diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-list.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-list.component.ts
index eb453d4dc..bc83a50d7 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-list.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-list/document-list.component.ts
@@ -570,6 +570,7 @@ export class DocumentListComponent
   }
 
   get notesEnabled(): boolean {
+    this.settingsService.trackChanges()
     return this.settingsService.get(SETTINGS_KEYS.NOTES_ENABLED)
   }