diff --git a/src/tt/tui/editor.py b/src/tt/tui/editor.py
index c41c095..3635f4f 100644
--- a/src/tt/tui/editor.py
+++ b/src/tt/tui/editor.py
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ class TableEditor(App):
 
         # found at https://github.com/Textualize/textual/discussions/1654
         self._driver.stop_application_mode()
-        new_text = get_text_from_editor(item.text)
+        new_text = get_text_from_editor(item.data["text"])
         self.refresh()
         self._driver.start_application_mode()
         if new_text is not None: