diff --git a/src/editor/customMarkdownConverter.test.ts b/src/editor/customMarkdownConverter.test.ts
index 43bb89d..88570d2 100644
--- a/src/editor/customMarkdownConverter.test.ts
+++ b/src/editor/customMarkdownConverter.test.ts
@@ -1008,6 +1008,24 @@ describe("markdownToBlocks", () => {
     expect(nestedChildren.some((child) => child.type === "bulletListItem")).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it("does not freeze on indented list items without a parent", () => {
+    const markdown = [
+      "### Requirements",
+      "",
+      "  * The system should log in the user {{username}} with password ${password} successfully.",
+      "",
+      "  ### Steps",
+      "",
+      "  * Open login page",
+      "    *Expected*: The main page is opened",
+    ].join("\n");
+
+    const blocks = markdownToBlocks(markdown);
+    expect(blocks.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    const bullets = blocks.filter((b) => b.type === "bulletListItem");
+    expect(bullets.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
+  });
+
    it("parses expected result prefixes with emphasis", () => {
      const markdown = [
        "* Open the form.",
diff --git a/src/editor/customMarkdownConverter.ts b/src/editor/customMarkdownConverter.ts
index 1a9312c..187d0c4 100644
--- a/src/editor/customMarkdownConverter.ts
+++ b/src/editor/customMarkdownConverter.ts
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ function parseList(
     // Check if this line should be parsed as nested content
     // Only go deeper if indent is at least 2 more than the next level's expected indent
     const nextLevelExpectedIndent = (indentLevel + 1) * 2;
-    if (indent >= nextLevelExpectedIndent) {
+    if (indent >= nextLevelExpectedIndent && items.length > 0) {
       const lastItem = items.at(-1);
       if (!lastItem) {
         break;
diff --git a/src/editor/snippetAutocomplete.ts b/src/editor/snippetAutocomplete.ts
index 3a0cf61..0f501bf 100644
--- a/src/editor/snippetAutocomplete.ts
+++ b/src/editor/snippetAutocomplete.ts
@@ -45,14 +45,13 @@ export function useSnippetAutocomplete(): SnippetSuggestion[] {
   const [suggestions, setSuggestions] = useState<SnippetSuggestion[]>(() => {
     if (cachedSuggestions.length > 0) return cachedSuggestions;
     if (!globalFetcher) return [];
+    if (inflightPromise) return [];
     const result = globalFetcher();
     if (result && typeof (result as Promise<unknown>).then === "function") {
-      if (!inflightPromise) {
-        inflightPromise = (result as Promise<SnippetInput>)
-          .then((r) => normalizeSnippetSuggestions(r))
-          .then((items) => { cachedSuggestions = items; inflightPromise = null; return items; })
-          .catch((error) => { inflightPromise = null; console.error("Failed to fetch snippet suggestions", error); return [] as SnippetSuggestion[]; });
-      }
+      inflightPromise = (result as Promise<SnippetInput>)
+        .then((r) => normalizeSnippetSuggestions(r))
+        .then((items) => { cachedSuggestions = items; inflightPromise = null; return items; })
+        .catch((error) => { inflightPromise = null; console.error("Failed to fetch snippet suggestions", error); return [] as SnippetSuggestion[]; });
       return [];
     }
     const normalized = normalizeSnippetSuggestions(result as SnippetInput);
diff --git a/src/editor/stepAutocomplete.tsx b/src/editor/stepAutocomplete.tsx
index e96642e..53f6288 100644
--- a/src/editor/stepAutocomplete.tsx
+++ b/src/editor/stepAutocomplete.tsx
@@ -51,14 +51,13 @@ export function useStepAutocomplete(): StepSuggestion[] {
   const [suggestions, setSuggestions] = useState<StepSuggestion[]>(() => {
     if (cachedSuggestions.length > 0) return cachedSuggestions;
     if (!globalFetcher) return [];
+    if (inflightPromise) return [];
     const result = globalFetcher();
     if (result && typeof (result as Promise<unknown>).then === "function") {
-      if (!inflightPromise) {
-        inflightPromise = (result as Promise<StepInput>)
-          .then((r) => normalizeStepSuggestions(r))
-          .then((items) => { cachedSuggestions = items; inflightPromise = null; return items; })
-          .catch((error) => { inflightPromise = null; console.error("Failed to fetch step suggestions", error); return [] as StepSuggestion[]; });
-      }
+      inflightPromise = (result as Promise<StepInput>)
+        .then((r) => normalizeStepSuggestions(r))
+        .then((items) => { cachedSuggestions = items; inflightPromise = null; return items; })
+        .catch((error) => { inflightPromise = null; console.error("Failed to fetch step suggestions", error); return [] as StepSuggestion[]; });
       return [];
     }
     const normalized = normalizeStepSuggestions(result as StepInput);