diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/widgets/note_tree.js b/src/public/javascripts/widgets/note_tree.js
index 80707be14..161633d8f 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/widgets/note_tree.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/widgets/note_tree.js
@@ -624,7 +624,11 @@ export default class NoteTreeWidget extends TabAwareWidget {
         
         for (const action of actions) {
             for (const shortcut of action.effectiveShortcuts) {
-                hotKeyMap[utils.normalizeShortcut(shortcut)] = node => this.triggerCommand(action.actionName, {node});
+                hotKeyMap[utils.normalizeShortcut(shortcut)] = node => {
+                    this.triggerCommand(action.actionName, {node});
+
+                    return false;
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/public/javascripts/widgets/tab_caching_widget.js b/src/public/javascripts/widgets/tab_caching_widget.js
index 241a23f68..e3e1f1a4e 100644
--- a/src/public/javascripts/widgets/tab_caching_widget.js
+++ b/src/public/javascripts/widgets/tab_caching_widget.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export default class TabCachingWidget extends TabAwareWidget {
         this.widgets[tabId] = this.widgetFactory();
 
         const $renderedWidget = this.widgets[tabId].render();
-        this.widgets[tabId].toggleExt(this.isTab(tabId));
+        this.widgets[tabId].toggleExt(false); // new tab is always not active, can be activated after creation
 
         this.$widget.after($renderedWidget);