diff --git a/src/utils/pulledVaultRefresh.test.ts b/src/utils/pulledVaultRefresh.test.ts
index 71495e51..787b430e 100644
--- a/src/utils/pulledVaultRefresh.test.ts
+++ b/src/utils/pulledVaultRefresh.test.ts
@@ -92,17 +92,30 @@ describe('refreshPulledVaultState', () => {
     expect(options.closeAllTabs).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
   })
 
-  it('keeps the active tab mounted while the editor is focused', async () => {
+  it('refreshes the focused active tab when an external watcher update changed that note', async () => {
     const options = makeOptions({
       shouldKeepActiveEditorMounted: vi.fn(() => true),
     })
 
     await refreshPulledVaultState(options)
 
-    expect(options.shouldKeepActiveEditorMounted).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+    expect(options.shouldKeepActiveEditorMounted).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
     expect(options.reloadVault).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
     expect(options.reloadFolders).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
     expect(options.reloadViews).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+    expect(options.closeAllTabs).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
+    expect(options.replaceActiveTab).toHaveBeenCalledWith(makeEntry('/vault/active.md', 'Active'))
+  })
+
+  it('keeps the active tab mounted while focused when the active note was not changed', async () => {
+    const options = makeOptions({
+      shouldKeepActiveEditorMounted: vi.fn(() => true),
+      updatedFiles: ['other.md'],
+    })
+
+    await refreshPulledVaultState(options)
+
+    expect(options.shouldKeepActiveEditorMounted).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
     expect(options.replaceActiveTab).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
     expect(options.closeAllTabs).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
   })
diff --git a/src/utils/pulledVaultRefresh.ts b/src/utils/pulledVaultRefresh.ts
index 9be7826e..385220bf 100644
--- a/src/utils/pulledVaultRefresh.ts
+++ b/src/utils/pulledVaultRefresh.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ function shouldReplaceActiveEntry(options: {
   activePath: string
   movedEntry: VaultEntry | null
   refreshedEntry: VaultEntry | null
-  shouldKeepActiveEditorMounted?: () => boolean
   updatedFiles: string[]
   vaultPath: string
 }): boolean {
@@ -79,13 +78,11 @@ function shouldReplaceActiveEntry(options: {
     activePath,
     movedEntry,
     refreshedEntry,
-    shouldKeepActiveEditorMounted,
     updatedFiles,
     vaultPath,
   } = options
   if (movedEntry) return true
   if (!refreshedEntry) return false
-  if (shouldKeepActiveEditorMounted?.() === true) return false
   return didPullUpdateActiveNote({ updatedFiles, vaultPath, activeTabPath: activePath })
 }
 
@@ -99,7 +96,6 @@ export async function refreshPulledVaultState(options: PulledVaultRefreshOptions
     closeAllTabs,
     getActiveTabPath,
     hasUnsavedChanges,
-    shouldKeepActiveEditorMounted,
     reloadFolders,
     reloadVault,
     reloadViews,
@@ -131,7 +127,6 @@ export async function refreshPulledVaultState(options: PulledVaultRefreshOptions
     activePath,
     movedEntry,
     refreshedEntry,
-    shouldKeepActiveEditorMounted,
     updatedFiles,
     vaultPath,
   })) {