diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 4345a2a..07b0fe8 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -141,20 +141,22 @@ async function rebuildPreview(): Promise<void> {
         compileError.hidden = true
         compileError.textContent = ''
 
-        if (runtime) {
-            runtime.setTemplate(result.template)
-            runtime.setSlides(result.slides)
-            // Follow the slide being edited; the deck may just have grown.
-            if (currentSlide >= 0) {
-                runtime.goTo(currentSlide)
-            }
-        } else {
+        if (!runtime) {
             runtime = createRuntime(stage, result.slides, {
                 template: result.template,
                 onCurrentChange: (index) => setSlide(index)
             })
+            // A reload restores the slide you were on (history state): open
+            // the editor and the selection there too.
+            setSlide(runtime.current)
         }
+        runtime.setTemplate(result.template)
+        runtime.setSlides(result.slides)
         runtime.setCss(result.css)
+        // Follow the slide being edited; the deck may just have grown.
+        if (currentSlide >= 0) {
+            runtime.goTo(currentSlide)
+        }
     } catch (error) {
         // Half-typed Less should not blank the preview: keep the last good
         // output on screen and report what broke.
diff --git a/src/slides/compile.ts b/src/slides/compile.ts
index 4b3c72e..87337d4 100644
--- a/src/slides/compile.ts
+++ b/src/slides/compile.ts
@@ -57,21 +57,25 @@ export interface CompiledPresentation {
  * removed from the markup because their raw Less must never reach the DOM —
  * the compiled CSS is injected separately, at `<?= css ?>`. A style tag that
  * *is* that injection point is left alone.
+ *
+ * Parsed as a fragment rather than a full document: as a document a leading
+ * `<style>` would land in `<head>` and be lost from the body output, taking
+ * the injection point with it.
  */
 export function extractStyles(markup: string): { html: string; style: string } {
     if (!markup.includes('<style')) {
         return { html: markup, style: '' }
     }
 
-    const hidden = markup
+    const fragment = document.createElement('div')
+    fragment.innerHTML = markup
         .split(HTML_PLACEHOLDER)
         .join(HTML_SENTINEL)
         .split(CSS_PLACEHOLDER)
         .join(CSS_SENTINEL)
-    const parsed = new DOMParser().parseFromString(hidden, 'text/html')
 
     const blocks: string[] = []
-    for (const element of Array.from(parsed.querySelectorAll('style'))) {
+    for (const element of Array.from(fragment.querySelectorAll('style'))) {
         const source = element.textContent ?? ''
         if (source.includes(CSS_SENTINEL)) {
             // This tag is where the compiled CSS gets injected, not authoring.
@@ -81,7 +85,7 @@ export function extractStyles(markup: string): { html: string; style: string } {
         element.remove()
     }
 
-    const html = parsed.body.innerHTML
+    const html = fragment.innerHTML
         .split(HTML_SENTINEL)
         .join('<?= html ?>')
         .split(CSS_SENTINEL)
diff --git a/src/slides/runtime.ts b/src/slides/runtime.ts
index 23d1bc0..eb880b6 100644
--- a/src/slides/runtime.ts
+++ b/src/slides/runtime.ts
@@ -36,9 +36,16 @@ export interface Runtime {
     previous(): void
     /** Swap the deck in place (after recompiling) without resetting the view. */
     setSlides(slides: readonly CompiledSlide[]): void
-    /** Set the global slide; a template re-renders the scene around the slides. */
+    /**
+     * Set the global slide; a template re-renders the scene around the slides.
+     * Order-independent: a scene re-render re-applies the stored stylesheet.
+     */
     setTemplate(template: string): void
-    /** Inject the compiled stylesheet at the scene's `<?= css ?>`, or in the head. */
+    /**
+     * Set the compiled stylesheet: injected at the scene's `<?= css ?>`, or in
+     * the head when the scene has no injection point. Stored, so re-renders of
+     * the scene re-apply it — safe to call in any order with the other setters.
+     */
     setCss(css: string): void
     readonly current: number
     readonly slides: readonly RuntimeSlide[]
@@ -194,6 +201,7 @@ export function createRuntime(
     let generation = 0
     let destroyed = false
     let template = options.template ?? ''
+    let css = ''
     let mountPoint: HTMLElement = container
 
     container.setAttribute('data-psslides-runtime', '')
@@ -359,33 +367,30 @@ export function createRuntime(
     window.addEventListener('popstate', onPopState)
 
     /**
-     * Set the global slide. A template (`<?= html ?>` inside) is rendered once
-     * as the scene — slides are mounted where the placeholder was, `<?= css ?>`
-     * is filled by setCss. Anything else leaves the slide tree alone; its
-     * markup was already merged into the slides by the compiler.
+     * Render the global slide as the scene (or reset to plain slides when it
+     * is not a template) and re-apply the stored stylesheet to whatever the
+     * new scene offers: its `<?= css ?>`, or the head as a fallback.
      */
-    function setTemplate(value: string): void {
-        if (destroyed || value === template) {
-            return
+    function renderShell(): void {
+        // Start from a clean container so a previous scene never lingers
+        // after the template goes away. The slide elements survive as
+        // objects; the caller re-homes them into the fresh mount point.
+        container.replaceChildren()
+        mountPoint = container
+        if (HTML_PLACEHOLDER.test(template)) {
+            container.innerHTML = template.split(HTML_PLACEHOLDER).join(MOUNT_POINT)
+            mountPoint = container.querySelector<HTMLElement>(MOUNT_SELECTOR) ?? container
         }
-        template = value
-        renderShell()
-        // The shell was rebuilt, but the slide elements themselves survive as
-        // objects: re-home them instead of recreating anything.
-        mountPoint.append(...records.map((record) => record.element))
+        applyCss()
     }
 
     /**
-     * Inject the compiled stylesheet. A `<style>` holding `<?= css ?>` inside
-     * the container takes it in place — tagged `data-ps-css` so recompiles
-     * keep aiming at it once the placeholder text is gone. With no such target
-     * the runtime keeps one stylesheet in the document head.
+     * Put the stored stylesheet in exactly one place: a `<style>` holding
+     * `<?= css ?>` inside the scene takes it in place — tagged `data-ps-css`
+     * so recompiles keep aiming at it once the placeholder text is gone. With
+     * no such target the runtime keeps one stylesheet in the document head.
      */
-    function setCss(css: string): void {
-        if (destroyed) {
-            return
-        }
-
+    function applyCss(): void {
         let injected = false
         for (const style of Array.from(container.querySelectorAll('style'))) {
             const isTarget =
@@ -403,19 +408,35 @@ export function createRuntime(
             if (fallbackSheet) {
                 fallbackSheet.textContent = ''
             }
-        } else {
+        } else if (css || fallbackSheet) {
             headSheet().textContent = css
         }
     }
 
-    /** Render the global slide as the scene; plain markup leaves the DOM alone. */
-    function renderShell(): void {
-        mountPoint = container
-        if (!template || !HTML_PLACEHOLDER.test(template)) {
+    function setCss(value: string): void {
+        if (destroyed) {
             return
         }
-        container.innerHTML = template.split(HTML_PLACEHOLDER).join(MOUNT_POINT)
-        mountPoint = container.querySelector<HTMLElement>(MOUNT_SELECTOR) ?? container
+        css = value
+        applyCss()
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Set the global slide. A template (`<?= html ?>` inside) is rendered once
+     * as the scene — slides are mounted where the placeholder was, and the
+     * stored stylesheet is re-applied where `<?= css ?>` is. Anything else
+     * leaves the slide tree alone; its markup was already merged into the
+     * slides by the compiler.
+     */
+    function setTemplate(value: string): void {
+        if (destroyed || value === template) {
+            return
+        }
+        template = value
+        renderShell()
+        // The shell was rebuilt, but the slide elements themselves survive as
+        // objects: re-home them instead of recreating anything.
+        mountPoint.append(...records.map((record) => record.element))
     }
 
     return {
@@ -443,6 +464,8 @@ export function createRuntime(
             window.removeEventListener('popstate', onPopState)
             container.replaceChildren()
             container.removeAttribute('data-psslides-runtime')
+            fallbackSheet?.remove()
+            fallbackSheet = null
         }
     }
 }