diff --git a/packages/core/src/commands/clearNodes.ts b/packages/core/src/commands/clearNodes.ts
index 5f90083f..e3e54e69 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/commands/clearNodes.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/commands/clearNodes.ts
@@ -16,15 +16,20 @@ export const clearNodes: RawCommands['clearNodes'] = () => ({ state, tr, dispatc
   const { selection } = tr
   const { ranges } = selection
 
-  ranges.forEach(range => {
-    state.doc.nodesBetween(range.$from.pos, range.$to.pos, (node, pos) => {
+  if (!dispatch) {
+    return true
+  }
+
+  ranges.forEach(({ $from, $to }) => {
+    state.doc.nodesBetween($from.pos, $to.pos, (node, pos) => {
       if (node.type.isText) {
         return
       }
 
-      const $fromPos = tr.doc.resolve(tr.mapping.map(pos))
-      const $toPos = tr.doc.resolve(tr.mapping.map(pos + node.nodeSize))
-      const nodeRange = $fromPos.blockRange($toPos)
+      const { doc, mapping } = tr
+      const $mappedFrom = doc.resolve(mapping.map(pos))
+      const $mappedTo = doc.resolve(mapping.map(pos + node.nodeSize))
+      const nodeRange = $mappedFrom.blockRange($mappedTo)
 
       if (!nodeRange) {
         return
@@ -32,13 +37,13 @@ export const clearNodes: RawCommands['clearNodes'] = () => ({ state, tr, dispatc
 
       const targetLiftDepth = liftTarget(nodeRange)
 
-      if (node.type.isTextblock && dispatch) {
-        const { defaultType } = $fromPos.parent.contentMatchAt($fromPos.index())
+      if (node.type.isTextblock) {
+        const { defaultType } = $mappedFrom.parent.contentMatchAt($mappedFrom.index())
 
         tr.setNodeMarkup(nodeRange.start, defaultType)
       }
 
-      if ((targetLiftDepth || targetLiftDepth === 0) && dispatch) {
+      if (targetLiftDepth || targetLiftDepth === 0) {
         tr.lift(nodeRange, targetLiftDepth)
       }
     })
diff --git a/packages/core/src/commands/setNode.ts b/packages/core/src/commands/setNode.ts
index faa569a5..19a003b1 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/commands/setNode.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/commands/setNode.ts
@@ -24,14 +24,17 @@ export const setNode: RawCommands['setNode'] = (typeOrName, attributes = {}) =>
     return false
   }
 
-  const canSetBlock = setBlockType(type, attributes)(state)
-
-  if (canSetBlock) {
-    return setBlockType(type, attributes)(state, dispatch)
-  }
-
   return chain()
-    .clearNodes()
+    // try to convert node to default node if needed
+    .command(({ commands }) => {
+      const canSetBlock = setBlockType(type, attributes)(state)
+
+      if (canSetBlock) {
+        return true
+      }
+
+      return commands.clearNodes()
+    })
     .command(({ state: updatedState }) => {
       return setBlockType(type, attributes)(updatedState, dispatch)
     })