diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/app_state/notes_state.ts b/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/app_state/notes_state.ts
index 6eaedcf1a..00a9f692f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/app_state/notes_state.ts
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/app_state/notes_state.ts
@@ -140,10 +140,13 @@ export class NotesState {
           this.selectedNotes = {
             [note.uuid]: note,
           };
-          await this.openEditor(note.uuid);
           this.lastSelectedNote = note;
         }
       }
+
+      if (this.selectedNotesCount === 1) {
+        await this.openEditor(Object.keys(this.selectedNotes)[0]);
+      }
     }
   }