diff --git a/frontend/text-editor/src/editor/TextEditor.js b/frontend/text-editor/src/editor/TextEditor.js
index e7f82739b1..ed43501b89 100644
--- a/frontend/text-editor/src/editor/TextEditor.js
+++ b/frontend/text-editor/src/editor/TextEditor.js
@@ -702,7 +702,8 @@ export function isEmpty(instance) {
   if (isTextEditor(instance)) {
     return instance.isEmpty;
   }
-  throw new TypeError('Instance is not a TextEditor');
+  return null;
+  // throw new TypeError('Instance is not a TextEditor');
 }
 
 /**
@@ -716,7 +717,8 @@ export function getRoot(instance) {
   if (isTextEditor(instance)) {
     return instance.root;
   }
-  throw new TypeError("Instance is not a TextEditor");
+  return null;
+  // throw new TypeError("Instance is not a TextEditor");
 }
 
 /**
@@ -729,9 +731,10 @@ export function getRoot(instance) {
 export function setRoot(instance, root) {
   if (isTextEditor(instance)) {
     instance.root = root;
-    return instance;
+    // return instance;
   }
-  throw new TypeError("Instance is not a TextEditor");
+  return instance;
+  // throw new TypeError("Instance is not a TextEditor");
 }
 
 /**
@@ -756,7 +759,8 @@ export function getCurrentStyle(instance) {
   if (isTextEditor(instance)) {
     return instance.currentStyle;
   }
-  throw new TypeError("Instance is not a TextEditor");
+  // throw new TypeError("Instance is not a TextEditor");
+  return null;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -771,7 +775,8 @@ export function applyStylesToSelection(instance, styles) {
   if (isTextEditor(instance)) {
     return instance.applyStylesToSelection(styles);
   }
-  throw new TypeError("Instance is not a TextEditor");
+  // throw new TypeError("Instance is not a TextEditor");
+  return null;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -785,7 +790,8 @@ export function dispose(instance) {
   if (isTextEditor(instance)) {
     return instance.dispose();
   }
-  throw new TypeError("Instance is not a TextEditor");
+  // throw new TypeError("Instance is not a TextEditor");
+  return null;
 }
 
 export default TextEditor;