diff --git a/source/Editor.ts b/source/Editor.ts
index a5a57a80..f2ddda76 100644
--- a/source/Editor.ts
+++ b/source/Editor.ts
@@ -2122,7 +2122,7 @@ class Squire {
                 break;
             }
 
-            if (!(child as HTMLElement).isContentEditable) {
+            if (child && !(child as HTMLElement).isContentEditable) {
                 replaceWith(child, document.createTextNode('') as Text);
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/source/node/Node.ts b/source/node/Node.ts
index 0a0b1757..6acfd84f 100644
--- a/source/node/Node.ts
+++ b/source/node/Node.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ const areAlike = (
         return (
             node.nodeName !== 'A' &&
             node.className === node2.className &&
-            node.style.cssText === node2.style.cssText
+            node.style.cssText === node2.style.cssText &&
+            (node as HTMLElement).isContentEditable && (node2 as HTMLElement).isContentEditable
         );
     }
     return true;