diff --git a/src/applications/phriction/editor/document/PhrictionDocumentEditor.php b/src/applications/phriction/editor/document/PhrictionDocumentEditor.php
index c760d405ec..2db32e05b3 100644
--- a/src/applications/phriction/editor/document/PhrictionDocumentEditor.php
+++ b/src/applications/phriction/editor/document/PhrictionDocumentEditor.php
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ final class PhrictionDocumentEditor {
       $content = new PhrictionContent();
       $content->setSlug($slug);
       $content->setTitle($default_title);
+      $content->setContent('');
     }
 
     $obj = new PhrictionDocumentEditor();