diff --git a/packages/core/src/helpers/createNodeFromContent.ts b/packages/core/src/helpers/createNodeFromContent.ts
index 277ccfb3da7..8ab2e043785 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/helpers/createNodeFromContent.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/helpers/createNodeFromContent.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export function createNodeFromContent(
 
   if (typeof content === 'object' && content !== null) {
     try {
-      if (Array.isArray(content)) {
+      if (Array.isArray(content) && content.length > 0) {
         return Fragment.fromArray(content.map(item => schema.nodeFromJSON(item)))
       }
 
diff --git a/packages/react/src/EditorContent.tsx b/packages/react/src/EditorContent.tsx
index b4ce03b00e3..c5ecbb06dfc 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/EditorContent.tsx
+++ b/packages/react/src/EditorContent.tsx
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export class PureEditorContent extends React.Component<EditorContentProps, Edito
     // a lifecycle method.
     if (this.initialized) {
       queueMicrotask(() => {
-        flushSync(fn)        
+        flushSync(fn)
       })
     } else {
       fn()