diff --git a/src/Contexts/CrmContext.js b/src/Contexts/CrmContext.js
index 64d97c0..0c9ecb6 100644
--- a/src/Contexts/CrmContext.js
+++ b/src/Contexts/CrmContext.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const preview = {
   openDrawerCustomerId: null,
   currentDrawerCustomer: null,
   currentDrawerCustomerRef: null,
+  currentDrawerCustomerNotesRef: null,
   changedDrawerCustomerFieldsRef: null,
 };
 
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ export function CrmProvider({ children }) {
   const [currentDrawerCustomer, setCurrentDrawerCustomer] = useState(null);
   // will be used to store the customer updated object that is currently being viewed in the drawer
   const currentDrawerCustomerRef = useRef(null);
+  // this will be used to store the updates noted and will be compared to currentDrawerCustomerRef to see if there are any changes
+  const currentDrawerCustomerNotesRef = useRef(null);
   const changedDrawerCustomerFieldsRef = useRef([]);
 
   return (
@@ -42,6 +45,7 @@ export function CrmProvider({ children }) {
         openDrawerCustomerId,
         currentDrawerCustomer,
         setCurrentDrawerCustomer,
+        currentDrawerCustomerNotesRef,
         currentDrawerCustomerRef,
         changedDrawerCustomerFieldsRef,
       }}
diff --git a/src/Handlers/WebSocketMessageHandler.js b/src/Handlers/WebSocketMessageHandler.js
index 684b613..1e96823 100644
--- a/src/Handlers/WebSocketMessageHandler.js
+++ b/src/Handlers/WebSocketMessageHandler.js
@@ -1061,8 +1061,6 @@ export function handleWebSocketMessage(
       crmContext.setCustomers((arr) => {
         const newArr = [...arr];
 
-        console.log("before", arr);
-
         const arrIndex = arr.findIndex((customer) => customer.Id === body.Id);
 
         if (arrIndex !== -1) {
@@ -1070,14 +1068,10 @@ export function handleWebSocketMessage(
           for (const property in body) {
             if (body[property] !== undefined && property !== "Id") {
               newArr[arrIndex][property] = body[property];
-
-              console.log("updated", property, body, body[property]);
             }
           }
         }
 
-        console.log("after", newArr);
-
         return newArr;
       });
 
diff --git a/src/Pages/CrmTest/CrmTest.js b/src/Pages/CrmTest/CrmTest.js
index 6193cd1..049b620 100644
--- a/src/Pages/CrmTest/CrmTest.js
+++ b/src/Pages/CrmTest/CrmTest.js
@@ -356,10 +356,10 @@ function CustomerDrawer({ isOpen, setIsOpen, onClose, notificationApi }) {
       children: (
         <TabContentNotes
           notes={
-            crmContext.currentDrawerCustomer === null ||
-            crmContext.currentDrawerCustomer.Notes === null
+            crmContext.currentDrawerCustomerRef.current === null ||
+            crmContext.currentDrawerCustomerRef.current.Notes === null
               ? ""
-              : crmContext.currentDrawerCustomer.Notes
+              : crmContext.currentDrawerCustomerRef.current.Notes
           }
         />
       ),
@@ -424,6 +424,11 @@ function CustomerDrawer({ isOpen, setIsOpen, onClose, notificationApi }) {
   };
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    // set the active tab to the first one if the drawer is closed
+    if (!isOpen) {
+      setActiveTab(tabItems[0].key);
+    }
+
     if (crmContext.openDrawerCustomerId.current === null) return;
 
     formDealInfo
@@ -441,6 +446,7 @@ function CustomerDrawer({ isOpen, setIsOpen, onClose, notificationApi }) {
           }
 
           let changedFields = [];
+          let newCustomer = {};
 
           Object.keys(values).forEach((key) => {
             if (values[key] !== undefined) {
@@ -448,17 +454,26 @@ function CustomerDrawer({ isOpen, setIsOpen, onClose, notificationApi }) {
             }
           });
 
+          // check notes
+
+          if (crmContext.currentDrawerCustomerNotesRef.current !== null) {
+            changedFields.push("Notes");
+          }
+
           // check if something has changed (length 2 = only the pipeline and deal phase)
           if (changedFields.length === 2) return;
 
-          let newCustomer = {};
-
           Object.keys(values).forEach((key) => {
             if (values[key] !== undefined) {
               newCustomer[key] = values[key];
             }
           });
 
+          if (changedFields.includes("Notes")) {
+            newCustomer.Notes =
+              crmContext.currentDrawerCustomerNotesRef.current;
+          }
+
           myFetch(`/crm/customer/create`, "POST", newCustomer)
             .then(() => {
               crmContext.openDrawerCustomerId.current = false;
@@ -472,6 +487,7 @@ function CustomerDrawer({ isOpen, setIsOpen, onClose, notificationApi }) {
           customerRequest();
         } else {
           let changedFields = [];
+          const updatedCustomer = {};
 
           Object.keys(values).forEach((key) => {
             if (
@@ -481,15 +497,27 @@ function CustomerDrawer({ isOpen, setIsOpen, onClose, notificationApi }) {
             }
           });
 
+          // check notes
+
+          if (
+            crmContext.currentDrawerCustomerNotesRef.current !== null &&
+            crmContext.currentDrawerCustomerNotesRef.current !==
+              crmContext.currentDrawerCustomerRef.current.Notes
+          ) {
+            changedFields.push("Notes");
+          }
+
           // check if something has changed
           if (changedFields.length > 0) {
-            // only updated changed fields
-            const updatedCustomer = {};
-
             changedFields.forEach((key) => {
               updatedCustomer[key] = values[key];
             });
 
+            if (changedFields.includes("Notes")) {
+              updatedCustomer.Notes =
+                crmContext.currentDrawerCustomerNotesRef.current;
+            }
+
             myFetch(
               `/crm/customer/update/${crmContext.openDrawerCustomerId.current}`,
               "POST",
@@ -500,7 +528,7 @@ function CustomerDrawer({ isOpen, setIsOpen, onClose, notificationApi }) {
           }
         }
       })
-      .catch(() => {});
+      .catch((err) => console.log("error", err));
 
     const handleCustomerRequest = () => customerRequest();
 
@@ -519,21 +547,13 @@ function CustomerDrawer({ isOpen, setIsOpen, onClose, notificationApi }) {
   const handleCloseDrawer = () => {
     crmContext.openDrawerCustomerId.current = null;
     crmContext.currentDrawerCustomerRef.current = null;
-    crmContext.changedDrawerCustomerFieldsRef.current = [];
+    crmContext.currentDrawerCustomerNotesRef.current = null;
 
     formDealInfo.resetFields();
-
-    setActiveTab(tabItems[0].key);
   };
 
-  const title =
-    crmContext.currentDrawerCustomer === null
-      ? "loading..."
-      : `${crmContext.currentDrawerCustomer?.FirstName} ${crmContext.currentDrawerCustomer?.LastName}`;
-
   return (
     <Drawer
-      title={title}
       placement="right"
       open={isOpen}
       onClose={onClose}
@@ -828,14 +848,11 @@ function TabContentNotes({ notes }) {
   return (
     <MySupsenseFallback>
       <MDXEditor
-        key={crmContext.currentDrawerCustomer?.Id}
+        key={crmContext.currentDrawerCustomerRef.current?.Id}
         className="mdx-editor"
         markdown={notes}
         onChange={(value) => {
-          crmContext.setCurrentDrawerCustomer({
-            ...crmContext.currentDrawerCustomer,
-            Notes: value,
-          });
+          crmContext.currentDrawerCustomerNotesRef.current = value;
         }}
         plugins={[
           listsPlugin(),