diff --git a/source/funkin/ui/debug/charting/handlers/ChartEditorToolboxHandler.hx b/source/funkin/ui/debug/charting/handlers/ChartEditorToolboxHandler.hx
index 17234afd4..58b8c1334 100644
--- a/source/funkin/ui/debug/charting/handlers/ChartEditorToolboxHandler.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/ui/debug/charting/handlers/ChartEditorToolboxHandler.hx
@@ -114,10 +114,7 @@ class ChartEditorToolboxHandler
   {
     var toolbox:Null<ChartEditorBaseToolbox> = cast state.activeToolboxes.get(id);
 
-    if (toolbox == null)
-    {
-      toolbox = cast initToolbox(state, id);
-    }
+    if (toolbox == null) return;
 
     if (toolbox != null)
     {
diff --git a/source/funkin/ui/debug/charting/toolboxes/ChartEditorNoteDataToolbox.hx b/source/funkin/ui/debug/charting/toolboxes/ChartEditorNoteDataToolbox.hx
index 7a0818f7e..ba25b8665 100644
--- a/source/funkin/ui/debug/charting/toolboxes/ChartEditorNoteDataToolbox.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/ui/debug/charting/toolboxes/ChartEditorNoteDataToolbox.hx
@@ -68,13 +68,12 @@ class ChartEditorNoteDataToolbox extends ChartEditorBaseToolbox
       if (noteKind == '~CUSTOM~')
       {
         showCustom();
-        toolboxNotesCustomKind.value = chartEditorState.noteKindToPlace;
+        chartEditorState.noteKindToPlace = toolboxNotesCustomKind.value;
       }
       else
       {
         hideCustom();
         chartEditorState.noteKindToPlace = noteKind;
-        toolboxNotesCustomKind.value = chartEditorState.noteKindToPlace;
       }
 
       createNoteKindParams(noteKind);
@@ -112,14 +111,20 @@ class ChartEditorNoteDataToolbox extends ChartEditorBaseToolbox
         chartEditorState.notePreviewDirty = true;
       }
     };
-    var startingValueNoteKind = ChartEditorDropdowns.populateDropdownWithNoteKinds(toolboxNotesNoteKind, '');
+    toolboxNotesNoteKind.pauseEvent(UIEvent.CHANGE, true);
+
+    var startingValueNoteKind = ChartEditorDropdowns.populateDropdownWithNoteKinds(toolboxNotesNoteKind, chartEditorState.noteKindToPlace);
     toolboxNotesNoteKind.value = startingValueNoteKind;
 
+    toolboxNotesNoteKind.resumeEvent(UIEvent.CHANGE, true, true);
+
     toolboxNotesCustomKind.onChange = function(event:UIEvent) {
       var customKind:Null<String> = event?.target?.text;
       chartEditorState.noteKindToPlace = customKind;
 
-      if (chartEditorState.currentEventSelection.length > 0)
+      if (toolboxNotesNoteKind.value.id != '~CUSTOM~') return;
+
+      if (!_initializing && chartEditorState.currentNoteSelection.length > 0)
       {
         // Edit the note data of any selected notes.
         for (note in chartEditorState.currentNoteSelection)
@@ -131,13 +136,21 @@ class ChartEditorNoteDataToolbox extends ChartEditorBaseToolbox
         chartEditorState.notePreviewDirty = true;
       }
     };
+    toolboxNotesCustomKind.pauseEvent(UIEvent.CHANGE, true);
+
     toolboxNotesCustomKind.value = chartEditorState.noteKindToPlace;
+    
+    toolboxNotesCustomKind.resumeEvent(UIEvent.CHANGE, true, true);
   }
 
   public override function refresh():Void
   {
     super.refresh();
 
+    toolboxNotesNoteKind.pauseEvent(UIEvent.CHANGE, true);
+    toolboxNotesCustomKind.pauseEvent(UIEvent.CHANGE, true);
+
+    toolboxNotesCustomKind.value = chartEditorState.noteKindToPlace;
     toolboxNotesNoteKind.value = ChartEditorDropdowns.lookupNoteKind(chartEditorState.noteKindToPlace);
     if (toolboxNotesNoteKind.value.id == '~CUSTOM~' && chartEditorState.noteKindToPlace != null)
     {
@@ -147,9 +160,10 @@ class ChartEditorNoteDataToolbox extends ChartEditorBaseToolbox
     {
       hideCustom();
     }
-    toolboxNotesCustomKind.value = chartEditorState.noteKindToPlace;
 
     createNoteKindParams(chartEditorState.noteKindToPlace);
+    toolboxNotesNoteKind.resumeEvent(UIEvent.CHANGE, true, true);
+    toolboxNotesCustomKind.resumeEvent(UIEvent.CHANGE, true, true);
   }
 
   function showCustom():Void
diff --git a/source/funkin/ui/debug/charting/util/ChartEditorDropdowns.hx b/source/funkin/ui/debug/charting/util/ChartEditorDropdowns.hx
index 68c0c726b..7f9ab274e 100644
--- a/source/funkin/ui/debug/charting/util/ChartEditorDropdowns.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/ui/debug/charting/util/ChartEditorDropdowns.hx
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ class ChartEditorDropdowns
   {
     dropDown.dataSource.clear();
 
-    var returnValue:DropDownEntry = lookupNoteKind('');
+    var returnValue:DropDownEntry = lookupNoteKind(startingKindId);
 
     for (noteKindId in NOTE_KINDS.keys())
     {