diff --git a/www/js/home.js b/www/js/home.js
index 7ce4658..58fdbc9 100644
--- a/www/js/home.js
+++ b/www/js/home.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
  */
 
+var force_card_refresh = false;
 
 $(".view-main").on("ptr:refresh", ".ptr-content", function () {
     loadCards(function () {
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ $(".view-main").on("click", ".parsedown-task-list", function (e) {
 });
 
 function loadNotesToCards(notes, oldnotes, callback) {
-    if (notes.length == oldnotes.length) {
+    if (force_card_refresh != true && notes.length == oldnotes.length) {
         var allSame = true;
         var allPresent = true;
         for (var n in notes) {
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ function loadNotesToCards(notes, oldnotes, callback) {
             return;
         }
     }
+    force_card_refresh = false;
     for (i in window.shuffleInstance.items) {
         window.shuffleInstance.remove(window.shuffleInstance.items[i]);
     }
@@ -162,6 +164,7 @@ function makeList(id) {
     note.toChecklist();
     note.setModified();
     note.saveNote();
+    force_card_refresh = true;
     app.ptr.refresh();
 }