diff --git a/app/static/js/scripts.js b/app/static/js/scripts.js
index 74b037ea..6a52a6bb 100644
--- a/app/static/js/scripts.js
+++ b/app/static/js/scripts.js
@@ -691,6 +691,7 @@ function setupMarkdownEditorEnabler() {
                     elem: document.querySelector('#' + dataId),
                     resize: DownArea.RESIZE_VERTICAL,
                     hide: ['heading', 'bold-italic'],
+                    value: document.getElementById(dataId).value
                 });
                 setupAutoResize(dataId);
                 link.style.display = 'none';
diff --git a/app/templates/post/add_reply.html b/app/templates/post/add_reply.html
index 6f0f1f7d..e3d9b7e2 100644
--- a/app/templates/post/add_reply.html
+++ b/app/templates/post/add_reply.html
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
                                 elem: document.querySelector('#body'),
                                 resize: DownArea.RESIZE_VERTICAL,
                                 hide: ['heading', 'bold-italic'],
+                                value: document.getElementById("body").value
                             });
                             setupAutoResize('body');
                         });
diff --git a/app/templates/post/post.html b/app/templates/post/post.html
index 95976b6c..d38b1766 100644
--- a/app/templates/post/post.html
+++ b/app/templates/post/post.html
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
                                                     elem: document.querySelector('#body'),
                                                     resize: DownArea.RESIZE_VERTICAL,
                                                     hide: ['heading', 'bold-italic'],
+                                                    value: document.getElementById("body").value
                                                 });
                                                 setupAutoResize('body');
                                             });
diff --git a/app/templates/post/post_edit.html b/app/templates/post/post_edit.html
index b380050d..7cf05a66 100644
--- a/app/templates/post/post_edit.html
+++ b/app/templates/post/post_edit.html
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
                                 elem: document.querySelector('#body'),
                                 resize: DownArea.RESIZE_VERTICAL,
                                 hide: ['heading', 'bold-italic'],
-                                value: {{ form.body.data | tojson | safe }},
+                                value: document.getElementById("body").value
                             });
                             setupAutoResize('body');
                         });
diff --git a/app/templates/post/post_reply_edit.html b/app/templates/post/post_reply_edit.html
index b0127761..9fcc5686 100644
--- a/app/templates/post/post_reply_edit.html
+++ b/app/templates/post/post_reply_edit.html
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
                             elem: document.querySelector('#body'),
                             resize: DownArea.RESIZE_VERTICAL,
                             hide: ['heading', 'bold-italic'],
-                            value: {{ form.body.data | tojson | safe }}
+                            value: document.getElementById("body").value
                         });
                         setupAutoResize('body');
                     });
diff --git a/app/templates/user/edit_profile.html b/app/templates/user/edit_profile.html
index 55e1e364..cafb3661 100644
--- a/app/templates/user/edit_profile.html
+++ b/app/templates/user/edit_profile.html
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
                                 elem: document.querySelector('#about'),
                                 resize: DownArea.RESIZE_VERTICAL,
                                 hide: ['heading', 'bold-italic'],
-                                value: {{ form.about.data | tojson | safe }}
+                                value: document.getElementById("about").value
                             });
                             setupAutoResize('about');
                         });