diff --git a/config/quickshell/.config/quickshell/Modules/Background/ScrollBackground.qml b/config/quickshell/.config/quickshell/Modules/Background/ScrollBackground.qml
index 8193e78..5c6d455 100644
--- a/config/quickshell/.config/quickshell/Modules/Background/ScrollBackground.qml
+++ b/config/quickshell/.config/quickshell/Modules/Background/ScrollBackground.qml
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ Item {
     readonly property real viewportHeight: outputHeight > 0 ? outputHeight : height
     readonly property real scrollProgress: {
         if (workspaceCount <= 1 || focusedIndex < 0)
-            return 0;
-
+            return 0.5; // Center
         return Math.max(0, Math.min(1, (focusedIndex - 1) / (workspaceCount - 1)));
     }
 
diff --git a/config/quickshell/.config/quickshell/Modules/Sidebar/Modules/NoteCard.qml b/config/quickshell/.config/quickshell/Modules/Sidebar/Modules/NoteCard.qml
index 9ae86ad..1225f64 100644
--- a/config/quickshell/.config/quickshell/Modules/Sidebar/Modules/NoteCard.qml
+++ b/config/quickshell/.config/quickshell/Modules/Sidebar/Modules/NoteCard.qml
@@ -107,14 +107,6 @@ Rectangle {
                                 onClicked: NotesService.openNote(model.notePath)
                             }
 
-                            FileView {
-                                id: fileView
-
-                                path: model.notePath
-                                watchChanges: true
-                                onFileChanged: reload()
-                            }
-
                             RowLayout {
                                 id: noteLayout
 
@@ -124,13 +116,7 @@ Rectangle {
 
                                 UText {
                                     Layout.fillWidth: true
-                                    text: {
-                                        var t = fileView.text();
-                                        if (!t)
-                                            return "(empty note)";
-
-                                        return t.trim().split('\n').slice(0, 5).join('\n');
-                                    }
+                                    text: model.contentPreview
                                     wrapMode: Text.Wrap
                                     elide: Text.ElideRight
                                     maximumLineCount: 5
diff --git a/config/quickshell/.config/quickshell/Services/NotesService.qml b/config/quickshell/.config/quickshell/Services/NotesService.qml
index 9f726dd..0e90858 100644
--- a/config/quickshell/.config/quickshell/Services/NotesService.qml
+++ b/config/quickshell/.config/quickshell/Services/NotesService.qml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import QtQml
 import QtQuick
 import Quickshell
 import Quickshell.Io
@@ -20,7 +21,8 @@ Singleton {
         const path = Paths.notesDir + "/" + fileName;
         createProcess.currentNote = {
             "notePath": path,
-            "colorIdx": strToColor(fileName)
+            "colorIdx": strToColor(fileName),
+            "contentPreview": ""
         };
         createProcess.command = ["touch", path];
         createProcess.running = true;
@@ -124,7 +126,8 @@ Singleton {
 
                     root.notesModel.append({
                         "notePath": Paths.notesDir + "/" + fileName,
-                        "colorIdx": strToColor(fileName)
+                        "colorIdx": strToColor(fileName),
+                        "contentPreview": ""
                     });
                     Logger.d("Notes", "Loaded note: " + fileName);
                 }
@@ -136,6 +139,24 @@ Singleton {
 
     }
 
+    Instantiator {
+        model: notesModel
+
+        delegate: FileView {
+            path: model.notePath
+            watchChanges: true
+            onFileChanged: reload()
+            onLoaded: {
+                const content = text();
+                if (!content)
+                    model.contentPreview = "(empty note)";
+                else
+                    model.contentPreview = content.trim().split('\n').slice(0, 5).join('\n');
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+
     notesModel: ListModel {
     }