diff --git a/packages/extension-list-item/src/helpers/index.ts b/packages/extension-list-item/src/helpers/index.ts
index cb3ff45c97..7de6f6d78d 100644
--- a/packages/extension-list-item/src/helpers/index.ts
+++ b/packages/extension-list-item/src/helpers/index.ts
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@ export const findListItemPos = (typeOrName: string | NodeType, state: EditorStat
   const { $from } = state.selection
   const nodeType = getNodeType(typeOrName, state.schema)
 
+  let currentNode = null
   let currentDepth = $from.depth
   let currentPos = $from.pos
   let targetDepth: number | null = null
 
   while (currentDepth > 0 && targetDepth === null) {
-    const currentNode = $from.node(currentDepth)
+    currentNode = $from.node(currentDepth)
 
     if (currentNode.type === nodeType) {
       targetDepth = currentDepth
diff --git a/packages/extension-list-item/src/list-item.ts b/packages/extension-list-item/src/list-item.ts
index d7e4853c73..b104e02ac1 100644
--- a/packages/extension-list-item/src/list-item.ts
+++ b/packages/extension-list-item/src/list-item.ts
@@ -77,14 +77,19 @@ export const ListItem = Node.create<ListItemOptions>({
 
         // check if the next node is a list with a deeper depth
         if (nextListIsDeeper(this.name, editor.state)) {
-          return editor.chain().focus(editor.state.selection.from + 4)
+          return editor
+            .chain()
+            .focus(editor.state.selection.from + 4)
             .lift(this.name)
             .joinBackward()
             .run()
         }
 
         if (nextListIsHigher(this.name, editor.state)) {
-          return editor.chain().joinForward().joinListItemForward(this.name).run()
+          return editor.chain()
+            .joinForward()
+            .joinBackward()
+            .run()
         }
 
         // check if the next node is also a listItem