diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 265c6efa..4a226fc8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 ### 🐞 Fixes
 
 - [#302](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/302): Fix for spinner when navigating between tabs
+- [#304](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/304): Fix yaml stringify which caused additional fields to be added
 
 ## [7.0.0] - 2022-03-21 - [Release notes](https://beta.frontmatter.codes/updates/v7.0.0)
 
diff --git a/src/helpers/ArticleHelper.ts b/src/helpers/ArticleHelper.ts
index 7e6ddf5d..1418bf48 100644
--- a/src/helpers/ArticleHelper.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/ArticleHelper.ts
@@ -289,6 +289,8 @@ export class ArticleHelper {
    * @returns The new file path
    */
   public static createContent(contentType: ContentType | undefined, folderPath: string, titleValue: string, fileExtension?: string): string | undefined {
+    FrontMatterParser.currentContent = null;
+    
     const prefix = Settings.get<string>(SETTING_TEMPLATES_PREFIX);
     const fileType = Settings.get<string>(SETTING_CONTENT_DEFAULT_FILETYPE);
     
diff --git a/src/helpers/ContentType.ts b/src/helpers/ContentType.ts
index c3fafed3..fa32b064 100644
--- a/src/helpers/ContentType.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/ContentType.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import { DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE_NAME } from "../constants/ContentType";
 import { Telemetry } from './Telemetry';
 import { processKnownPlaceholders } from './PlaceholderHelper';
 
-
 export class ContentType {
 
   /**
@@ -100,7 +99,6 @@ export class ContentType {
    * @returns 
    */
   private static async create(contentType: IContentType, folderPath: string) {
-
     const titleValue = await Questions.ContentTitle();
     if (!titleValue) {
       return;