diff --git a/packages/libro-jupyter/src/contents/content-contribution.ts b/packages/libro-jupyter/src/contents/content-contribution.ts
index e7595c2a..2efc7777 100644
--- a/packages/libro-jupyter/src/contents/content-contribution.ts
+++ b/packages/libro-jupyter/src/contents/content-contribution.ts
@@ -20,13 +20,8 @@ export class LibroJupyterContentContribution implements ContentContribution {
       currentFileContents.content.nbformat_minor = 5;
       jupyterModel.currentFileContents = currentFileContents;
       jupyterModel.filePath = currentFileContents.path;
-      jupyterModel.id = currentFileContents.path; // use file path as id, will be passed to editor and lsp
       jupyterModel.lastModified = jupyterModel.currentFileContents.last_modified;
 
-      if (jupyterModel.executable) {
-        jupyterModel.startKernelConnection();
-      }
-
       return jupyterModel.currentFileContents.content;
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/libro-jupyter/src/libro-jupyter-model.ts b/packages/libro-jupyter/src/libro-jupyter-model.ts
index f7cc5e18..552a3e4b 100644
--- a/packages/libro-jupyter/src/libro-jupyter-model.ts
+++ b/packages/libro-jupyter/src/libro-jupyter-model.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import type { INotebookContent } from '@difizen/libro-common';
 import type { VirtualizedManager } from '@difizen/libro-core';
 import { LibroModel, VirtualizedManagerHelper } from '@difizen/libro-core';
 import {
@@ -147,6 +148,15 @@ export class LibroJupyterModel extends LibroModel implements ExecutableNotebookM
     await this.contentsManager.deleteCheckpoint(this.filePath, checkpointID);
   }
 
+  override loadNotebookContent(): Promise<INotebookContent> {
+    const content = super.loadNotebookContent();
+    this.id = this.currentFileContents.path; // use file path as id, will be passed to editor and lsp
+    if (this.executable && !this.kernelConnecting) {
+      this.startKernelConnection();
+    }
+    return content;
+  }
+
   startKernelConnection() {
     this.kernelConnecting = true;
     const fileInfo = this.currentFileContents;