diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/OdooEditor.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/OdooEditor.js
index 190b03f0127..747dea9cad7 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/OdooEditor.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/OdooEditor.js
@@ -3705,7 +3705,7 @@ export class OdooEditor extends EventTarget {
                         // Since the unit test Event is not trusted by the browser, we don't
                         // need to undo the char during the unit tests.
                         // @see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Event/isTrusted
-                        this._applyRawCommand('oDeleteBackward');
+                        this._protect(() => this._applyRawCommand('oDeleteBackward'));
                     }
                     if (latestSelectionInsideEmptyTag) {
                         // Restore the selection inside the empty Element.
diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/utils/utils.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/utils/utils.js
index b5a5125d5f8..a61f35975a5 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/utils/utils.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/utils/utils.js
@@ -2053,6 +2053,9 @@ export function splitAroundUntil(elements, limitAncestor) {
 }
 
 export function insertText(sel, content) {
+    if (!content) {
+        return;
+    }
     if (sel.anchorNode.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE) {
         const pos = [sel.anchorNode.parentElement, splitTextNode(sel.anchorNode, sel.anchorOffset)];
         setSelection(...pos, ...pos, false);