diff --git a/modules/story-summary/story-summary.js b/modules/story-summary/story-summary.js
index 51376c0..e1ba523 100644
--- a/modules/story-summary/story-summary.js
+++ b/modules/story-summary/story-summary.js
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ function maybePreloadTokenizer() {
     const vectorCfg = getVectorConfig();
     if (!vectorCfg?.enabled) return;
 
-    tokenizerPreloaded = true;
     preloadTokenizer()
         .then((ok) => {
             if (ok) {