diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/controllers/lexical-editor.js b/ghost/admin/app/controllers/lexical-editor.js
index 984ae7fbfb..a75061792f 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/controllers/lexical-editor.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/controllers/lexical-editor.js
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ export default class LexicalEditorController extends Controller {
                 this.cancelAutosave();
                 this.autosaveTask.cancelAll();
             }
-            await this.autosaveTask.perform({leavingEditor: true});
+            await this.autosaveTask.perform({leavingEditor: true, backgroundSave: false});
             return transition.retry();
         }