diff --git a/src/public/app/services/entrypoints.js b/src/public/app/services/entrypoints.js
index 073150d52..42e4f79ee 100644
--- a/src/public/app/services/entrypoints.js
+++ b/src/public/app/services/entrypoints.js
@@ -213,9 +213,13 @@ export default class Entrypoints extends Component {
         } else if (note.mime.endsWith("env=backend")) {
             await server.post('script/run/' + note.noteId);
         } else if (note.mime === 'text/x-sqlite;schema=trilium') {
-            const {results} = await server.post("sql/execute/" + note.noteId);
+            const resp = await server.post("sql/execute/" + note.noteId);
 
-            await appContext.triggerEvent('sqlQueryResults', {ntxId: ntxId, results: results});
+            if (!resp.success) {
+                alert("Error occurred while executing SQL query: " + resp.message);
+            }
+
+            await appContext.triggerEvent('sqlQueryResults', {ntxId: ntxId, results: resp.results});
         }
 
         toastService.showMessage("Note executed");
diff --git a/src/services/consistency_checks.js b/src/services/consistency_checks.js
index f12f930e3..76debe2db 100644
--- a/src/services/consistency_checks.js
+++ b/src/services/consistency_checks.js
@@ -258,7 +258,8 @@ class ConsistencyChecks {
                              FROM branches
                              WHERE noteId = ?
                                and parentNoteId = ?
-                               and isDeleted = 0`, [noteId, parentNoteId]);
+                               and isDeleted = 0
+                             ORDER BY utcDateCreated`, [noteId, parentNoteId]);
 
                     const branches = branchIds.map(branchId => becca.getBranch(branchId));
 
@@ -537,6 +538,27 @@ class ConsistencyChecks {
                         logError(`Unrecognized entity change id=${id}, entityName=${entityName}, entityId=${entityId}`);
                     }
                 });
+
+        this.findAndFixIssues(`
+            SELECT 
+              id, entityId
+            FROM 
+              entity_changes 
+              JOIN ${entityName} ON entityId = ${key} 
+            WHERE
+              entity_changes.isErased = 1
+              AND entity_changes.entityName = '${entityName}'`,
+            ({id, entityId}) => {
+                if (this.autoFix) {
+                    sql.execute(`DELETE FROM ${entityName} WHERE ${key} = ?`, [entityId]);
+
+                    this.reloadNeeded = true;
+
+                    logFix(`Erasing entityName=${entityName}, entityId=${entityId} since entity change id=${id} has it as erased.`);
+                } else {
+                    logError(`Entity change id=${id} has entityName=${entityName}, entityId=${entityId} as erased, but it's not.`);
+                }
+            });
     }
 
     findEntityChangeIssues() {
@@ -603,14 +625,14 @@ class ConsistencyChecks {
         this.fixedIssues = false;
         this.reloadNeeded = false;
 
+        this.findEntityChangeIssues();
+
         this.findBrokenReferenceIssues();
 
         this.findExistencyIssues();
 
         this.findLogicIssues();
 
-        this.findEntityChangeIssues();
-
         this.findWronglyNamedAttributes();
 
         this.findSyncIssues();
diff --git a/src/services/notes.js b/src/services/notes.js
index dffe24318..eee18cb16 100644
--- a/src/services/notes.js
+++ b/src/services/notes.js
@@ -733,23 +733,26 @@ function eraseAttributes(attributeIdsToErase) {
 }
 
 function eraseDeletedEntities(eraseEntitiesAfterTimeInSeconds = null) {
-    if (eraseEntitiesAfterTimeInSeconds === null) {
-        eraseEntitiesAfterTimeInSeconds = optionService.getOptionInt('eraseEntitiesAfterTimeInSeconds');
-    }
+    // this is important also so that the erased entity changes are sent to the connected clients
+    sql.transactional(() => {
+        if (eraseEntitiesAfterTimeInSeconds === null) {
+            eraseEntitiesAfterTimeInSeconds = optionService.getOptionInt('eraseEntitiesAfterTimeInSeconds');
+        }
 
-    const cutoffDate = new Date(Date.now() - eraseEntitiesAfterTimeInSeconds * 1000);
+        const cutoffDate = new Date(Date.now() - eraseEntitiesAfterTimeInSeconds * 1000);
 
-    const noteIdsToErase = sql.getColumn("SELECT noteId FROM notes WHERE isDeleted = 1 AND utcDateModified <= ?", [dateUtils.utcDateTimeStr(cutoffDate)]);
+        const noteIdsToErase = sql.getColumn("SELECT noteId FROM notes WHERE isDeleted = 1 AND utcDateModified <= ?", [dateUtils.utcDateTimeStr(cutoffDate)]);
 
-    eraseNotes(noteIdsToErase);
+        eraseNotes(noteIdsToErase);
 
-    const branchIdsToErase = sql.getColumn("SELECT branchId FROM branches WHERE isDeleted = 1 AND utcDateModified <= ?", [dateUtils.utcDateTimeStr(cutoffDate)]);
+        const branchIdsToErase = sql.getColumn("SELECT branchId FROM branches WHERE isDeleted = 1 AND utcDateModified <= ?", [dateUtils.utcDateTimeStr(cutoffDate)]);
 
-    eraseBranches(branchIdsToErase);
+        eraseBranches(branchIdsToErase);
 
-    const attributeIdsToErase = sql.getColumn("SELECT attributeId FROM attributes WHERE isDeleted = 1 AND utcDateModified <= ?", [dateUtils.utcDateTimeStr(cutoffDate)]);
+        const attributeIdsToErase = sql.getColumn("SELECT attributeId FROM attributes WHERE isDeleted = 1 AND utcDateModified <= ?", [dateUtils.utcDateTimeStr(cutoffDate)]);
 
-    eraseAttributes(attributeIdsToErase);
+        eraseAttributes(attributeIdsToErase);
+    });
 }
 
 function eraseNotesWithDeleteId(deleteId) {
diff --git a/src/services/special_notes.js b/src/services/special_notes.js
index bfdac7b8e..2c572072d 100644
--- a/src/services/special_notes.js
+++ b/src/services/special_notes.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ function getHiddenRoot() {
 
     if (!hidden) {
         hidden = noteService.createNewNote({
+            branchId: 'hidden',
             noteId: 'hidden',
             title: 'hidden',
             type: 'text',