diff --git a/src/screens/editor/container/editorContainer.js b/src/screens/editor/container/editorContainer.js
index c5cc018f0..a506b2221 100644
--- a/src/screens/editor/container/editorContainer.js
+++ b/src/screens/editor/container/editorContainer.js
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ class EditorContainer extends Component {
       let jsonMeta = {};
 
       try {
-        const oldJson = JSON.parse(jsonMetadata);
+        const oldJson = jsonMetadata; //already parsed in postParser.js
         jsonMeta = makeJsonMetadataForUpdate(oldJson, meta, tags);
       } catch (e) {
         jsonMeta = makeJsonMetadata(meta, tags);