diff --git a/frontend/src/components/CommandPalette.vue b/frontend/src/components/CommandPalette.vue
index 5eddbdf..7f43885 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/CommandPalette.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/CommandPalette.vue
@@ -87,9 +87,12 @@ function onKeydown(e: KeyboardEvent) {
 }
 
 onMounted(async () => {
-  await titles.load();
+  // Focus first: typing a command must not wait on the note list.
   await nextTick();
   input.value?.focus();
+  // A failed refresh keeps the last list rather than breaking the palette; the
+  // commands work either way.
+  titles.refresh().catch(() => {});
 });
 </script>
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/titles.ts b/frontend/src/stores/titles.ts
index 46c2b2b..32ae243 100644
--- a/frontend/src/stores/titles.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/titles.ts
@@ -13,20 +13,17 @@ export interface TitleEntry {
 // because the command palette lists it so someone can jump straight to a note by
 // name. That is recall, which is what this app is for; `resolve()` went with the
 // links.
+//
+// Fetched again every time the palette opens. It used to load once per session
+// behind a `loaded` flag, with nothing ever clearing it, so a note written after
+// the first open could not be found by name until a page reload (#5165). The last
+// list stays in place meanwhile, so the palette never opens empty.
 export const useTitlesStore = defineStore("titles", () => {
   const items = ref<TitleEntry[]>([]);
-  const loaded = ref(false);
 
-  async function load(): Promise<void> {
-    if (loaded.value) return;
+  async function refresh(): Promise<void> {
     items.value = await repo.notes.titles();
-    loaded.value = true;
   }
 
-  async function reload(): Promise<void> {
-    loaded.value = false;
-    await load();
-  }
-
-  return { items, loaded, load, reload };
+  return { items, refresh };
 });