diff --git a/src/types/YText.js b/src/types/YText.js
index 0bf4d567..f9eaaa24 100644
--- a/src/types/YText.js
+++ b/src/types/YText.js
@@ -164,13 +164,13 @@ const insertNegatedAttributes = (transaction, parent, currPos, negatedAttributes
   }
   const doc = transaction.doc
   const ownClientId = doc.clientID
-  let nextFormat = currPos.left
-  const right = currPos.right
+  const left = currPos.left
+  let right = currPos.right
   negatedAttributes.forEach((val, key) => {
-    nextFormat = new Item(createID(ownClientId, getState(doc.store, ownClientId)), nextFormat, nextFormat && nextFormat.lastId, right, right && right.id, parent, null, new ContentFormat(key, val))
-    nextFormat.integrate(transaction, 0)
-    currPos.right = nextFormat
+    right = new Item(createID(ownClientId, getState(doc.store, ownClientId)), left, left && left.lastId, right, right && right.id, parent, null, new ContentFormat(key, val))
+    right.integrate(transaction, 0)
   })
+  currPos.right = right
 }
 
 /**