diff --git a/public/javascripts/messaging.js b/public/javascripts/messaging.js
index af3888e16..1a1b272be 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/messaging.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/messaging.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const messaging = (function() {
     let ws = null;
 
     function logError(message) {
-        console.error(message);
+        console.trace(message);
 
         if (ws && ws.readyState === 1) {
             ws.send(JSON.stringify({
diff --git a/public/javascripts/note_tree.js b/public/javascripts/note_tree.js
index 5f21c7cdb..68c020a49 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/note_tree.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/note_tree.js
@@ -278,7 +278,9 @@ const noteTree = (function() {
             const list = $("<ul/>");
 
             for (const parentNoteId of parents) {
-                const notePath = getSomeNotePath(parentNoteId) + '/' + noteId;
+                const parentNotePath = getSomeNotePath(parentNoteId);
+                // this is to avoid having root notes leading '/'
+                const notePath = parentNotePath ? (parentNotePath + '/' + noteId) : noteId;
                 const title = getNotePathTitle(notePath);
 
                 let item;
@@ -302,12 +304,19 @@ const noteTree = (function() {
 
         let parentNoteId = 'root';
 
+        console.log('notePath: ' + notePath);
+        console.log('notePath chunks: ', notePath.split('/'));
+
         for (const noteId of notePath.split('/')) {
+            console.log('noteId: ' + noteId);
+
             titlePath.push(getNoteTitle(noteId, parentNoteId));
 
             parentNoteId = noteId;
         }
 
+        console.log("Title path:", titlePath.join(' / '));
+
         return titlePath.join(' / ');
     }
 
diff --git a/public/javascripts/utils.js b/public/javascripts/utils.js
index 97d5f9843..ab03172be 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/utils.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/utils.js
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ function showError(message) {
 }
 
 function throwError(message) {
-    throw new Error(message + ':' + new Error().stack);
+    messaging.logError(message);
+
+    throw new Error(message);
 }
 
 function getDateFromTS(timestamp) {