diff --git a/js/options.js b/js/options.js
index 7d7ba174..ba774c26 100644
--- a/js/options.js
+++ b/js/options.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
     $(function() {
         var phoneView = new Whisper.PhoneInputView({el: $('#phone-number-input')});
+        phoneView.render();
         if (textsecure.registration.isDone()) {
             $('#complete-number').text(textsecure.utils.unencodeNumber(textsecure.storage.getUnencrypted("number_id"))[0]);//TODO: no
             $('#setup-complete').show().addClass('in');
diff --git a/js/views/phone-input-view.js b/js/views/phone-input-view.js
index 46b9fa77..f3fa4c7c 100644
--- a/js/views/phone-input-view.js
+++ b/js/views/phone-input-view.js
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ var Whisper = Whisper || {};
         tagName: 'div',
         className: 'phone-input',
         template: $('#phone-number').html(),
-        initialize: function() {
-            this.render();
-        },
-
         render: function() {
             this.$el.html($(Mustache.render(this.template)));
             this.$el.find('input.number').intlTelInput();