diff --git a/src/sir-trevor-editor.js b/src/sir-trevor-editor.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/src/sir-trevor-editor.js
+++ b/src/sir-trevor-editor.js
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ SirTrevor.Editor = (function(){
       this.blocks.push(block);
       this._incrementBlockTypeCount(type);
 
-      block.focus();
+      !data && block.focus();
 
       SirTrevor.EventBus.trigger(data ? "block:create:existing" : "block:create:new", block);
       SirTrevor.log("Block created of type " + type);
don't focus block on Editor initialization with data