diff --git a/lib/editors/checklist_editor.dart b/lib/editors/checklist_editor.dart
index cb55ed83..a75d55b8 100644
--- a/lib/editors/checklist_editor.dart
+++ b/lib/editors/checklist_editor.dart
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ class ChecklistEditorState extends State<ChecklistEditor>
       ),
       onUndoSelected: _undo,
       onRedoSelected: _redo,
-      undoAllowed: null,
-      redoAllowed: null,
+      undoAllowed: false,
+      redoAllowed: false,
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/editors/journal_editor.dart b/lib/editors/journal_editor.dart
index 4ad47dda..8b8ed10f 100644
--- a/lib/editors/journal_editor.dart
+++ b/lib/editors/journal_editor.dart
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ class JournalEditorState extends State<JournalEditor>
       body: editor,
       onUndoSelected: _undo,
       onRedoSelected: _redo,
-      undoAllowed: null,
-      redoAllowed: null,
+      undoAllowed: false,
+      redoAllowed: false,
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/editors/markdown_editor.dart b/lib/editors/markdown_editor.dart
index 7ebedbe2..8127a07a 100644
--- a/lib/editors/markdown_editor.dart
+++ b/lib/editors/markdown_editor.dart
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ class MarkdownEditorState extends State<MarkdownEditor>
       body: editor,
       onUndoSelected: _undo,
       onRedoSelected: _redo,
-      undoAllowed: null,
-      redoAllowed: null,
+      undoAllowed: false,
+      redoAllowed: false,
       extraBottomWidget: markdownToolbar,
     );
   }
diff --git a/lib/editors/scaffold.dart b/lib/editors/scaffold.dart
index a8200b9d..a35fd914 100644
--- a/lib/editors/scaffold.dart
+++ b/lib/editors/scaffold.dart
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ class _EditorScaffoldState extends State<EditorScaffold> {
   void initState() {
     super.initState();
 
+    note = widget.editorState.getNote();
+
     SchedulerBinding.instance!
         .addPostFrameCallback((_) => _initStateWithContext());
   }
@@ -86,8 +88,6 @@ class _EditorScaffoldState extends State<EditorScaffold> {
       if (widget.editMode) {
         editingMode = true;
       }
-
-      note = widget.editorState.getNote();
     });
   }