src/share/classes/javax/swing/JEditorPane.java

@@ -677,12 +677,12 @@
                         public void run() {
                             JEditorPane.this.firePropertyChange("page", old, page);
                         }
                     });
                 }
-                return (pageLoaded ? page : old);
             }
+            return (pageLoaded ? page : old);
         }
 
         /**
          * The stream to load the document with
          */