diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/summernote.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/summernote.js
index 67bb5c8e994..fd9f8ca0461 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/summernote.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/summernote.js
@@ -1969,8 +1969,6 @@ $.summernote.pluginEvents.applyFont = function (event, editor, layoutInfo, color
       }
     }
 
-    range.create(startPoint.node, startPoint.offset, endPoint.node, endPoint.offset).select();
-};
 $.summernote.pluginEvents.fontSize = function (event, editor, layoutInfo, value) {
   var $editable = layoutInfo.editable();
   event.preventDefault();
@@ -2036,6 +2034,9 @@ function summernote_table_update (oStyle) {
         return;
     }
     var table = dom.ancestor(oStyle.range.sc, dom.isTable);
+    if (!table) { // if the editable tag is inside the table
+        return;
+    }
     var $editable = $(table).closest('.o_editable');
 
     $('.o_table_handler').remove();