diff --git a/core/server/lib/mobiledoc/cards/card-markdown.js b/core/server/lib/mobiledoc/cards/card-markdown.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd1f94cf3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/server/lib/mobiledoc/cards/card-markdown.js
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// this card is just an alias of the `markdown` card which is necessary because
+// our markdown-only editor was using the `card-markdown` card name
+let markdownCard = require('./markdown');
+module.exports = markdownCard;
diff --git a/core/server/lib/mobiledoc/cards/hr.js b/core/server/lib/mobiledoc/cards/hr.js
index 06022a2a19..3df54808ec 100644
--- a/core/server/lib/mobiledoc/cards/hr.js
+++ b/core/server/lib/mobiledoc/cards/hr.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module.exports = {
-    name: 'card-hr',
+    name: 'hr',
     type: 'dom',
     render(opts) {
         return opts.env.dom.createElement('hr');
diff --git a/core/server/lib/mobiledoc/cards/html.js b/core/server/lib/mobiledoc/cards/html.js
index 0fff642df6..40d1df9a5f 100644
--- a/core/server/lib/mobiledoc/cards/html.js
+++ b/core/server/lib/mobiledoc/cards/html.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 module.exports = {
-    name: 'card-html',
+    name: 'html',
     type: 'dom',
     render(opts) {
         let html = `<div class="kg-card-html">${opts.payload.html}</div>`;
diff --git a/core/server/lib/mobiledoc/cards/image.js b/core/server/lib/mobiledoc/cards/image.js
index 554f06d5a9..24d35fc4b1 100644
--- a/core/server/lib/mobiledoc/cards/image.js
+++ b/core/server/lib/mobiledoc/cards/image.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module.exports = {
-    name: 'card-image',
+    name: 'image',
     type: 'dom',
     render(opts) {
         var img = opts.env.dom.createElement('img');
diff --git a/core/server/lib/mobiledoc/cards/markdown.js b/core/server/lib/mobiledoc/cards/markdown.js
index acf8059d8b..459dc4c92e 100644
--- a/core/server/lib/mobiledoc/cards/markdown.js
+++ b/core/server/lib/mobiledoc/cards/markdown.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module.exports = {
-    name: 'card-markdown',
+    name: 'markdown',
     type: 'dom',
     render: function (opts) {
         var converters = require('../converters'),