diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/post.php b/wp-admin/includes/post.php
index 0163008d17..97345331de 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/post.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/post.php
@@ -768,13 +768,20 @@ function get_default_post_to_edit( $post_type = 'post', $create_in_db = false )
 				'post_type'   => $post_type,
 				'post_status' => 'auto-draft',
 			),
-			false,
+			true,
 			false
 		);
-		$post    = get_post( $post_id );
+
+		if ( is_wp_error( $post_id ) ) {
+			wp_die( $post_id->get_error_message() );
+		}
+
+		$post = get_post( $post_id );
+
 		if ( current_theme_supports( 'post-formats' ) && post_type_supports( $post->post_type, 'post-formats' ) && get_option( 'default_post_format' ) ) {
 			set_post_format( $post, get_option( 'default_post_format' ) );
 		}
+
 		wp_after_insert_post( $post, false, null );
 
 		// Schedule auto-draft cleanup.
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index c855bc32b9..ca44c1c024 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.9-alpha-60700';
+$wp_version = '6.9-alpha-60701';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.