diff --git a/lib/web/note/controller.js b/lib/web/note/controller.js
index 45aea9e21..94bfa0e2c 100644
--- a/lib/web/note/controller.js
+++ b/lib/web/note/controller.js
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ exports.doAction = function (req, res, next) {
       default:
         return res.redirect(config.serverURL + '/' + noteId)
     }
-  })
+  }, null, false)
 }
 
 exports.downloadMarkdown = function (req, res, note) {
diff --git a/lib/web/note/util.js b/lib/web/note/util.js
index 574385153..effeb41c7 100644
--- a/lib/web/note/util.js
+++ b/lib/web/note/util.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const errors = require('../../errors')
 const fs = require('fs')
 const path = require('path')
 
-exports.findNote = function (req, res, callback, include) {
+exports.findNote = function (req, res, callback, include, createIfNotFound = true) {
   const id = req.params.noteId || req.params.shortid
   models.Note.parseNoteId(id, function (err, _id) {
     if (err) {
@@ -18,9 +18,12 @@ exports.findNote = function (req, res, callback, include) {
       },
       include: include || null
     }).then(function (note) {
-      if (!note) {
+      if (!note && createIfNotFound) {
         return exports.newNote(req, res, '')
       }
+      if (!note && !createIfNotFound) {
+        return errors.errorNotFound(res)
+      }
       if (!exports.checkViewPermission(req, note)) {
         return errors.errorForbidden(res)
       } else {