diff --git a/src/components/editor.vue b/src/components/editor.vue
index bdadf0d7..1405742a 100644
--- a/src/components/editor.vue
+++ b/src/components/editor.vue
@@ -245,9 +245,9 @@ export default class EditorV extends Vue {
      */
     updateCustomSlide(slideConfig: Slide, save?: boolean): void {
         this.currentSlide = slideConfig;
+        this.slides[this.slideIndex] = slideConfig;
         // save changes emitted from advanced editor
         if (save) {
-            this.slides[this.slideIndex] = slideConfig;
             this.$emit('save-changes');
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/components/helpers/custom-editor.vue b/src/components/helpers/custom-editor.vue
index 8c3166a1..83a1d9f3 100644
--- a/src/components/helpers/custom-editor.vue
+++ b/src/components/helpers/custom-editor.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
             v-model="updatedConfig"
             lang="en"
             :mode="'text'"
-            :show-btns="true"
+            :show-btns="false"
             :expandedOnStart="true"
             @json-change="
                 (json: any) => {