diff --git a/plugins/kolab_notes/notes.js b/plugins/kolab_notes/notes.js
index f761f54b..7179a5ac 100644
--- a/plugins/kolab_notes/notes.js
+++ b/plugins/kolab_notes/notes.js
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ function rcube_kolab_notes_ui(settings)
                 $('.notetitle', rcmail.gui_objects.noteviewtitle).focus().select();
 
             // read possibly re-formatted content back from editor for later comparison
-            me.selected_note.description = editor.getContent({ format:'html' });
+            me.selected_note.description = editor.getContent({ format:'html' }).replace(/^<p><\/p>/, '');
             is_html = true;
         }
         else {
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ function rcube_kolab_notes_ui(settings)
             listselect = $('option:selected', rcmail.gui_objects.notebooks);
         var savedata = {
             title: trim($('.notetitle', rcmail.gui_objects.noteviewtitle).val()),
-            description: editor ? editor.getContent({ format:'html' }) : $('#notecontent').val(),
+            description: editor ? editor.getContent({ format:'html' }).replace(/^<p><\/p>/, '') : $('#notecontent').val(),
             list: listselect.length ? listselect.val() : me.selected_note.list || me.selected_list,
             uid: me.selected_note.uid,
             categories: []