diff --git a/src/utils/encoding.js b/src/utils/encoding.js
index 2ba23408..3506c05b 100644
--- a/src/utils/encoding.js
+++ b/src/utils/encoding.js
@@ -380,6 +380,8 @@ export const writeStructsFromTransaction = (encoder, transaction) => writeClient
  */
 export const readUpdateV2 = (decoder, ydoc, transactionOrigin, structDecoder = new UpdateDecoderV2(decoder)) =>
   transact(ydoc, transaction => {
+    // force that transaction.local is set to non-local
+    transaction.local = false
     let retry = false
     const doc = transaction.doc
     const store = doc.store
diff --git a/tests/y-text.tests.js b/tests/y-text.tests.js
index fa325750..8a900da5 100644
--- a/tests/y-text.tests.js
+++ b/tests/y-text.tests.js
@@ -455,6 +455,44 @@ export const testSplitSurrogateCharacter = tc => {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Search marker bug https://github.com/yjs/yjs/issues/307
+ *
+ * @param {t.TestCase} tc
+ */
+export const testSearchMarkerBug1 = tc => {
+  const { users, text0, text1, testConnector } = init(tc, { users: 2 })
+
+  users[0].on('update', update => {
+    users[0].transact(() => {
+      Y.applyUpdate(users[0], update)
+    })
+  })
+  users[0].on('update', update => {
+    users[1].transact(() => {
+      Y.applyUpdate(users[1], update)
+    })
+  })
+
+  text0.insert(0, 'a_a')
+  testConnector.flushAllMessages()
+  text0.insert(2, 's')
+  testConnector.flushAllMessages()
+  text1.insert(3, 'd')
+  testConnector.flushAllMessages()
+  text0.delete(0, 5)
+  testConnector.flushAllMessages()
+  text0.insert(0, 'a_a')
+  testConnector.flushAllMessages()
+  text0.insert(2, 's')
+  testConnector.flushAllMessages()
+  text1.insert(3, 'd')
+  testConnector.flushAllMessages()
+  t.compareStrings(text0.toString(), text1.toString())
+  t.compareStrings(text0.toString(), 'a_sda')
+  compare(users)
+}
+
 // RANDOM TESTS
 
 let charCounter = 0