diff --git a/editor2/src/main/maria/cloud/views.cljs b/editor2/src/main/maria/cloud/views.cljs
index 6968126b..8518f005 100644
--- a/editor2/src/main/maria/cloud/views.cljs
+++ b/editor2/src/main/maria/cloud/views.cljs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     [editor.core/editor params file]))
 
 (defn local-file [id]
-  {:file/id (str "local:" id)
+  {:file/id id
    :file/provider :file.provider/local})
 
 (ui/defview local [{:as params :keys [local/id]}]
diff --git a/editor2/src/main/maria/editor/core.cljs b/editor2/src/main/maria/editor/core.cljs
index e0c296e6..09f092c3 100644
--- a/editor2/src/main/maria/editor/core.cljs
+++ b/editor2/src/main/maria/editor/core.cljs
@@ -135,7 +135,9 @@
 
   (let [autosave! (h/use-memo persist/autosave-local-fn [id])
         default-value (h/use-memo #(when file
-                                     (or (:file/source file) ""))
+                                     (or (:file/source @(persist/local-ratom id))
+                                         (:file/source file)
+                                         ""))
                                   [id])
         [ProseView ref-fn] (use-prose-view {:default-value default-value
                                             :on-change-state (fn [prev-state next-state]