diff --git a/pythonx/UltiSnips/snippet/definition/_base.py b/pythonx/UltiSnips/snippet/definition/_base.py
index b7f4bbe..e8ece6b 100644
--- a/pythonx/UltiSnips/snippet/definition/_base.py
+++ b/pythonx/UltiSnips/snippet/definition/_base.py
@@ -438,6 +438,6 @@ class SnippetDefinition(object):
             last_re=self._last_re, globals=self._globals,
             context=self._context)
         self.instantiate(snippet_instance, initial_text, indent)
-
+        snippet_instance.replace_initial_text()
         snippet_instance.update_textobjects()
         return snippet_instance
diff --git a/pythonx/UltiSnips/snippet/parsing/_base.py b/pythonx/UltiSnips/snippet/parsing/_base.py
index 8c7f342..23be989 100644
--- a/pythonx/UltiSnips/snippet/parsing/_base.py
+++ b/pythonx/UltiSnips/snippet/parsing/_base.py
@@ -65,4 +65,3 @@ def finalize(all_tokens, seen_ts, snippet_instance):
         mark = all_tokens[-1][1].end  # Last token is always EndOfText
         m1 = Position(mark.line, mark.col)
         TabStop(snippet_instance, 0, mark, m1)
-    snippet_instance.replace_initial_text()
diff --git a/pythonx/UltiSnips/snippet_manager.py b/pythonx/UltiSnips/snippet_manager.py
index 75c900c..dbb20d1 100644
--- a/pythonx/UltiSnips/snippet_manager.py
+++ b/pythonx/UltiSnips/snippet_manager.py
@@ -640,10 +640,10 @@ class SnippetManager(object):
             before = _vim.buf.line_till_cursor
 
         with suspend_proxy_edits():
+            start = Position(_vim.buf.cursor.line, len(text_before))
+            end = Position(_vim.buf.cursor.line, len(before))
+            parent = None
             if self._cs:
-                start = Position(_vim.buf.cursor.line, len(text_before))
-                end = Position(_vim.buf.cursor.line, len(before))
-
                 # If cursor is set in pre-action, then action was modified
                 # cursor line, in that case we do not need to do any edits, it
                 # can break snippet
@@ -658,26 +658,17 @@ class SnippetManager(object):
                         ('I', start.line, start.col, snippet.matched),
                     ]
                     self._csnippets[0].replay_user_edits(edit_actions)
-
-                si = snippet.launch(text_before, self._visual_content,
-                    self._cs.find_parent_for_new_to(start),
-                    start, end
-                )
-            else:
-                start = Position(_vim.buf.cursor.line, len(text_before))
-                end = Position(_vim.buf.cursor.line, len(before))
-                si = snippet.launch(text_before, self._visual_content,
-                                    None, start, end)
+                parent = self._cs.find_parent_for_new_to(start)
+            snippet_instance = snippet.launch(text_before,
+                    self._visual_content, parent, start, end)
 
             self._visual_content.reset()
-            self._csnippets.append(si)
-
-            si.update_textobjects()
+            self._csnippets.append(snippet_instance)
 
             with use_proxy_buffer(self._csnippets, self._vstate):
                 with self._action_context():
                     snippet.do_post_expand(
-                        si._start, si._end, self._csnippets
+                        snippet_instance._start, snippet_instance._end, self._csnippets
                     )
 
             self._vstate.remember_buffer(self._csnippets[0])
diff --git a/pythonx/UltiSnips/text_objects/_base.py b/pythonx/UltiSnips/text_objects/_base.py
index 6ee1745..df83954 100644
--- a/pythonx/UltiSnips/text_objects/_base.py
+++ b/pythonx/UltiSnips/text_objects/_base.py
@@ -115,7 +115,10 @@ class TextObject(object):
         """The end position."""
         return self._end
 
-    def overwrite(self, gtext=None):
+    def overwrite_with_initial_text(self):
+        self.overwrite(self._initial_text)
+
+    def overwrite(self, gtext):
         """Overwrite the text of this object in the Vim Buffer and update its
         length information.
 
@@ -129,7 +132,7 @@ class TextObject(object):
             return
         old_end = self._end
         self._end = _text_to_vim(
-            self._start, self._end, gtext or self._initial_text)
+            self._start, self._end, gtext)
         if self._parent:
             self._parent._child_has_moved(
                 self._parent._children.index(self), min(old_end, self._end),
diff --git a/pythonx/UltiSnips/text_objects/_snippet_instance.py b/pythonx/UltiSnips/text_objects/_snippet_instance.py
index 60c1db1..d63f8ae 100644
--- a/pythonx/UltiSnips/text_objects/_snippet_instance.py
+++ b/pythonx/UltiSnips/text_objects/_snippet_instance.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class SnippetInstance(EditableTextObject):
         """Puts the initial text of all text elements into Vim."""
         def _place_initial_text(obj):
             """recurses on the children to do the work."""
-            obj.overwrite()
+            obj.overwrite_with_initial_text()
             if isinstance(obj, EditableTextObject):
                 for child in obj._children:
                     _place_initial_text(child)