diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index aa658da..f825f60 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ function createnote(title)
 		header: indexheader(content)
 	};
 	metadata[guid] = item;
-	localStorage.setItem("index", JSON.stringify(metadata));
+	serializeindex()
 	localStorage.setItem(guid, content);
 	return guid;
 }
@@ -1811,7 +1811,7 @@ function serialize()
 		item.header = indexheader(md.value);
 		item.lastchanged = Date.now();
 
-		localStorage.setItem("index", JSON.stringify(metadata));
+		serializeindex()
 		localStorage.setItem(guid, md.value);
 	}
 	else if (title.value == "settings.json")
@@ -2375,18 +2375,23 @@ function restoredeleted()
 			metadata[guid].deleted = false;
 			metadata[guid].lastchanged = Date.now();
 			renameinternallinks(title + " (deleted)", title);
-			localStorage.setItem("index", JSON.stringify(metadata));
+			serializeindex();
 		}
 	});
 }
 
+function serializeindex()
+{
+	localStorage.setItem("index", JSON.stringify(metadata));
+}
+
 function deletenote(title)
 {
 	var guid = getguid(title);
 	metadata[guid].deleted = true;
 	metadata[guid].lastchanged = Date.now();
 	renameinternallinks(title, title + " (deleted)");
-	localStorage.setItem("index", JSON.stringify(metadata));
+	serializeindex()
 }
 
 function deletecurrentnote()