diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 46e7e6e..b79b732 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ lineprof:
 	kernprof -l -v manuskript/main.py
 
 profile:
-	python3 -m cProfile -s 'cumtime' manuskript/main.py | more
+	python3 -m cProfile -s 'cumtime' bin/manuskript | more
 
 compile:
 	cd manuskript && python3 setup.py build_ext --inplace
diff --git a/manuskript/ui/views/storylineView.py b/manuskript/ui/views/storylineView.py
index 3c4b079..df89f14 100644
--- a/manuskript/ui/views/storylineView.py
+++ b/manuskript/ui/views/storylineView.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from PyQt5.QtGui import QBrush, QPen, QFontMetrics, QFontMetricsF, QColor
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QWidget, QGraphicsScene, QGraphicsSimpleTextItem, QMenu, QAction, QGraphicsRectItem, \
     QGraphicsLineItem, QGraphicsEllipseItem
 
+from manuskript.enums import Outline
 from manuskript.models import references
 from manuskript.ui.views.storylineView_ui import Ui_storylineView
 
@@ -50,11 +51,15 @@ class storylineView(QWidget, Ui_storylineView):
         # self._mdlPlots.rowsInserted.connect(self.refresh)
 
         self._mdlOutline = mdlOutline
-        self._mdlOutline.dataChanged.connect(self.reloadTimer.start)
+        self._mdlOutline.dataChanged.connect(self.updateMaybe)
 
         self._mdlCharacter = mdlCharacter
         self._mdlCharacter.dataChanged.connect(self.reloadTimer.start)
 
+    def updateMaybe(self, topLeft, bottomRight):
+        if topLeft.column() <= Outline.notes.value <= bottomRight.column():
+            self.reloadTimer.start
+
     def plotReferences(self):
         "Returns a list of plot references"
         if not self._mdlPlots:
@@ -85,7 +90,10 @@ class storylineView(QWidget, Ui_storylineView):
 
     def refresh(self):
         if not self._mdlPlots or not self._mdlOutline or not self._mdlCharacter:
-            pass
+            return
+
+        if not self.isVisible():
+            return
 
         LINE_HEIGHT = 18
         SPACING = 3