diff --git a/src/components/CollaborativeEditor.vue b/src/components/CollaborativeEditor.vue
index e9a2cd5b891..5ea0d33ffdf 100644
--- a/src/components/CollaborativeEditor.vue
+++ b/src/components/CollaborativeEditor.vue
@@ -680,9 +680,11 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			if (window.OCA.Text.logEditorUpdates) {
 				this.debugContent(editor)
 			}
-			const proseMirrorMarkdown = this.serialize()
+			const serialize = this.serialize
 			this.$emit('update:content', {
-				markdown: proseMirrorMarkdown,
+				get markdown() {
+					return serialize()
+				},
 			})
 		},