diff --git a/src/components/Exercises/WriteBlanks.tsx b/src/components/Exercises/WriteBlanks.tsx
index bbbc6bd7..3351687f 100644
--- a/src/components/Exercises/WriteBlanks.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Exercises/WriteBlanks.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import Button from "../Low/Button";
 function Blank({
 	id,
 	maxWords,
+	userSolution,
 	showSolutions = false,
 	setUserSolution,
 }: {
@@ -20,9 +21,9 @@ function Blank({
 	userSolution?: string;
 	maxWords: number;
 	showSolutions?: boolean;
-	setUserSolution?: (solution: string) => void;
+	setUserSolution: (solution: string) => void;
 }) {
-	const [userInput, setUserInput] = useState("");
+	const [userInput, setUserInput] = useState(userSolution || "");
 
 	useEffect(() => {
 		const words = userInput.split(" ").filter((x) => x !== "");
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ function Blank({
 			className={clsx("input border rounded-xl px-2 py-1 bg-white text-blue-400 border-blue-400 my-2")}
 			placeholder={id}
 			onChange={(e) => setUserInput(e.target.value)}
+			onBlur={() => setUserSolution(userInput)}
 			value={userInput}
 			contentEditable={showSolutions}
 		/>