openEditor() {
         return new BasicWorkFlow().goToEditor("obsolete-test", "master", "fr",
-                "message1")
-                .setSyntaxHighlighting(false);
+                "message1");
     }
 }
diff --git a/zanata-war/src/main/java/org/zanata/webtrans/client/view/EditorOptionsView.java b/zanata-war/src/main/java/org/zanata/webtrans/client/view/EditorOptionsView.java
index 5869093c89..3da33fb247 100644
--- a/zanata-war/src/main/java/org/zanata/webtrans/client/view/EditorOptionsView.java
+++ b/zanata-war/src/main/java/org/zanata/webtrans/client/view/EditorOptionsView.java
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ public EditorOptionsView(WebTransMessages messages,
                 .setText(messages.showTransUnitDetails());
         showOptionalTransUnitDetailsChk.setTitle(messages
                 .showTransUnitDetailsTooltip());
+
+        useCodeMirrorChk.ensureDebugId("syntax-highlight-chk");
     }
 
     @Override