diff --git a/services/notes.js b/services/notes.js
index c54f0dfe3..95e8cc4fb 100644
--- a/services/notes.js
+++ b/services/notes.js
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ async function updateNote(noteId, newNote, ctx) {
     const existingNoteHistoryId = await sql.getSingleValue("SELECT note_history_id FROM notes_history WHERE note_id = ? AND date_modified_from >= ?", [noteId, historyCutoff]);
 
     await sql.doInTransaction(async () => {
-        if (!existingNoteHistoryId) {
+        if (!existingNoteHistoryId && (now - newNote.detail.date_created) >= historySnapshotTimeInterval) {
             const newNoteHistoryId = utils.newNoteHistoryId();
 
             await sql.insert('notes_history', {