diff --git a/src/services/notes.js b/src/services/notes.js
index 4dee6eb2b..b137517e4 100644
--- a/src/services/notes.js
+++ b/src/services/notes.js
@@ -732,23 +732,26 @@ 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) {