diff --git a/django/cantusdb_project/main_app/tests/test_views.py b/django/cantusdb_project/main_app/tests/test_views.py
index e59845bd4..bf60cf2e4 100644
--- a/django/cantusdb_project/main_app/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/django/cantusdb_project/main_app/tests/test_views.py
@@ -3644,11 +3644,11 @@ def test_edit_syllabification(self):
         self.assertEqual(chant.manuscript_syllabized_full_text, "lorem ipsum")
         response = self.client.post(
             f"/edit-syllabification/{chant.id}",
-            {"manuscript_syllabized_full_text": "lo-rem ip-sum"},
+            {"manuscript_syllabized_full_text": "lore-m i-psum"},
         )
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)  # 302 Found
         chant.refresh_from_db()
-        self.assertEqual(chant.manuscript_syllabized_full_text, "lo-rem ip-sum")
+        self.assertEqual(chant.manuscript_syllabized_full_text, "lore-m i-psum")
 
 
 class FeastListViewTest(TestCase):
diff --git a/django/cantusdb_project/main_app/views/chant.py b/django/cantusdb_project/main_app/views/chant.py
index 7c743ee2e..4b16a9489 100644
--- a/django/cantusdb_project/main_app/views/chant.py
+++ b/django/cantusdb_project/main_app/views/chant.py
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ def get_initial(self):
         initial = super().get_initial()
         chant = self.get_object()
         has_syl_text = bool(chant.manuscript_syllabized_full_text)
-        syls_text = syllabify_text(
+        syls_text, _ = syllabify_text(
             text=chant.get_best_text_for_syllabizing(),
             clean_text=True,
             text_presyllabified=has_syl_text,