diff --git a/lib/core/sorted_notes_folder.dart b/lib/core/sorted_notes_folder.dart
index 16a3c408..4fb8b35a 100644
--- a/lib/core/sorted_notes_folder.dart
+++ b/lib/core/sorted_notes_folder.dart
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ class SortedNotesFolder with NotesFolderNotifier implements NotesFolder {
   List<Note> _notes = [];
 
   SortedNotesFolder(this.folder) {
+    _notes = List<Note>.from(folder.notes);
+    _notes.sort(_compare);
+
     folder.addFolderAddedListener(_folderAddedListener);
     folder.addFolderRemovedListener(_folderRemovedListener);
 
@@ -15,9 +18,6 @@ class SortedNotesFolder with NotesFolderNotifier implements NotesFolder {
     folder.addNoteRemovedListener(_noteRemovedListener);
 
     folder.addListener(_entityChanged);
-
-    _notes = folder.notes;
-    _notes.sort(_compare);
   }
 
   @override
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ class SortedNotesFolder with NotesFolderNotifier implements NotesFolder {
   }
 
   void _noteAddedListener(int _, Note note) {
+    assert(folder.notes.length == _notes.length + 1);
+
     var i = 0;
     for (; i < _notes.length; i++) {
       var n = _notes[i];
@@ -54,6 +56,8 @@ class SortedNotesFolder with NotesFolderNotifier implements NotesFolder {
   }
 
   void _noteRemovedListener(int _, Note note) {
+    assert(folder.notes.length == _notes.length - 1);
+
     var index = _notes.indexWhere((n) => n.filePath == note.filePath);
     assert(index != -1);
     _notes.removeAt(index);
diff --git a/lib/screens/journal_listing.dart b/lib/screens/journal_listing.dart
index 8e728558..d29d9609 100644
--- a/lib/screens/journal_listing.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/journal_listing.dart
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import 'package:fimber/fimber.dart';
 
 import 'package:gitjournal/core/note.dart';
 import 'package:gitjournal/core/notes_folder.dart';
+import 'package:gitjournal/core/sorted_notes_folder.dart';
 import 'package:gitjournal/screens/note_editor.dart';
 import 'package:gitjournal/state_container.dart';
 import 'package:gitjournal/utils.dart';
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ class JournalListingScreen extends StatelessWidget {
     return Builder(
       builder: (context) {
         return JournalList(
-          folder: folder,
+          folder: SortedNotesFolder(folder),
           noteSelectedFunction: (Note note) async {
             var route = MaterialPageRoute(
               builder: (context) => NoteEditor.fromNote(note),