diff --git a/src/pages/components/PageDetailsPage/form.tsx b/src/pages/components/PageDetailsPage/form.tsx
index cfbe1c0fa..e1c21856f 100644
--- a/src/pages/components/PageDetailsPage/form.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/components/PageDetailsPage/form.tsx
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ function usePageForm(
     title: page?.title || ""
   });
   const [content, changeContent] = useRichText({
-    initial: page?.content,
+    initial: pageExists ? page?.content : null,
     triggerChange
   });