diff --git a/apps/web/core/components/inbox/content/issue-root.tsx b/apps/web/core/components/inbox/content/issue-root.tsx
index 51531cb7c..f1f7c7d9d 100644
--- a/apps/web/core/components/inbox/content/issue-root.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/core/components/inbox/content/issue-root.tsx
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ export const InboxIssueMainContent: React.FC<Props> = observer((props) => {
           containerClassName="-ml-3"
         />
 
-        {loader === "issue-loading" ? (
+        {loader === "issue-loading" || issue.description_html === undefined ? (
           <DescriptionInputLoader />
         ) : (
           <DescriptionInput
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/core/extensions/unique-id/extension.ts b/packages/editor/src/core/extensions/unique-id/extension.ts
index 93950836b..c07ade359 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/core/extensions/unique-id/extension.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/src/core/extensions/unique-id/extension.ts
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export const UniqueID = Extension.create<UniqueIDOptions>({
       // If not synced, the listener will be registered in the plugin
       // and handled there with proper cleanup
     } else {
-      return createIdsForView(this.editor.view, this.options);
+      createIdsForView(this.editor.view, this.options);
     }
   },
 
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/core/extensions/unique-id/utils.ts b/packages/editor/src/core/extensions/unique-id/utils.ts
index 044a9dcea..617ff5dc6 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/core/extensions/unique-id/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/src/core/extensions/unique-id/utils.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ export const createIdsForView = (view: EditorView, options: UniqueIDOptions) =>
   const { state } = view;
   const { tr, doc } = state;
   const { types, attributeName, generateUniqueID } = options;
+
+  // size > 2 means more than just the default empty paragraph
+  const hasContent = doc.content.size > 2;
+  if (!hasContent) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   const nodesWithoutId = findChildren(
     doc,
     (node) => types.includes(node.type.name) && node.attrs[attributeName] === null