diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/markdown-editor/components/input-markdown-editor/input-markdown.element.ts b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/markdown-editor/components/input-markdown-editor/input-markdown.element.ts
index c2da43c3ff..b9e6386a91 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/markdown-editor/components/input-markdown-editor/input-markdown.element.ts
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/packages/markdown-editor/components/input-markdown-editor/input-markdown.element.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export class UmbInputMarkdownElement extends UmbFormControlMixin(UmbLitElement,
 
 	#editor?: UmbCodeEditorController;
 
-	@query('umb-code-editor', true)
+	@query('umb-code-editor')
 	private _codeEditor?: UmbCodeEditorElement;
 
 	@state()