diff --git a/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/js/ui/editor.js b/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/js/ui/editor.js
index 443c7c680..f596f430f 100644
--- a/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/js/ui/editor.js
+++ b/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/js/ui/editor.js
@@ -181,7 +181,9 @@ var editor = {
             o.downward = d.downward || false;
             o.content = d.content;
             o.setTextAlign(d.align);
-            o.rotate(d.rotation);
+            if (d.rotation) {
+                o.rotate(d.rotation);
+            }
             if (d.content === "other") {
                 o.setText(d.text);
             } else {