diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 00fa83e..d98600d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "scambier.obsidian-search",
-  "version": "1.14.1-beta.1",
+  "version": "1.14.1-beta.2",
   "description": "A search engine for Obsidian",
   "main": "dist/main.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/components/ModalVault.svelte b/src/components/ModalVault.svelte
index a1063cb..ebee3fa 100644
--- a/src/components/ModalVault.svelte
+++ b/src/components/ModalVault.svelte
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   import { cancelable, CancelablePromise } from 'cancelable-promise'
 
   export let modal: OmnisearchVaultModal
-  let previousQuery: string | undefined
+  export let previousQuery: string | undefined
   let selectedIndex = 0
   let historySearchIndex = 0
   let searchQuery: string | undefined
diff --git a/src/tools/notes.ts b/src/tools/notes.ts
index 3c02ed4..746cd16 100644
--- a/src/tools/notes.ts
+++ b/src/tools/notes.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export async function createNote(name: string, newLeaf = false): Promise<void> {
     let pathPrefix: string
     switch (app.vault.getConfig('newFileLocation')) {
       case 'current':
-        pathPrefix = (app.workspace.getActiveFile()?.parent.path ?? '') + '/'
+        pathPrefix = (app.workspace.getActiveFile()?.parent?.path ?? '') + '/'
         break
       case 'folder':
         pathPrefix = app.vault.getConfig('newFileFolderPath') + '/'