diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-editor/components/custom-inline-content/Interlinking/InterlinkingLinkInlineContent.tsx b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-editor/components/custom-inline-content/Interlinking/InterlinkingLinkInlineContent.tsx
index be5145dd..f07ac5fa 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-editor/components/custom-inline-content/Interlinking/InterlinkingLinkInlineContent.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-editor/components/custom-inline-content/Interlinking/InterlinkingLinkInlineContent.tsx
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export const LinkSelected = ({
   isEditable,
   updateInlineContent,
 }: LinkSelectedProps) => {
-  const { data: doc } = useDoc({ id: docId });
+  const { data: doc } = useDoc({ id: docId, withoutContent: true });
 
   /**
    * Update the content title if the referenced doc title changes
diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-management/api/useDoc.tsx b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-management/api/useDoc.tsx
index 4fd6e07f..5441634c 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-management/api/useDoc.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-management/api/useDoc.tsx
@@ -6,10 +6,15 @@ import { Doc } from '../types';
 
 export type DocParams = {
   id: string;
+  withoutContent?: boolean;
 };
 
-export const getDoc = async ({ id }: DocParams): Promise<Doc> => {
-  const response = await fetchAPI(`documents/${id}/`);
+export const getDoc = async ({
+  id,
+  withoutContent,
+}: DocParams): Promise<Doc> => {
+  const params = withoutContent ? '?without_content=true' : '';
+  const response = await fetchAPI(`documents/${id}/${params}`);
 
   if (!response.ok) {
     throw new APIError('Failed to get the doc', await errorCauses(response));
diff --git a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-management/types.tsx b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-management/types.tsx
index 64640f9e..75f1981c 100644
--- a/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-management/types.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/apps/impress/src/features/docs/doc-management/types.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export interface Doc {
   title?: string;
   children?: Doc[];
   childrenCount?: number;
-  content: Base64;
+  content?: Base64;
   created_at: string;
   creator: string;
   deleted_at: string | null;
diff --git a/src/frontend/servers/y-provider/__tests__/collaborationBackend.test.ts b/src/frontend/servers/y-provider/__tests__/collaborationBackend.test.ts
index d5b7678f..561ece87 100644
--- a/src/frontend/servers/y-provider/__tests__/collaborationBackend.test.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/servers/y-provider/__tests__/collaborationBackend.test.ts
@@ -19,10 +19,13 @@ describe('CollaborationBackend', () => {
     const { fetchDocument } = await import('@/api/collaborationBackend');
     const documentId = 'test-document-123';
 
-    await fetchDocument(documentId, { cookie: 'test-cookie' });
+    await fetchDocument(
+      { name: documentId, withoutContent: true },
+      { cookie: 'test-cookie' },
+    );
 
     expect(axiosGetSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      `http://app-dev:8000/api/v1.0/documents/${documentId}/`,
+      `http://app-dev:8000/api/v1.0/documents/${documentId}/?without_content=true`,
       expect.objectContaining({
         headers: expect.objectContaining({
           'X-Y-Provider-Key': 'test-yprovider-key',
diff --git a/src/frontend/servers/y-provider/__tests__/hocuspocusWS.test.ts b/src/frontend/servers/y-provider/__tests__/hocuspocusWS.test.ts
index eaaa785e..3a23f90b 100644
--- a/src/frontend/servers/y-provider/__tests__/hocuspocusWS.test.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/servers/y-provider/__tests__/hocuspocusWS.test.ts
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ describe('Server Tests', () => {
         wsHocus.stopConnectionAttempt();
         expect(data.reason).toBe('permission-denied');
         expect(fetchDocumentMock).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith(
-          room,
+          { name: room, withoutContent: true },
           expect.any(Object),
         );
         wsHocus.webSocket?.close();
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ describe('Server Tests', () => {
         wsHocus.stopConnectionAttempt();
         expect(data.reason).toBe('permission-denied');
         expect(fetchDocumentMock).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith(
-          room,
+          { name: room, withoutContent: true },
           expect.any(Object),
         );
         wsHocus.webSocket?.close();
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ describe('Server Tests', () => {
               wsHocus.destroy();
 
               expect(fetchDocumentMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-                room,
+                { name: room, withoutContent: true },
                 expect.any(Object),
               );
 
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ describe('Server Tests', () => {
         wsHocus.destroy();
 
         expect(fetchDocumentMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-          room,
+          { name: room, withoutContent: true },
           expect.any(Object),
         );
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/servers/y-provider/src/api/collaborationBackend.ts b/src/frontend/servers/y-provider/src/api/collaborationBackend.ts
index 6fca2b84..f0ec850a 100644
--- a/src/frontend/servers/y-provider/src/api/collaborationBackend.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/servers/y-provider/src/api/collaborationBackend.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type Base64 = string;
 interface Doc {
   id: string;
   title?: string;
-  content: Base64;
+  content?: Base64;
   creator: string;
   is_favorite: boolean;
   link_reach: 'restricted' | 'public' | 'authenticated';
@@ -74,10 +74,11 @@ async function fetch<T>(
 }
 
 export function fetchDocument(
-  name: string,
+  { name, withoutContent }: { name: string; withoutContent?: boolean },
   requestHeaders: IncomingHttpHeaders,
 ): Promise<Doc> {
-  return fetch<Doc>(`/api/v1.0/documents/${name}/`, requestHeaders);
+  const params = withoutContent ? '?without_content=true' : '';
+  return fetch<Doc>(`/api/v1.0/documents/${name}/${params}`, requestHeaders);
 }
 
 export function fetchCurrentUser(
diff --git a/src/frontend/servers/y-provider/src/servers/hocuspocusServer.ts b/src/frontend/servers/y-provider/src/servers/hocuspocusServer.ts
index 5b2fde0c..1686960b 100644
--- a/src/frontend/servers/y-provider/src/servers/hocuspocusServer.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/servers/y-provider/src/servers/hocuspocusServer.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@ export const hocuspocusServer = new Server({
     let canEdit;
 
     try {
-      const document = await fetchDocument(documentName, requestHeaders);
+      const document = await fetchDocument(
+        { name: documentName, withoutContent: true },
+        requestHeaders,
+      );
 
       if (!document.abilities.retrieve) {
         logger(