diff --git a/.changeset/rare-rivers-sit.md b/.changeset/rare-rivers-sit.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be14977c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/rare-rivers-sit.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@astrojs/compiler': patch
+---
+
+Fix #418: duplicate text when only text
diff --git a/internal/parser.go b/internal/parser.go
index acff08ffb..794024b50 100644
--- a/internal/parser.go
+++ b/internal/parser.go
@@ -620,7 +620,6 @@ func initialIM(p *parser) bool {
 			// It was all whitespace, so ignore it.
 			return true
 		}
-		p.addText(p.tok.Data)
 	case CommentToken:
 		p.doc.AppendChild(&Node{
 			Type: CommentNode,
diff --git a/internal/printer/printer_test.go b/internal/printer/printer_test.go
index 5be8af91f..55b62d27c 100644
--- a/internal/printer/printer_test.go
+++ b/internal/printer/printer_test.go
@@ -127,6 +127,13 @@ func TestPrinter(t *testing.T) {
 				code: `${$$renderSlot($$result,$$slots["default"])}`,
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name:   "text only",
+			source: "Hello!",
+			want: want{
+				code: "Hello!",
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "basic (frontmatter)",
 			source: `---
diff --git a/internal/token_test.go b/internal/token_test.go
index e3b247e1d..01a86bf4e 100644
--- a/internal/token_test.go
+++ b/internal/token_test.go
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ func TestBasic(t *testing.T) {
 			`<img width="480" height="320">`,
 			[]TokenType{SelfClosingTagToken},
 		},
+		{
+			"text",
+			`Hello@`,
+			[]TokenType{TextToken},
+		},
 		{
 			"self-closing script",
 			`<script />`,