diff --git a/packages/backend/src/models/repositories/note.ts b/packages/backend/src/models/repositories/note.ts
index 26d4d9e508..8ede9684d1 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/models/repositories/note.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/models/repositories/note.ts
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ export const NoteRepository = db.getRepository(Note).extend({
 
 		const meId = me ? me.id : null;
 		let note: Note | null = null;
-		let foundScyllaNote = false;
 		const isSrcNote = typeof src === "object";
 
 		// Always lookup from ScyllaDB if enabled
@@ -212,11 +211,8 @@ export const NoteRepository = db.getRepository(Note).extend({
 				);
 				if (result.rowLength > 0) {
 					note = parseScyllaNote(result.first());
-					foundScyllaNote = true;
 				}
-			}
-			if (!foundScyllaNote) {
-				// Fallback to Postgres
+			} else {
 				note = await this.findOneBy({ id: noteId });
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/common/getters.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/common/getters.ts
index 09595c2b27..bf136d2970 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/common/getters.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/common/getters.ts
@@ -33,10 +33,7 @@ export async function getNote(
 				note = filtered[0];
 			}
 		}
-	}
-
-	// Fallback to Postgres
-	if (!note) {
+	} else {
 		const query = Notes.createQueryBuilder("note").where("note.id = :id", {
 			id: noteId,
 		});