diff --git a/src/editor/index.js b/src/editor/index.js
index a179c6d2..4bc90496 100644
--- a/src/editor/index.js
+++ b/src/editor/index.js
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@ class Aganippe {
 
   setMarkdown (markdown, cursor, renderCursor = true) {
     // if markdown is blank, dont need to import markdown
+    // if (!markdown.trim()) return
     let newMarkdown = markdown
     if (cursor) {
       newMarkdown = this.contentState.addCursorToMarkdown(markdown, cursor)
diff --git a/src/editor/utils/importMarkdown.js b/src/editor/utils/importMarkdown.js
index 26c49098..33092322 100644
--- a/src/editor/utils/importMarkdown.js
+++ b/src/editor/utils/importMarkdown.js
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ const importRegister = ContentState => {
     }
 
     travel(rootState, childNodes)
-    return rootState.children
+    return rootState.children.length ? rootState.children : [this.createBlock()]
   }
   // transform `paste's text/html data` to content state blocks.
   ContentState.prototype.html2State = function (html) {