diff --git a/extensions/markdown/preview-src/csp.ts b/extensions/markdown/preview-src/csp.ts
index a0891955ef1..007e7e30fbb 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown/preview-src/csp.ts
+++ b/extensions/markdown/preview-src/csp.ts
@@ -3,45 +3,45 @@
  *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-(function () {
-	const settings = JSON.parse(document.getElementById('vscode-markdown-preview-data').getAttribute('data-settings'));
-	const strings = JSON.parse(document.getElementById('vscode-markdown-preview-data').getAttribute('data-strings'));
+import { getSettings } from './settings';
 
-	let didShow = false;
+const strings = JSON.parse(document.getElementById('vscode-markdown-preview-data').getAttribute('data-strings'));
+const settings = getSettings();
 
-	const showCspWarning = () => {
-		if (didShow || settings.disableSecurityWarnings) {
-			return;
-		}
-		didShow = true;
+let didShow = false;
 
-		const notification = document.createElement('a');
-		notification.innerText = strings.cspAlertMessageText;
-		notification.setAttribute('id', 'code-csp-warning');
-		notification.setAttribute('title', strings.cspAlertMessageTitle);
+const showCspWarning = () => {
+	if (didShow || settings.disableSecurityWarnings) {
+		return;
+	}
+	didShow = true;
 
-		notification.setAttribute('role', 'button');
-		notification.setAttribute('aria-label', strings.cspAlertMessageLabel);
-		notification.onclick = () => {
-			window.parent.postMessage({
-				type: 'command',
-				source: settings.source,
-				body: {
-					command: 'markdown.showPreviewSecuritySelector',
-					args: [settings.source]
-				}
-			}, '*');
-		};
-		document.body.appendChild(notification);
+	const notification = document.createElement('a');
+	notification.innerText = strings.cspAlertMessageText;
+	notification.setAttribute('id', 'code-csp-warning');
+	notification.setAttribute('title', strings.cspAlertMessageTitle);
+
+	notification.setAttribute('role', 'button');
+	notification.setAttribute('aria-label', strings.cspAlertMessageLabel);
+	notification.onclick = () => {
+		window.parent.postMessage({
+			type: 'command',
+			source: settings.source,
+			body: {
+				command: 'markdown.showPreviewSecuritySelector',
+				args: [settings.source]
+			}
+		}, '*');
 	};
+	document.body.appendChild(notification);
+};
 
-	document.addEventListener('securitypolicyviolation', () => {
+document.addEventListener('securitypolicyviolation', () => {
+	showCspWarning();
+});
+
+window.addEventListener('message', (event) => {
+	if (event && event.data && event.data.name === 'vscode-did-block-svg') {
 		showCspWarning();
-	});
-
-	window.addEventListener('message', (event) => {
-		if (event && event.data && event.data.name === 'vscode-did-block-svg') {
-			showCspWarning();
-		}
-	});
-}());
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+	}
+});
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diff --git a/extensions/markdown/preview-src/index.ts b/extensions/markdown/preview-src/index.ts
index a0a0d797275..1311315897d 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown/preview-src/index.ts
+++ b/extensions/markdown/preview-src/index.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
  *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+import { getSettings } from './settings';
+
+
 // From https://remysharp.com/2010/07/21/throttling-function-calls
 function throttle(fn: (x: any) => any, threshhold: any, scope?: any) {
 	threshhold = threshhold || (threshhold = 250);
@@ -195,7 +198,7 @@ class ActiveLineMarker {
 
 var scrollDisabled = true;
 const marker = new ActiveLineMarker();
-const settings = JSON.parse(document.getElementById('vscode-markdown-preview-data').getAttribute('data-settings'));
+const settings = getSettings();
 
 function onLoad() {
 	if (settings.scrollPreviewWithEditor) {
diff --git a/extensions/markdown/preview-src/loading.ts b/extensions/markdown/preview-src/loading.ts
index 88d1c55f589..ae4c01f68e4 100644
--- a/extensions/markdown/preview-src/loading.ts
+++ b/extensions/markdown/preview-src/loading.ts
@@ -2,35 +2,35 @@
  *  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
  *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-(function () {
-	const unloadedStyles: string[] = [];
+import { getSettings } from './settings';
 
-	const settings: any = JSON.parse(document.getElementById('vscode-markdown-preview-data').getAttribute('data-settings'));
+const unloadedStyles: string[] = [];
 
-	const onStyleLoadError = (event: any) => {
-		const source = event.target.dataset.source;
-		unloadedStyles.push(source);
-	};
+const settings = getSettings();
 
-	window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
-		for (const link of document.getElementsByClassName('code-user-style') as HTMLCollectionOf<HTMLElement>) {
-			if (link.dataset.source) {
-				link.onerror = onStyleLoadError;
-			}
+const onStyleLoadError = (event: any) => {
+	const source = event.target.dataset.source;
+	unloadedStyles.push(source);
+};
+
+window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
+	for (const link of document.getElementsByClassName('code-user-style') as HTMLCollectionOf<HTMLElement>) {
+		if (link.dataset.source) {
+			link.onerror = onStyleLoadError;
 		}
-	});
+	}
+});
 
-	window.addEventListener('load', () => {
-		if (!unloadedStyles.length) {
-			return;
+window.addEventListener('load', () => {
+	if (!unloadedStyles.length) {
+		return;
+	}
+	window.parent.postMessage({
+		type: 'command',
+		source: settings.source,
+		body: {
+			command: '_markdown.onPreviewStyleLoadError',
+			args: [unloadedStyles]
 		}
-		window.parent.postMessage({
-			type: 'command',
-			source: settings.source,
-			body: {
-				command: '_markdown.onPreviewStyleLoadError',
-				args: [unloadedStyles]
-			}
-		}, '*');
-	});
-})();
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+	}, '*');
+});
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diff --git a/extensions/markdown/preview-src/settings.ts b/extensions/markdown/preview-src/settings.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cab6134d011
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/markdown/preview-src/settings.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
+ *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+
+export function getSettings(): any {
+	return JSON.parse(document.getElementById('vscode-markdown-preview-data').getAttribute('data-settings'));
+}