diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views.py
index 4a6cb4787b..2d27a1d258 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views.py
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ def save_item(request):
     if not has_access(request.user, item_location):
         raise Http404  # TODO (vshnayder): better error
 
+    logging.debug(request.POST['data'])
     if request.POST['data']:
         data = request.POST['data']
         modulestore().update_item(item_location, data)
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/html/edit.coffee b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/html/edit.coffee
index b2ed0aebf8..b7699953e6 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/html/edit.coffee
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/html/edit.coffee
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@ class @HTMLEditingDescriptor
       mode: "text/html"
     })
 
-  save: -> @edit_box.getValue()
+  save: ->
+    data: @edit_box.getValue()
+