diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/note_tree.js b/src/public/javascripts/note_tree.js
index 749867d3a..4345c97e1 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/note_tree.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/note_tree.js
@@ -805,6 +805,8 @@ const noteTree = (function() {
             throwError("Unrecognized target: " + target);
         }
 
+        clearSelectedNodes(); // to unmark previously active node
+
         showMessage("Created!");
     }
 
diff --git a/src/routes/api/tree_changes.js b/src/routes/api/tree_changes.js
index 12fbbf68d..1afb62c3c 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/tree_changes.js
+++ b/src/routes/api/tree_changes.js
@@ -61,10 +61,8 @@ router.put('/:noteTreeId/move-before/:beforeNoteTreeId', auth.checkApiAuth, wrap
 
         await sync_table.addNoteReorderingSync(beforeNote.parentNoteId, sourceId);
 
-        const now = utils.nowDate();
-
         await sql.execute("UPDATE note_tree SET parentNoteId = ?, notePosition = ?, dateModified = ? WHERE noteTreeId = ?",
-            [beforeNote.parentNoteId, beforeNote.notePosition, now, noteTreeId]);
+            [beforeNote.parentNoteId, beforeNote.notePosition, utils.nowDate(), noteTreeId]);
 
         await sync_table.addNoteTreeSync(noteTreeId, sourceId);
     });