diff --git a/src/lib/src/editor/editor.component.ts b/src/lib/src/editor/editor.component.ts
index 63ffa02..03b2c70 100644
--- a/src/lib/src/editor/editor.component.ts
+++ b/src/lib/src/editor/editor.component.ts
@@ -194,10 +194,18 @@ export class EditorComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
       clearGraph() {
         self.selection = undefined;
-        self.graphToTextSync = true;
         self.graph.clear();
         if (self.metamodel && self.metamodel.load && self.editor && self.editor.setDefaultContent) {
-          return self.metamodel.load().then(data => self.editor.setDefaultContent(this, data));
+          return self.metamodel.load().then(data => {
+            self.editor.setDefaultContent(this, data);
+            if (!self.graphToTextSync) {
+              self.updateTextRepresentation();
+            }
+          });
+        } else {
+          if (!self.graphToTextSync) {
+            self.updateTextRepresentation();
+          }
         }
       }