diff --git a/src/Cursor.cpp b/src/Cursor.cpp
index 6f1a1949d1..4e63734155 100644
--- a/src/Cursor.cpp
+++ b/src/Cursor.cpp
@@ -1450,13 +1450,15 @@ bool Cursor::macroModeClose()
 		atom.nucleus()->cell(0).append(selection);
 
 	if (in->currentMode() == Inset::TEXT_MODE
-	    && atom.nucleus()->currentMode() == Inset::MATH_MODE) {
+	    && atom.nucleus()->currentMode() == Inset::MATH_MODE
+	    && name != from_ascii("ensuremath")) {
 		MathAtom at(new InsetMathEnsureMath(buffer()));
 		at.nucleus()->cell(0).push_back(atom);
 		niceInsert(at);
 		posForward();
 	} else if (in->currentMode() == Inset::MATH_MODE
-		   && atom.nucleus()->currentMode() == Inset::TEXT_MODE) {
+		   && atom.nucleus()->currentMode() == Inset::TEXT_MODE
+		   && name != from_ascii("text")) {
 		MathAtom at = createInsetMath("text", buffer());
 		at.nucleus()->cell(0).push_back(atom);
 		niceInsert(at);