diff --git a/db/migrations/0184__add_excludeFromTreeMap_to_journal.js b/db/migrations/0184__add_excludeFromNoteMap_to_journal.js
similarity index 85%
rename from db/migrations/0184__add_excludeFromTreeMap_to_journal.js
rename to db/migrations/0184__add_excludeFromNoteMap_to_journal.js
index 71cd5b799..1cc602960 100644
--- a/db/migrations/0184__add_excludeFromTreeMap_to_journal.js
+++ b/db/migrations/0184__add_excludeFromNoteMap_to_journal.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module.exports = () => {
 
         for (const note of Object.values(becca.notes)) {
             if (note.hasLabel('calendarRoot')) {
-                note.addLabel('excludeFromTreeMap', "", true);
+                note.addLabel('excludeFromNoteMap', "", true);
             }
         }
     });
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/note_map.js b/src/public/app/widgets/note_map.js
index 0c02fe7c2..bd7f7d1a8 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/note_map.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/note_map.js
@@ -119,11 +119,15 @@ export default class NoteMapWidget extends NoteContextAwareWidget {
 
         let mapRootNoteId = this.getMapRootNoteId();
         const data = await this.loadNotesAndRelations(mapRootNoteId);
+
         const nodeLinkRatio = data.nodes.length / data.links.length;
+        const magnifiedRatio = Math.pow(nodeLinkRatio, 1.5);
+        const charge = -20 / magnifiedRatio;
+        const boundedCharge = Math.min(-3, charge);
 
         this.graph.d3Force('link').distance(40);
         this.graph.d3Force('center').strength(0.2);
-        this.graph.d3Force('charge').strength(-20 / Math.pow(nodeLinkRatio, 1.5));
+        this.graph.d3Force('charge').strength(boundedCharge);
         this.graph.d3Force('charge').distanceMax(1000);
 
         this.renderData(data);
diff --git a/src/routes/api/note_map.js b/src/routes/api/note_map.js
index be384c839..433cb6791 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/note_map.js
+++ b/src/routes/api/note_map.js
@@ -26,10 +26,14 @@ function buildDescendantCountMap() {
 
 function getLinkMap(req) {
     const mapRootNote = becca.getNote(req.params.noteId);
+    // if the map root itself has ignore (journal typically) then there wouldn't be anything to display so
+    // we'll just ignore it
+    const ignoreExcludeFromNoteMap = mapRootNote.hasLabel('excludeFromNoteMap');
 
     const noteIds = new Set();
 
     const notes = mapRootNote.getSubtreeNotes(false)
+        .filter(note => ignoreExcludeFromNoteMap || !note.hasLabel('excludeFromNoteMap'))
         .map(note => [
             note.noteId,
             note.isContentAvailable() ? note.title : '[protected]',
@@ -72,11 +76,11 @@ function getTreeMap(req) {
     const mapRootNote = becca.getNote(req.params.noteId);
     // if the map root itself has ignore (journal typically) then there wouldn't be anything to display so
     // we'll just ignore it
-    const ignoreExcludeFromTreeMap = mapRootNote.hasLabel('excludeFromTreeMap');
+    const ignoreExcludeFromNoteMap = mapRootNote.hasLabel('excludeFromNoteMap');
     const noteIds = new Set();
 
     const notes = mapRootNote.getSubtreeNotes(false)
-        .filter(note => ignoreExcludeFromTreeMap || !note.hasLabel('excludeFromTreeMap'))
+        .filter(note => ignoreExcludeFromNoteMap || !note.hasLabel('excludeFromNoteMap'))
         .filter(note => {
             if (note.type !== 'image' || note.getChildNotes().length > 0) {
                 return true;
diff --git a/src/services/attributes.js b/src/services/attributes.js
index 430264756..b646af7f1 100644
--- a/src/services/attributes.js
+++ b/src/services/attributes.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ const BUILTIN_ATTRIBUTES = [
     { type: 'label', name: 'pageSize' },
     { type: 'label', name: 'viewType' },
     { type: 'label', name: 'mapRootNoteId' },
-    { type: 'label', name: 'excludeFromTreeMap' },
+    { type: 'label', name: 'excludeFromNoteMap' },
 
     // relation names
     { type: 'relation', name: 'runOnNoteCreation', isDangerous: true },