diff --git a/public/assets/js/bridge/rte-editor.js b/public/assets/js/bridge/rte-editor.js
index 2342ead..2a7917f 100644
--- a/public/assets/js/bridge/rte-editor.js
+++ b/public/assets/js/bridge/rte-editor.js
@@ -33,17 +33,14 @@
             const frag = document.createDocumentFragment();
             if (addBreak) {
                 const prev = el.previousSibling;
-                const needsLeadBreak = !!(prev && (prev.nodeType === 3 ? prev.textContent.trim() : (prev.tagName && prev.tagName !== 'BR')));
-                if (needsLeadBreak) {
+                const hasPrevContent = !!(prev && (prev.nodeType === 3 ? prev.textContent.trim() : (prev.tagName && prev.tagName !== 'BR')));
+                if (hasPrevContent) {
                     frag.appendChild(document.createElement('br'));
                 }
             }
             while (el.firstChild) {
                 frag.appendChild(el.firstChild);
             }
-            if (addBreak) {
-                frag.appendChild(document.createElement('br'));
-            }
             el.replaceWith(frag);
         };