diff --git a/modules/ve/ce/ve.ce.Surface.js b/modules/ve/ce/ve.ce.Surface.js
index 534d10b5e7..7f696a2fa7 100644
--- a/modules/ve/ce/ve.ce.Surface.js
+++ b/modules/ve/ce/ve.ce.Surface.js
@@ -928,17 +928,17 @@ ve.ce.Surface.prototype.handleEnter = function ( e ) {
 			tx = ve.dm.Transaction.newFromInsertion(
 				documentModel, list.getOuterRange().to, emptyParagraph
 			);
-			this.model.change( tx );
-
 			advanceCursor = false;
 		} else {
 			// We must process the transaction first because getRelativeContentOffset can't help us
 			// yet
 			tx = ve.dm.Transaction.newFromInsertion( documentModel, selection.from, stack );
-			this.model.change( tx );
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Commit the transaction
+	this.model.change( tx );
+
 	// Now we can move the cursor forward
 	if ( advanceCursor ) {
 		this.model.change(