diff --git a/src/types/YText.js b/src/types/YText.js
index 167841b9..a2121a99 100644
--- a/src/types/YText.js
+++ b/src/types/YText.js
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ const formatText = (transaction, parent, left, right, currentAttributes, length,
   // iterate until first non-format or null is found
   // delete all formats with attributes[format.key] != null
   while (length > 0 && right !== null) {
-    if (right.deleted === false) {
+    if (!right.deleted) {
       switch (right.content.constructor) {
         case ContentFormat:
           const { key, value } = /** @type {ContentFormat} */ (right.content)
diff --git a/src/types/YXmlFragment.js b/src/types/YXmlFragment.js
index 62fa543e..247f4b1b 100644
--- a/src/types/YXmlFragment.js
+++ b/src/types/YXmlFragment.js
@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@ export class YXmlFragment extends AbstractType {
     return new YXmlFragment()
   }
 
+  get length () {
+    return this._prelimContent === null ? this._length : this._prelimContent.length
+  }
+
   /**
    * Create a subtree of childNodes.
    *