diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/graph/FlowGraphV2.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/graph/FlowGraphV2.svelte
index bd13b86555..f3a8c46650 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/graph/FlowGraphV2.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/graph/FlowGraphV2.svelte
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@
 		}
 
 		const yOffset = insertable ? 100 : 0
-		return dag.descendants().map((des) => ({
+		const newNodes = dag.descendants().map((des) => ({
 			id: des.data.id,
 			position: {
 				x: des.x
@@ -358,6 +358,9 @@
 				y: (des.y || 0) + yOffset + (nodeSpacingMap[des.data.id] ?? 0) / 2
 			}
 		}))
+
+		lastNodes = [nodes, newNodes]
+		return newNodes
 	}
 
 	let eventHandler = {
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/graph/renderers/nodes/NoteNode.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/graph/renderers/nodes/NoteNode.svelte
index 49b020aef6..6bd5cf5503 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/graph/renderers/nodes/NoteNode.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/graph/renderers/nodes/NoteNode.svelte
@@ -41,13 +41,6 @@
 	const locked = $derived(data.locked ?? false)
 	const textForDisplay = $derived(data.text ?? '')
 
-	// Sync textContent with data.text when not in edit mode
-	$effect(() => {
-		if (!editMode) {
-			textContent = data.text ?? ''
-		}
-	})
-
 	function handleTextSave() {
 		// Only update when done editing
 		if (isEditModeAvailable && noteEditorContext?.noteEditor) {