diff --git a/src/node/db/Pad.js b/src/node/db/Pad.js
index a9c87541f..751da1ae5 100644
--- a/src/node/db/Pad.js
+++ b/src/node/db/Pad.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class Pad {
 
   async appendRevision(aChangeset, authorId = '') {
     const newAText = Changeset.applyToAText(aChangeset, this.atext, this.pool);
-    if (newAText.text === this.atext.text && newAText.attribs === this.atext.attribs) {
+    if (newAText.text === this.atext.text && newAText.attribs === this.atext.attribs && this.head !== -1) {
       return this.head;
     }
     Changeset.copyAText(newAText, this.atext);