diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/widgets/note_detail.js b/src/public/javascripts/widgets/note_detail.js
index d284fbf4e..0edcbcb0e 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/widgets/note_detail.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/widgets/note_detail.js
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@ import protectedSessionHolder from "../services/protected_session_holder.js";
 import SpacedUpdate from "../services/spaced_update.js";
 import server from "../services/server.js";
 import libraryLoader from "../services/library_loader.js";
+import EmptyTypeWidget from "./type_widgets/empty.js";
+import TextTypeWidget from "./type_widgets/text.js";
+import CodeTypeWidget from "./type_widgets/code.js";
+import FileTypeWidget from "./type_widgets/file.js";
+import ImageTypeWidget from "./type_widgets/image.js";
+import SearchTypeWidget from "./type_widgets/search.js";
+import RenderTypeWidget from "./type_widgets/render.js";
+import RelationMapTypeWidget from "./type_widgets/relation_map.js";
+import ProtectedSessionTypeWidget from "./type_widgets/protected_session.js";
+import BookTypeWidget from "./type_widgets/book.js";
 
 const TPL = `
 <div class="note-detail">
@@ -16,16 +26,16 @@ const TPL = `
 `;
 
 const typeWidgetClasses = {
-    'empty': "./type_widgets/empty.js",
-    'text': "./type_widgets/text.js",
-    'code': "./type_widgets/code.js",
-    'file': "./type_widgets/file.js",
-    'image': "./type_widgets/image.js",
-    'search': "./type_widgets/search.js",
-    'render': "./type_widgets/render.js",
-    'relation-map': "./type_widgets/relation_map.js",
-    'protected-session': "./type_widgets/protected_session.js",
-    'book': "./type_widgets/book.js"
+    'empty': EmptyTypeWidget,
+    'text': TextTypeWidget,
+    'code': CodeTypeWidget,
+    'file': FileTypeWidget,
+    'image': ImageTypeWidget,
+    'search': SearchTypeWidget,
+    'render': RenderTypeWidget,
+    'relation-map': RelationMapTypeWidget,
+    'protected-session': ProtectedSessionTypeWidget,
+    'book': BookTypeWidget
 };
 
 export default class NoteDetailWidget extends TabAwareWidget {
@@ -33,7 +43,6 @@ export default class NoteDetailWidget extends TabAwareWidget {
         super(appContext);
 
         this.typeWidgets = {};
-        this.typeWidgetPromises = {};
 
         this.spacedUpdate = new SpacedUpdate(async () => {
             const {note} = this.tabContext;
@@ -77,34 +86,30 @@ export default class NoteDetailWidget extends TabAwareWidget {
     }
 
     async refresh() {
-        await this.initType();
-
-        for (const typeWidget of Object.values(this.typeWidgets)) {
-            if (typeWidget.constructor.getType() !== this.type) {
-                typeWidget.cleanup();
-                typeWidget.toggle(false);
-            }
+        if (!this.isEnabled()) {
+            this.toggle(false);
+            return;
         }
 
-        this.getTypeWidget().toggle(true);
+        this.toggle(true);
+
+        this.type = await this.getWidgetType();
+
+        if (!(this.type in this.typeWidgets)) {
+            const clazz = typeWidgetClasses[this.type];
+
+            const typeWidget = this.typeWidgets[this.type] = new clazz(this.appContext);
+            typeWidget.spacedUpdate = this.spacedUpdate;
+
+            this.children.push(typeWidget);
+            this.$widget.append(typeWidget.render());
+
+            typeWidget.eventReceived('setTabContext', {tabContext: this.tabContext});
+        }
 
         this.setupClasses();
     }
 
-    async initType() {
-        let foundType;
-
-        do {
-            foundType = this.type = await this.getWidgetType();
-
-            if (!(this.type in this.typeWidgetPromises)) {
-                this.typeWidgetPromises[this.type] = this.initWidgetType(this.type);
-            }
-
-            await this.typeWidgetPromises[this.type];
-        } while (foundType !== await this.getWidgetType());
-    }
-
     setupClasses() {
         for (const clazz of Array.from(this.$widget[0].classList)) { // create copy to safely iterate over while removing classes
             if (clazz !== 'note-detail') {
@@ -130,18 +135,6 @@ export default class NoteDetailWidget extends TabAwareWidget {
 
         return this.typeWidgets[this.type];
     }
-    
-    async initWidgetType(type) {
-        const clazz = await import(typeWidgetClasses[type]);
-
-        const typeWidget = this.typeWidgets[type] = new clazz.default(this.appContext);
-        typeWidget.spacedUpdate = this.spacedUpdate;
-
-        this.children.push(typeWidget);
-        this.$widget.append(typeWidget.render());
-
-        typeWidget.eventReceived('setTabContext', {tabContext: this.tabContext});
-    }
 
     async getWidgetType() {
         const note = this.note;
@@ -228,4 +221,11 @@ export default class NoteDetailWidget extends TabAwareWidget {
     autoBookDisabledListener() {
         this.refresh();
     }
+
+    async triggerChildren(name, data) {
+        // done manually in refresh()
+        if (name !== 'setTabContext') {
+            await super.triggerChildren(name, data);
+        }
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/widgets/tab_caching_widget.js b/src/public/javascripts/widgets/tab_caching_widget.js
index 8052f6123..494f12cc5 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/widgets/tab_caching_widget.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/widgets/tab_caching_widget.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export default class TabCachingWidget extends TabAwareWidget {
         // stop propagation of the event to the children, individual tab widget should not know about tab switching
         // since they are per-tab
         if (name !== 'activeTabChanged') {
-            super.triggerChildren(name, data);
+            await super.triggerChildren(name, data);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/widgets/type_widgets/relation_map.js b/src/public/javascripts/widgets/type_widgets/relation_map.js
index bca4c29c4..58299e625 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/widgets/type_widgets/relation_map.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/widgets/type_widgets/relation_map.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import contextMenuWidget from "../../services/context_menu.js";
 import toastService from "../../services/toast.js";
 import attributeAutocompleteService from "../../services/attribute_autocomplete.js";
 import TypeWidget from "./type_widget.js";
-import appContext from "../../services/app_context.js";
 
 const uniDirectionalOverlays = [
     [ "Arrow", {
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/widgets/type_widgets/text.js b/src/public/javascripts/widgets/type_widgets/text.js
index b3de1207e..71033ec13 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/widgets/type_widgets/text.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/widgets/type_widgets/text.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import libraryLoader from "../../services/library_loader.js";
-import treeService from '../../services/tree.js';
 import noteAutocompleteService from '../../services/note_autocomplete.js';
 import mimeTypesService from '../../services/mime_types.js';
 import TypeWidget from "./type_widget.js";
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ export default class TextTypeWidget extends TypeWidget {
         }
     }
 
-    async doRefresh(note) {
+    async doRefresh(note) {console.trace("UPDATE###" + this.componentId);
         this.textEditor.isReadOnly = await note.hasLabel('readOnly');
 
         const noteComplement = await this.tabContext.getNoteComplement();
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/widgets/type_widgets/type_widget.js b/src/public/javascripts/widgets/type_widgets/type_widget.js
index 429da3d49..c5edd622d 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/widgets/type_widgets/type_widget.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/widgets/type_widgets/type_widget.js
@@ -19,10 +19,13 @@ export default class TypeWidget extends TabAwareWidget {
                 && (widgetType !== 'protected-session' || !note.isProtected))) {
             this.toggle(false);
 
-            return;
+            this.cleanup();
         }
+        else {
+            this.toggle(true);
 
-        this.doRefresh(note);
+            this.doRefresh(note);
+        }
     }
 
     isActive() {