diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a0e892e68..ca6dba94d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -969,7 +969,8 @@
     "bluebird": {
       "version": "3.5.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bluebird/-/bluebird-3.5.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-dhHTWMI7kMx5whMQntl7Vr9C6BvV10lFXDAasnqnrMYhXVCzzk6IO9Fo2L75jXHT07WrOngL1WDXOp+yYS91Yg=="
+      "integrity": "sha512-dhHTWMI7kMx5whMQntl7Vr9C6BvV10lFXDAasnqnrMYhXVCzzk6IO9Fo2L75jXHT07WrOngL1WDXOp+yYS91Yg==",
+      "dev": true
     },
     "bmp-js": {
       "version": "0.1.0",
@@ -8786,17 +8787,6 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    "request-promise": {
-      "version": "4.2.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/request-promise/-/request-promise-4.2.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-0epG1lSm7k+O5qT+oQGMIpEZBLQ=",
-      "requires": {
-        "bluebird": "^3.5.0",
-        "request-promise-core": "1.1.1",
-        "stealthy-require": "^1.1.0",
-        "tough-cookie": ">=2.3.3"
-      }
-    },
     "request-promise-core": {
       "version": "1.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/request-promise-core/-/request-promise-core-1.1.1.tgz",
diff --git a/src/services/options_init.js b/src/services/options_init.js
index c19eb97a9..ea0c7d1de 100644
--- a/src/services/options_init.js
+++ b/src/services/options_init.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ async function initSyncedOptions(username, password) {
 
 async function initNotSyncedOptions(initialized, startNotePath = 'root', syncServerHost = '', syncProxy = '') {
     await optionService.createOption('startNotePath', startNotePath, false);
+    await optionService.createOption('hoistedNoteId', 'root', false);
     await optionService.createOption('lastDailyBackupDate', dateUtils.nowDate(), false);
     await optionService.createOption('lastWeeklyBackupDate', dateUtils.nowDate(), false);
     await optionService.createOption('lastMonthlyBackupDate', dateUtils.nowDate(), false);
diff --git a/src/services/request.js b/src/services/request.js
index 02e546cc4..2e376630b 100644
--- a/src/services/request.js
+++ b/src/services/request.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 "use strict";
 
 const utils = require('./utils');
+const log = require('./log');
 const url = require('url');
 
 // this service provides abstraction over node's HTTP/HTTPS and electron net.client APIs