diff --git a/src/app/edit-session.coffee b/src/app/edit-session.coffee
index 5128689c9..7e9564355 100644
--- a/src/app/edit-session.coffee
+++ b/src/app/edit-session.coffee
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class EditSession
     @off()
 
   serialize: -> @state.clone()
-  getState: -> @serialize()
+  getState: -> @state
 
   # Creates an {EditSession} with the same initial state
   copy: ->