diff --git a/app/views/admin/communication/blocks/edit.html.erb b/app/views/admin/communication/blocks/edit.html.erb
index 1457df71ed342a62a271f19194fafc8db0cb58ec..b1c1d9c62c791c778c3e3e3bb3ed5a624e77e99a 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/communication/blocks/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/communication/blocks/edit.html.erb
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
           url: "<%= rails_direct_uploads_url.html_safe %>",
           blobUrlTemplate: "<%= rails_service_blob_url(":signed_id", ":filename").html_safe %>"
         },
-        data: <%= @block.data.to_json.html_safe %>
+        data: <%= @block.data.to_json.html_safe %>,
+        defaultElement: <%= @block.template.element.default_data.to_json.html_safe %>
       }
     },
     methods: {
diff --git a/app/views/admin/communication/blocks/templates/gallery/_edit.html.erb b/app/views/admin/communication/blocks/templates/gallery/_edit.html.erb
index 5817d1c3e3a7f3e7181e926c60e23985acf173aa..91becaa50b264d8acd162e1758818524452a8546 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/communication/blocks/templates/gallery/_edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/admin/communication/blocks/templates/gallery/_edit.html.erb
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
             layouts: Communication::Block::Template::Gallery::LAYOUTS,
             horizontal: true %>
 
-
 <a  class="<%= button_classes('mb-4') %>"
-    v-on:click="data.elements.push(<%= raw @block.template.element.default_data.to_s %>)">
+    v-on:click="data.elements.push(defaultElement)">
     <%= t '.add_image' %>
 </a>