diff --git a/code/client/src/domain/editor/fugue/Fugue.ts b/code/client/src/domain/editor/fugue/Fugue.ts
index 0657ae9b..bddb1be6 100644
--- a/code/client/src/domain/editor/fugue/Fugue.ts
+++ b/code/client/src/domain/editor/fugue/Fugue.ts
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export class Fugue {
    */
   deleteLocal(selection: Selection): DeleteOperation[] {
     const nodes = Array.from(this.traverseBySelection(selection));
-    const cursor = selection.start;
+    const cursor = {...selection.start}
     return nodes.map(node => {
       if (node.value === '\n') {
         cursor.line++;
diff --git a/code/client/src/domain/editor/slate/operations/input.ts b/code/client/src/domain/editor/slate/operations/input.ts
index bff1eb9f..4b650b60 100644
--- a/code/client/src/domain/editor/slate/operations/input.ts
+++ b/code/client/src/domain/editor/slate/operations/input.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Editor } from 'slate';
 import { ReactEditor } from 'slate-react';
 import CustomEditor from '@domain/editor/slate/CustomEditor';
-import { isEqual } from 'lodash';
+import {isEqual, min} from 'lodash';
 import { getKeyFromInputEvent } from '@domain/editor/slate/utils/domEvents';
 import { getSelection, isSelected } from '@domain/editor/slate/utils/selection';
 import { Cursor, emptyCursor } from '@domain/editor/cursor';
@@ -20,9 +20,13 @@ export default (editor: Editor, connector: InputConnector, onFormat: (mark: Inli
     if (!key) return;
 
     const selection = getSelection(editor);
-    const cursor = selection.start;
+    console.log("Selection: ", selection)
+    const cursor = min([{...selection.start}, {...selection.end}]) as Cursor; // always use the start of the selection
+    console.log("Initial Cursor: ", cursor);
     // if there is a selection, delete the selected text
     if (isSelected(editor)) connector.deleteSelection(selection);
+    console.log("Selection after deletion: ", getSelection(editor));
+    console.log("Cursor after deletion: ", cursor);
     switch (key) {
       case 'Enter':
         onEnter(cursor);
@@ -77,6 +81,7 @@ export default (editor: Editor, connector: InputConnector, onFormat: (mark: Inli
    */
   function onKey(key: string, cursor: Cursor) {
     const styles = CustomEditor.getMarks(editor) as InlineStyle[];
+    console.log("Cursor: ", cursor)
     connector.insertCharacter(key, cursor, styles);
   }
 
diff --git a/code/client/src/ui/pages/document/components/editor/Editor.tsx b/code/client/src/ui/pages/document/components/editor/Editor.tsx
index 5aee4608..d81dea41 100644
--- a/code/client/src/ui/pages/document/components/editor/Editor.tsx
+++ b/code/client/src/ui/pages/document/components/editor/Editor.tsx
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ function Editor({ title, connectors, fugue }: EditorProps) {
 
   const syncEditor = useCallback(
     (slate?: Descendant[]) => {
+        console.log("Syncing editor...")
       const newSlate = slate || toSlate(fugue);
       updateEditor(newSlate);
     },