diff --git a/service.js b/service.js
index c19bf1e..9255150 100644
--- a/service.js
+++ b/service.js
@@ -716,6 +716,7 @@ class BesTAService {
     this.textAreaEl = textAreaEl
     this.textAreaEl.spellcheck = false
     this.cloneDiv = this.createCloneDiv(textAreaEl)
+    this.copyTAContent()
     this.service = BesService.register(this.cloneDiv, this)
     this.textAreaEl.addEventListener('input', () => this.handleInput())
     this.textAreaEl.addEventListener('click', e => this.handleTAClick(e))
@@ -756,10 +757,9 @@ class BesTAService {
 
   /**
    * This function copies the text from the textarea to the clone div
+   * and creates div elements for each line of text in the textarea
    */
-  handleInput() {
-    const customEvent = new InputEvent('beforeinput')
-
+  copyTAContent() {
     const lines = this.textAreaEl.value.split('\n')
     this.cloneDiv.innerHTML = ''
     lines.forEach(line => {
@@ -768,6 +768,14 @@ class BesTAService {
       if (line === '') divEl.innerHTML = ' '
       this.cloneDiv.appendChild(divEl)
     })
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * This function copies the text from the textarea to the clone div
+   */
+  handleInput() {
+    const customEvent = new InputEvent('beforeinput')
+    this.copyTAContent()
     this.cloneDiv.dispatchEvent(customEvent)
   }