diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/board/index.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/board/index.tsx
index 7b939224d..9d0a72df5 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/board/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/collections/board/index.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import FormTextArea from "../../react/FormTextArea";
 import FNote from "../../../entities/fnote";
 import NoteAutocomplete from "../../react/NoteAutocomplete";
 import toast from "../../../services/toast";
+import { CreateMode } from "../../../services/note_autocomplete";
 
 export interface BoardViewData {
     columns?: BoardColumnData[];
@@ -298,7 +299,7 @@ export function TitleEditor({ currentValue, placeholder, save, dismiss, mode, is
                 noteId={currentValue ?? ""}
                 opts={{
                     hideAllButtons: true,
-                    allowCreatingNotes: true
+                    createMode: CreateMode.CreateAndLink
                 }}
                 onKeyDown={(e) => {
                     if (e.key === "Escape") {
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/Empty.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/Empty.tsx
index eb0f0c5ee..1941ea824 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/Empty.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/type_widgets/Empty.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import FormGroup from "../react/FormGroup";
 import NoteAutocomplete from "../react/NoteAutocomplete";
 import "./Empty.css";
 import { ParentComponent, refToJQuerySelector } from "../react/react_utils";
-import note_autocomplete from "../../services/note_autocomplete";
+import note_autocomplete, { CreateMode } from "../../services/note_autocomplete";
 import appContext from "../../components/app_context";
 import FNote from "../../entities/fnote";
 import search from "../../services/search";
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function NoteSearch() {
                     inputRef={autocompleteRef}
                     opts={{
                         hideGoToSelectedNoteButton: true,
-                        allowCreatingNotes: true,
+                        createMode: CreateMode.CreateOnly,
                         allowJumpToSearchNotes: true,
                     }}
                     onChange={suggestion => {