diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/commands/commands.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/commands/commands.js
index 397f04f0f10..995ec0f9a86 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/commands/commands.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/editor/odoo-editor/src/commands/commands.js
@@ -150,18 +150,17 @@ export const editorCommands = {
     insert: (editor, content) => {
         if (!content) return;
         const selection = editor.document.getSelection();
-        const range = selection.getRangeAt(0);
         let startNode;
         let insertBefore = false;
-        if (selection.isCollapsed) {
-            if (range.startContainer.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE) {
-                insertBefore = !range.startOffset;
-                splitTextNode(range.startContainer, range.startOffset, DIRECTIONS.LEFT);
-                startNode = range.startContainer;
-            }
-        } else {
+        if (!selection.isCollapsed) {
             editor.deleteRange(selection);
         }
+        const range = selection.getRangeAt(0);
+        if (range.startContainer.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE) {
+            insertBefore = !range.startOffset;
+            splitTextNode(range.startContainer, range.startOffset, DIRECTIONS.LEFT);
+            startNode = range.startContainer;
+        }
 
         const container = document.createElement('fake-element');
         const containerFirstChild = document.createElement('fake-element-fc');