diff --git a/apps/mobile/App.js b/apps/mobile/App.js
index d75a01410..367a27372 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/App.js
+++ b/apps/mobile/App.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ const App = () => {
             await MMKV.setItem(
               'askForRating',
               JSON.stringify({
-                timestamp: Date.now() + (86400000 * 2),
+                timestamp: Date.now() + 86400000 * 2,
               }),
             );
           }
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ const App = () => {
 
   async function loadDefaultNotes() {
     try {
+      const isCreated = await MMKV.getItem('defaultNoteCreated');
+      if (isCreated) return;
       const notes = await http.get(
         'https://app.notesnook.com/notes/index.json',
       );
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@ const App = () => {
           content: {type: 'tiny', data: content},
         });
       }
+      await MMKV.setItem('defaultNoteCreated', 'yes');
     } catch (e) {
       console.log(e);
     }
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/components/SplashScreen/index.js b/apps/mobile/src/components/SplashScreen/index.js
index 92a11943b..d9b26db3b 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/components/SplashScreen/index.js
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/components/SplashScreen/index.js
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ const SplashScreen = () => {
               width={isNext ? null : '100%'}
               onPress={async () => {
                 if (isNext) {
-                  carouselRef.current?.snapToNext();
+                  carouselRef.current?.snapToItem(currentIndex + 1,true,true);
                   currentIndex++;
                   if (currentIndex === 4) {
                     setIsNext(false);