diff --git a/packages/core/__tests__/database.test.js b/packages/core/__tests__/database.test.js
index 24e1a6f24..027f52e4e 100644
--- a/packages/core/__tests__/database.test.js
+++ b/packages/core/__tests__/database.test.js
@@ -273,28 +273,28 @@ test("delete topic from notebook", () =>
 
 test("delete note", () =>
   noteTest().then(async ({ db, timestamp }) => {
-    await db.deleteNotes([{ dateCreated: timestamp }]);
+    expect(await db.deleteNotes({ dateCreated: timestamp })).toBe(true);
     let note = db.getNote(timestamp);
     expect(note).toBeUndefined();
   }));
 
 test("delete notebook", () =>
   notebookTest().then(async ({ db, timestamp }) => {
-    await db.deleteNotebooks([{ dateCreated: timestamp }]);
+    expect(await db.deleteNotebooks({ dateCreated: timestamp })).toBe(true);
     let notebook = db.getNotebook(timestamp);
     expect(notebook).toBeUndefined();
   }));
 
 test("trash should not be empty", () =>
   notebookTest().then(async ({ db, timestamp }) => {
-    await db.deleteNotebooks([{ dateCreated: timestamp }]);
+    expect(await db.deleteNotebooks({ dateCreated: timestamp })).toBe(true);
     let trash = db.getTrash();
     expect(trash.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
   }));
 
 test("restore an item from trash", () =>
   notebookTest().then(async ({ db, timestamp }) => {
-    await db.deleteNotebooks([{ dateCreated: timestamp }]);
+    expect(await db.deleteNotebooks({ dateCreated: timestamp })).toBe(true);
     let trash = db.getTrash();
     expect(trash.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
     await db.restoreItem(timestamp);
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ test("restore an item from trash", () =>
 
 test("clear trash should clear the trash", () =>
   notebookTest().then(async ({ db, timestamp }) => {
-    await db.deleteNotebooks([{ dateCreated: timestamp }]);
+    expect(await db.deleteNotebooks({ dateCreated: timestamp })).toBe(true);
     let trash = db.getTrash();
     expect(trash.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
     await db.clearTrash();
@@ -340,15 +340,9 @@ test("empty notebook should not be added", () =>
     expect(res).toBeUndefined();
   }));
 
-test("deletion of unknown item should return false", () =>
-  databaseTest().then(async db => {
-    let res = await db.deleteNotes(undefined);
-    expect(res).toBe(false);
-  }));
-
 test("deletion of invalid items should cause continue and return true", () =>
   databaseTest().then(async db => {
-    let res = await db.deleteNotes([null, null, "something"]);
+    let res = await db.deleteNotes(null, null, "something");
     expect(res).toBe(true);
   }));
 
diff --git a/packages/core/api/database.js b/packages/core/api/database.js
index d6b998f11..a9e54bad6 100644
--- a/packages/core/api/database.js
+++ b/packages/core/api/database.js
@@ -120,15 +120,23 @@ class Database {
     }
   }
 
-  async addNote(note) {
-    if (!note) return;
-    let timestamp = note.dateCreated || Date.now();
-    note = { ...this.notes[timestamp], ...note };
+  async addNote(_note) {
+    if (!_note || !_note.content) return;
+    let timestamp = _note.dateCreated || Date.now();
+    let note = { ...this.notes[timestamp], ..._note };
 
     if (
-      !note.title &&
+      !this.notes[timestamp] &&
+      (note.content.text.length <= 0 || !note.content.delta) &&
+      (!note.title || note.title.length <= 0)
+    ) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (
+      (!note.title || note.title.length <= 0) &&
       !note.locked &&
-      (!note.content || !note.content.text || !note.content.delta) &&
+      note.content.text.length <= 0 &&
       this.notes[timestamp]
     ) {
       //delete the note
@@ -433,8 +441,10 @@ class Database {
 export default Database;
 
 async function deleteItems(items, key) {
-  if (!items || items.length <= 0 || !this[key] || this[key].length <= 0)
+  if (!items || items.length <= 0 || !this[key] || this[key].length <= 0) {
+    console.log(items, items.length);
     return false;
+  }
   for (let item of items) {
     if (!item) continue;
     if (this[key].hasOwnProperty(item.dateCreated)) {
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 422a50abf..e6e8acb33 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "fuzzysearch": "^1.0.3",
-    "transfun": "^1.0.2"
+    "transfun": "^1.0.2",
+    "node-fetch": "^2.6.0"
   }
 }