diff --git a/packages/compass-crud/src/components/json-editor.tsx b/packages/compass-crud/src/components/json-editor.tsx
index 399628ff92e..2dda284dba4 100644
--- a/packages/compass-crud/src/components/json-editor.tsx
+++ b/packages/compass-crud/src/components/json-editor.tsx
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ const JSONEditor: React.FunctionComponent<JSONEditorProps> = ({
   const setModifiedEJSONStringRef = useRef<(value: string | null) => void>(
     doc.setModifiedEJSONString.bind(doc)
   );
+  setModifiedEJSONStringRef.current = doc.setModifiedEJSONString.bind(doc);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const setModifiedEJSONString = setModifiedEJSONStringRef.current;