diff --git a/src/core/js/ext_editmode_wysiwyg_text.js b/src/core/js/ext_editmode_wysiwyg_text.js
index f87e5cd5ff266a8b28019814ceb5edf132b12ed3..5f9a05210dd76c84784279b6452d0506f8fb7adb 100644
--- a/src/core/js/ext_editmode_wysiwyg_text.js
+++ b/src/core/js/ext_editmode_wysiwyg_text.js
@@ -63,8 +63,14 @@ var ext_editmode_wysiwyg_text = function ($, logger, ClassicEditor, edit_mode, g
             // Manually implement saving the data since edit mode is not
             // a form to be submitted.
             editor.model.document.on("change:data", (e) => {
-                console.log("Saving editor...");
-                editor.updateSourceElement();
+
+                // console.log(editor.getData());
+                // console.log(editor.sourceElement.value);
+                console.log(editor.getData() != editor.sourceElement.value);
+                if (editor.getData() != editor.sourceElement.value) {
+                    console.log("Saving editor...");
+                    editor.updateSourceElement();
+                }
             });
             // TODO(fspreck): Add an event listener to save also changes made in
             // source mode. What event can we listen to? The following doesn't