diff --git a/public/views/modals/tx-details.html b/public/views/modals/tx-details.html
index 3365cbee9..797909be6 100644
--- a/public/views/modals/tx-details.html
+++ b/public/views/modals/tx-details.html
@@ -139,9 +139,9 @@
       </div>
 
       <div class="item item-icon-right" ng-click="showCommentPopup()">
-        <span class="text-gray" translate ng-show="!btx.note">Add Memo</i></span>
-        <span class="text-gray" translate ng-show="btx.note">Memo</span>
-        <div ng-show="btx.note && btx.note.body">
+        <span class="text-gray" translate ng-if="!btx.note">Add Memo</i></span>
+        <span class="text-gray" translate ng-if="btx.note">Memo</span>
+        <div ng-if="btx.note && btx.note.body">
           <span class="enable_text_select">{{btx.note.body}}</span><br>
           <span class="text-italic item-note size-12">
             <span translate>Edited by</span> <span>{{btx.note.editedByName}}</span>,
diff --git a/src/js/controllers/activity.js b/src/js/controllers/activity.js
index 696730bff..ee1d50720 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/activity.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/activity.js
@@ -56,13 +56,18 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('activityController',
           return popupService.showAlert(null, gettextCatalog.getString('Transaction not found'));
         }
 
-        $scope.wallet = wallet;
-        $scope.btx = lodash.cloneDeep(tx);
-        $ionicModal.fromTemplateUrl('views/modals/tx-details.html', {
-          scope: $scope
-        }).then(function(modal) {
-          $scope.txDetailsModal = modal;
-          $scope.txDetailsModal.show();
+        walletService.getTxNote(wallet, n.txid, function(err, note) {
+          if (err) $log.debug(gettextCatalog.getString('Could not fetch transaction note'));
+
+          $scope.wallet = wallet;
+          $scope.btx = lodash.cloneDeep(tx);
+          $scope.btx.note = note;
+          $ionicModal.fromTemplateUrl('views/modals/tx-details.html', {
+            scope: $scope
+          }).then(function(modal) {
+            $scope.txDetailsModal = modal;
+            $scope.txDetailsModal.show();
+          });
         });
       });
     };
diff --git a/src/js/controllers/modals/txDetails.js b/src/js/controllers/modals/txDetails.js
index d5b6f79d3..b4e45dae1 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/modals/txDetails.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/modals/txDetails.js
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('txDetailsController', functio
     updateMemo();
     initActionList();
     getAlternativeAmount();
-
-    $timeout(function() {
-      $scope.$apply();
-    });
   };
 
   function updateMemo() {
@@ -38,7 +34,6 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('txDetailsController', functio
         $log.debug(gettextCatalog.getString('Could not fetch transaction note'));
         return;
       }
-
       $scope.note = note;
       $timeout(function() {
         $scope.$apply();
@@ -108,7 +103,6 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('txDetailsController', functio
           $scope.btx.note.editedOn = Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
         }
         $scope.btx.searcheableString = null;
-
         $timeout(function() {
           $scope.$apply();
         });
@@ -132,7 +126,6 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('txDetailsController', functio
         $scope.rateDate = res.fetchedOn;
         $scope.rateStr = res.rate + ' ' + $scope.alternativeIsoCode;
         $scope.alternativeAmountStr = $filter('formatFiatAmount')(alternativeAmountBtc * res.rate) + ' ' + $scope.alternativeIsoCode;
-        $scope.$apply();
       }
     });
   };
diff --git a/src/js/controllers/tab-home.js b/src/js/controllers/tab-home.js
index a9718c5ba..fe9b10423 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/tab-home.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/tab-home.js
@@ -60,13 +60,18 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('tabHomeController',
           return popupService.showAlert(null, gettextCatalog.getString('Transaction not found'));
         }
 
-        $scope.wallet = wallet;
-        $scope.btx = lodash.cloneDeep(tx);
-        $ionicModal.fromTemplateUrl('views/modals/tx-details.html', {
-          scope: $scope
-        }).then(function(modal) {
-          $scope.txDetailsModal = modal;
-          $scope.txDetailsModal.show();
+        walletService.getTxNote(wallet, n.txid, function(err, note) {
+          if (err) $log.debug(gettextCatalog.getString('Could not fetch transaction note'));
+
+          $scope.wallet = wallet;
+          $scope.btx = lodash.cloneDeep(tx);
+          $scope.btx.note = note;
+          $ionicModal.fromTemplateUrl('views/modals/tx-details.html', {
+            scope: $scope
+          }).then(function(modal) {
+            $scope.txDetailsModal = modal;
+            $scope.txDetailsModal.show();
+          });
         });
       });
     };
diff --git a/src/js/services/walletService.js b/src/js/services/walletService.js
index c6ec8bac5..0c9d00583 100644
--- a/src/js/services/walletService.js
+++ b/src/js/services/walletService.js
@@ -502,6 +502,15 @@ angular.module('copayApp.services').factory('walletService', function($log, $tim
     });
   };
 
+  root.getTxNote = function(wallet, txid, cb) {
+    wallet.getTxNote({
+      txid: txid
+    }, function(err, note) {
+      if (err || !note) return cb(true);
+      return cb(null, note);
+    });
+  };
+
   root.getTxp = function(wallet, txpid, cb) {
     wallet.getTx(txpid, function(err, txp) {
       if (err) return cb(err);