diff --git a/apps/server/src/routes/api/note_map.spec.ts b/apps/server/src/routes/api/note_map.spec.ts
index c3696fc3a..0ab5d1d2d 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/routes/api/note_map.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/routes/api/note_map.spec.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ describe("Note map service", () => {
             {
                 excerpts: [
                     trimIndentation`\
-                    <div class="ck-content backlink-excerpt"><head></head><body><p>
+                    <div class="ck-content backlink-excerpt"><p>
                         The quick brownie
                     </p>
                     <p>
@@ -68,14 +68,14 @@ describe("Note map service", () => {
                     <figure class="image">
                     ${"    "}
                     </figure>
-                    </body></div>`
+                    </div>`
                 ],
                 noteId: "first",
             },
             {
                 excerpts: [
                     trimIndentation`\
-                    <div class="ck-content backlink-excerpt"><head></head><body><p>
+                    <div class="ck-content backlink-excerpt"><p>
                         <a class="reference-link backlink-link" href="#root/dUtgloZIckax">
                             Backlink text
                         </a>
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ describe("Note map service", () => {
                             Second
                         </a>
                     </p>
-                    </body></div>`
+                    </div>`
                 ],
                 noteId: "second"
             }
diff --git a/apps/server/src/routes/api/note_map.ts b/apps/server/src/routes/api/note_map.ts
index 6547ad6b9..84161cacc 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/routes/api/note_map.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/routes/api/note_map.ts
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ function updateDescendantCountMapForSearch(noteIdToDescendantCountMap: Record<st
 
 function removeImages(document: HTMLElement) {
     const images = document.getElementsByTagName("img");
-    while (images && images.length > 0) {
-        images[0]?.parentNode?.removeChild(images[0]);
+    for (const image of images) {
+        image.remove();
     }
 }
 
@@ -257,9 +257,13 @@ export function findExcerpts(sourceNote: BNote, referencedNoteId: string) {
 
     const excerpts: string[] = [];
 
+    console.log("Removing images")
     removeImages(document);
 
+    console.log("Querying links");
+
     for (const linkEl of document.querySelectorAll("a")) {
+        console.log("Got ", linkEl.innerHTML);
         const href = linkEl.getAttribute("href");
 
         if (!href || !href.endsWith(referencedNoteId)) {
@@ -271,6 +275,7 @@ export function findExcerpts(sourceNote: BNote, referencedNoteId: string) {
         let centerEl: HTMLElement = linkEl;
 
         while (centerEl.tagName !== "BODY" && centerEl.parentNode && (centerEl.parentNode?.textContent?.length || 0) <= EXCERPT_CHAR_LIMIT) {
+            console.log("Got ", centerEl.tagName, centerEl.parentNode);
             centerEl = centerEl.parentNode;
         }
 
@@ -366,6 +371,7 @@ function getBacklinks(req: Request): BacklinksResponse {
     let backlinksWithExcerptCount = 0;
 
     return getFilteredBacklinks(note).map((backlink) => {
+        console.log("Processing ", backlink);
         const sourceNote = backlink.note;
 
         if (sourceNote.type !== "text" || backlinksWithExcerptCount > 50) {
