diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 23fe874..5f6a1e4 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -2343,11 +2343,11 @@ function toggletitle()
 function selectnote()
 {
 	return searchinlist(
-		localdata.map(n =>
+		Object.values(notesindex).map(item =>
 		{
 			return {
-				text: n.title,
-				suffix: gettags(n).map(t => tagmark + t)
+				text: item.title,
+				suffix: item.header.tags.map(t => tagmark + t)
 			}
 		}));
 }
@@ -2364,7 +2364,10 @@ function searchandloadnote()
 {
 	selectnote().then(selected =>
 	{
-		loadnote(selected.text || selected);
+		var title = selected.text || selected;
+		var guid = Object.values(notesindex).find(i => i.title == title);
+		// todo: create a new one if not found
+		loadnote(guid);
 	});
 }