diff --git a/qt/aqt/reviewer.py b/qt/aqt/reviewer.py
index a2d15d529..d6bbd1646 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/reviewer.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/reviewer.py
@@ -607,14 +607,9 @@ class Reviewer:
         origSize = len(buf)
         buf = buf.replace("<hr id=answer>", "")
         hadHR = len(buf) != origSize
-        # munge correct value
         expected = self.typeCorrect
         provided = self.typedAnswer
-        if not provided:
-            output = expected
-        else:
-            # compare with typed answer
-            output = self.mw.col.compare_answer(expected, provided)
+        output = self.mw.col.compare_answer(expected, provided)
         # and update the type answer area
         def repl(match: Match) -> str:
             # can't pass a string in directly, and can't use re.escape as it
diff --git a/rslib/src/typeanswer.rs b/rslib/src/typeanswer.rs
index 82ab63cd4..c183f39fa 100644
--- a/rslib/src/typeanswer.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/typeanswer.rs
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ impl DiffContext {
         let expected = render_tokens(&output.expected);
         format!(
             "<code id=typeans>{}</code>",
-            if no_mistakes(&output.expected) {
+            if self.provided.is_empty() {
+                self.expected.iter().collect()
+            } else if no_mistakes(&output.expected) {
                 provided
             } else {
                 format!("{provided}<br><span id=typearrow>&darr;</span><br>{expected}")