diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/notes.ts b/apps/server/src/services/notes.ts
index 4e88694149..3de73bc217 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/notes.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/notes.ts
@@ -239,8 +239,6 @@ function createNewNote(params: NoteParams): {
             }
         }
 
-        asyncPostProcessContent(note, params.content);
-
         if (params.templateNoteId) {
             const templateNote = becca.getNote(params.templateNoteId);
             if (!templateNote) {
@@ -1037,6 +1035,8 @@ function duplicateSubtreeInner(origNote: BNote, origBranch: BBranch | null | und
             }
         }
 
+        asyncPostProcessContent(newNote, content);
+
         return newNote;
     }