diff --git a/cypress/e2e/directediting.spec.js b/cypress/e2e/directediting.spec.js
index 35e2333641..c59a7a8abe 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/directediting.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/e2e/directediting.spec.js
@@ -61,16 +61,11 @@ describe('direct editing', function() {
 			})
 		const closeRequestAlias = 'closeRequest'
 		cy.intercept({ method: 'POST', url: '**/session/close' }).as(closeRequestAlias)
-		cy.intercept({ method: 'POST', url: '**/apps/text/session/sync' }).as('sync')
 		cy.getContent().type('# This is a headline')
 		cy.getContent().type('{enter}')
 		cy.getContent().type('Some text')
 		cy.getContent().type('{enter}')
 
-		// ensure we have received our own steps
-		cy.wait('@sync', { timeout: 7000 })
-		cy.wait('@sync', { timeout: 7000 })
-
 		cy.get('button.icon-close').click()
 		cy.wait(`@${closeRequestAlias}`).then(() => {
 			cy.getFileContent('empty.md').then((content) => {
@@ -87,17 +82,12 @@ describe('direct editing', function() {
 			})
 		const closeRequestAlias = 'closeRequest'
 		cy.intercept({ method: 'POST', url: '**/session/close' }).as(closeRequestAlias)
-		cy.intercept({ method: 'POST', url: '**/apps/text/session/sync' }).as('sync')
 
 		cy.getContent().type('# This is a headline')
 		cy.getContent().type('{enter}')
 		cy.getContent().type('Some text')
 		cy.getContent().type('{enter}')
 
-		// ensure we have received our own steps
-		cy.wait('@sync', { timeout: 7000 })
-		cy.wait('@sync', { timeout: 7000 })
-
 		cy.get('button.icon-close').click()
 		cy.wait(`@${closeRequestAlias}`).then(() => {
 			cy.getFileContent('newfile.md').then((content) => {
@@ -114,17 +104,12 @@ describe('direct editing', function() {
 			})
 		const closeRequestAlias = 'closeRequest'
 		cy.intercept({ method: 'POST', url: '**/session/close' }).as(closeRequestAlias)
-		cy.intercept({ method: 'POST', url: '**/apps/text/session/sync' }).as('sync')
 
 		cy.getContent().type('# This is a headline')
 		cy.getContent().type('{enter}')
 		cy.getContent().type('Some text')
 		cy.getContent().type('{enter}')
 
-		// ensure we have received our own steps
-		cy.wait('@sync', { timeout: 7000 })
-		cy.wait('@sync', { timeout: 7000 })
-
 		cy.get('button.icon-close').click()
 		cy.wait(`@${closeRequestAlias}`).then(() => {
 			cy.getFileContent('empty.txt').then((content) => {
diff --git a/lib/Service/DocumentService.php b/lib/Service/DocumentService.php
index 1bf5f8b1fe..aadfc825c6 100644
--- a/lib/Service/DocumentService.php
+++ b/lib/Service/DocumentService.php
@@ -339,9 +339,13 @@ public function autosave(?File $file, int $documentId, int $version, ?string $au
 		if ($autoSaveDocument === null) {
 			return $document;
 		}
-		// Do not save if version already saved
+		// Do not save if newer version already saved
+		// Note that $version is the version of the steps the client has fetched.
+		// It may have added steps on top of that - so if the versions match we still save.
 		$stepsVersion = $this->stepMapper->getLatestVersion($documentId);
-		if (!$force && ($version <= (string)$document->getLastSavedVersion() || $version > (string)$stepsVersion)) {
+		$savedVersion = $document->getLastSavedVersion();
+		$outdated = $savedVersion > 0 && $savedVersion > $version;
+		if (!$force && ($outdated || $version > (string)$stepsVersion)) {
 			return $document;
 		}