diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/services/tree.js b/src/public/javascripts/services/tree.js
index 2a501e919..3d47d05d7 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/services/tree.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/services/tree.js
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ async function setNoteTitle(noteId, title) {
 }
 
 async function createNewTopLevelNote() {
-    const rootNode = $tree.fancytree("getRootNode");
+    const rootNode = getNodesByNoteId('root')[0];
 
     await createNote(rootNode, "root", "into");
 }
diff --git a/src/views/index.ejs b/src/views/index.ejs
index d441f1711..07cfe63bd 100644
--- a/src/views/index.ejs
+++ b/src/views/index.ejs
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@
           <a id="create-top-level-note-button" title="Create new top level note" class="icon-action"
              style="background: url('/images/icons/file-plus-24.png')"></a>
 
-          <a id="collapse-tree-button" title="Collapse note tree" class="icon-action"
+          <a id="collapse-tree-button" title="Collapse note tree. Shortcut ALT+C" class="icon-action"
              style="background: url('/images/icons/list-24.png')"></a>
 
           <a id="scroll-to-current-note-button" title="Scroll to current note. Shortcut CTRL+." class="icon-action"
              style="background: url('/images/icons/crosshair-24.png')"></a>
 
-          <a id="toggle-search-button" title="Search in notes" class="icon-action"
+          <a id="toggle-search-button" title="Search in notes. Shortcut CTRL+S" class="icon-action"
              style="background: url('/images/icons/search-24.png')"></a>
         </div>