diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/attributes.js b/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/attributes.js
index 7e5659f76..51246041c 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/attributes.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/dialogs/attributes.js
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@ import infoService from "../services/info.js";
 import treeUtils from "../services/tree_utils.js";
 import attributeAutocompleteService from "../services/attribute_autocomplete.js";
 import utils from "../services/utils.js";
+import libraryLoader from "../services/library_loader.js";
 
 const $dialog = $("#attributes-dialog");
 const $saveAttributesButton = $("#save-attributes-button");
 const $ownedAttributesBody = $('#owned-attributes-table tbody');
 
-const attributesModel = new AttributesModel();
-
 function AttributesModel() {
     const self = this;
 
@@ -254,9 +253,15 @@ function AttributesModel() {
     }
 }
 
+let attributesModel;
+
 export async function showDialog() {
     utils.closeActiveDialog();
 
+    await libraryLoader.requireLibrary(libraryLoader.KNOCKOUT);
+
+    attributesModel = new AttributesModel();
+
     // lazily apply bindings on first use
     if (!ko.dataFor($dialog[0])) {
         ko.applyBindings(attributesModel, $dialog[0]);
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/library_loader.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/library_loader.js
index 9bdccb58e..4aba9765b 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/library_loader.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/library_loader.js
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ const PRINT_THIS = {js: ["libraries/printThis.js"]};
 
 const SORTABLE = {js: ["libraries/sortable.min.js"]};
 
+const KNOCKOUT = {js: ["libraries/knockout.min.js"]};
+
 async function requireLibrary(library) {
     if (library.css) {
         library.css.map(cssUrl => cssLoader.requireCss(cssUrl));
@@ -85,5 +87,6 @@ export default {
     RELATION_MAP,
     LINK_MAP,
     PRINT_THIS,
-    SORTABLE
+    SORTABLE,
+    KNOCKOUT
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/views/desktop.ejs b/src/views/desktop.ejs
index 1dedf66fc..9a33ef8cc 100644
--- a/src/views/desktop.ejs
+++ b/src/views/desktop.ejs
@@ -205,8 +205,6 @@
 <script src="libraries/jquery.hotkeys.js"></script>
 <script src="libraries/jquery.fancytree.hotkeys.js"></script>
 
-<script src="libraries/knockout.min.js"></script>
-
 <script src="libraries/autocomplete.jquery.min.js"></script>
 
 <script src="libraries/dayjs.min.js"></script>