diff --git a/public/javascripts/messaging.js b/public/javascripts/messaging.js
index 18a655cb6..6ee4e47b9 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/messaging.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/messaging.js
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ const messaging = (function() {
     let ws = null;
 
     function logError(message) {
-        console.trace(message);
+        console.log(message); // needs to be separate from .trace()
+        console.trace();
 
         if (ws && ws.readyState === 1) {
             ws.send(JSON.stringify({
diff --git a/public/javascripts/note_tree.js b/public/javascripts/note_tree.js
index d6a950902..24e29da57 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/note_tree.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/note_tree.js
@@ -412,6 +412,13 @@ const noteTree = (function() {
                 setExpandedToServer(data.node.data.note_tree_id, false);
             },
             init: (event, data) => {
+                const noteId = treeUtils.getNoteIdFromNotePath(startNotePath);
+
+                if (noteIdToTitle[noteId] === undefined) {
+                    // note doesn't exist so don't try to activate it
+                    startNotePath = null;
+                }
+
                 if (startNotePath) {
                     activateNode(startNotePath);
                 }
diff --git a/services/sync.js b/services/sync.js
index c3c05452c..1b0cf2b4f 100644
--- a/services/sync.js
+++ b/services/sync.js
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ async function checkContentHash(syncContext) {
 
     for (const key in hashes) {
         if (hashes[key] !== resp.hashes[key]) {
-            allChecksPassed = true;
+            allChecksPassed = false;
 
             await event_log.addEvent(`Content hash check for ${key} FAILED. Local is ${hashes[key]}, remote is ${resp.hashes[key]}`);