diff --git a/static/js/convert2html.js b/static/js/convert2html.js
index ae750ddce..567317955 100644
--- a/static/js/convert2html.js
+++ b/static/js/convert2html.js
@@ -1,3 +1,47 @@
+function convertNoteToHtml(noteId, failedNotes) {
+    $.ajax({
+        url: baseUrl + 'notes/' + noteId,
+        type: 'GET',
+        async: false,
+        success: function (note) {
+            const noteNode = getNodeByKey(noteId);
+
+            if (noteNode.data.is_clone) {
+                // we shouldn't process notes twice
+                return;
+            }
+
+            note.detail.note_text = notecase2html(note);
+            note.formatting = [];
+
+            for (const link of note.links) {
+                delete link.type;
+            }
+
+            $.ajax({
+                url: baseUrl + 'notes/' + noteId,
+                type: 'PUT',
+                data: JSON.stringify(note),
+                contentType: "application/json",
+                async: false,
+                success: function () {
+                    console.log("Note " + noteId + " converted.")
+                },
+                error: function () {
+                    console.log("Note " + noteId + " failed when writing");
+
+                    failedNotes.push(noteId);
+                }
+            });
+        },
+        error: function () {
+            console.log("Note " + noteId + " failed when reading");
+
+            failedNotes.push(noteId);
+        }
+    });
+}
+
 function convertAll2Html() {
     const failedNotes = [];
     let counter = 1;
@@ -6,44 +50,7 @@ function convertAll2Html() {
         console.log('Converting ' + counter + "/" + globalAllNoteIds.length);
         counter++;
 
-        $.ajax({
-            url: baseUrl + 'notes/' + noteId,
-            type: 'GET',
-            async: false,
-            success: function (note) {
-                note.detail.note_text = notecase2html(note);
-                note.formatting = [];
-
-                for (const link of note.links) {
-                    delete link.type;
-                }
-
-                console.log(note.detail.note_text);
-
-                $.ajax({
-                    url: baseUrl + 'notes/' + noteId,
-                    type: 'PUT',
-                    data: JSON.stringify(note),
-                    contentType: "application/json",
-                    async: false,
-                    success: function () {
-                        console.log("Note " + noteId + " converted.")
-                    },
-                    error: function () {
-                        console.log("Note " + noteId + " failed when writing");
-
-                        failedNotes.push(noteId);
-                    }
-                });
-            },
-            error: function () {
-                console.log("Note " + noteId + " failed when reading");
-
-                failedNotes.push(noteId);
-            }
-        });
-
-        break;
+        convertNoteToHtml(noteId, failedNotes);
     }
 
     console.log("Failed notes: ", failedNotes);
diff --git a/static/js/html2notecase.js b/static/js/html2notecase.js
index 59531083f..54ec2b2dd 100644
--- a/static/js/html2notecase.js
+++ b/static/js/html2notecase.js
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
+const globalHtmlEnabled = true;
+
 function html2notecase(contents, note) {
+    note.formatting = [];
+    note.links = [];
+    note.images = [];
+
+    if (globalHtmlEnabled) {
+        note.detail.note_text = contents;
+
+        return;
+    }
+
     // remove any possible extra newlines which might be inserted - all relevant new lines should be only in <br> and <p>
     contents = contents.replace(/(?:\r\n|\r|\n)/, '');
 
@@ -15,10 +27,6 @@ function html2notecase(contents, note) {
 
     let index = 0;
 
-    note.formatting = [];
-    note.links = [];
-    note.images = [];
-
     while (index < contents.length) {
         let curContent = contents.substr(index);
 
diff --git a/static/js/notecase2html.js b/static/js/notecase2html.js
index d9cc07ce8..335034daf 100644
--- a/static/js/notecase2html.js
+++ b/static/js/notecase2html.js
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 function notecase2html(note) {
+    if (globalHtmlEnabled) {
+        return note.detail.note_text;
+    }
+
     let noteText = note.detail.note_text;
 
     note.formatting.forEach(el => el.type = 'formatting');