diff --git a/modules/islandora_text_extraction/islandora_text_extraction.module b/modules/islandora_text_extraction/islandora_text_extraction.module
index 28a445536..a9440c90e 100644
--- a/modules/islandora_text_extraction/islandora_text_extraction.module
+++ b/modules/islandora_text_extraction/islandora_text_extraction.module
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ function islandora_text_extraction_media_presave(MediaInterface $media) {
     return;
   }
   $text = $media->get('field_edited_text')->getValue();
-  $file_id = $media->get('field_media_file')->getValue()[0]['target_id'];
-  $file = File::load($file_id);
-  $data = file_get_contents($file->getFileUri());
-  $data = nl2br($data);
-  if ($text !== $data) {
+  if (!$text) {
+    $file_id = $media->get('field_media_file')->getValue()[0]['target_id'];
+    $file = File::load($file_id);
+    $data = file_get_contents($file->getFileUri());
+    $data = nl2br($data);
     $media->set('field_edited_text', $data);
     $media->field_edited_text->format = 'basic_html';
   }