diff --git a/src/becca/becca_loader.js b/src/becca/becca_loader.js
index 4f2b248f5..8b0c3ff1a 100644
--- a/src/becca/becca_loader.js
+++ b/src/becca/becca_loader.js
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ function load() {
     log.info(`Becca (note cache) load took ${Date.now() - start}ms`);
 }
 
+function reload() {
+    load();
+
+    require('../services/ws').reloadFrontend();
+}
+
 function postProcessEntityUpdate(entityName, entity) {
     if (entityName === 'branches') {
         branchUpdated(entity);
@@ -221,5 +227,6 @@ eventService.subscribe(eventService.LEAVE_PROTECTED_SESSION, load);
 
 module.exports = {
     load,
+    reload,
     beccaLoaded
 };
diff --git a/src/public/app/services/ws.js b/src/public/app/services/ws.js
index 4ef5d5a8c..2998ffe7a 100644
--- a/src/public/app/services/ws.js
+++ b/src/public/app/services/ws.js
@@ -47,6 +47,42 @@ function logRows(entityChanges) {
     }
 }
 
+async function executeFrontendUpdate(entityChanges) {
+    lastPingTs = Date.now();
+
+    if (entityChanges.length > 0) {
+        logRows(entityChanges);
+
+        frontendUpdateDataQueue.push(...entityChanges);
+
+        // we set lastAcceptedEntityChangeId even before frontend update processing and send ping so that backend can start sending more updates
+        lastAcceptedEntityChangeId = Math.max(lastAcceptedEntityChangeId, entityChanges[entityChanges.length - 1].id);
+
+        const lastSyncEntityChange = entityChanges.slice().reverse().find(ec => ec.isSynced);
+
+        if (lastSyncEntityChange) {
+            lastAcceptedEntityChangeSyncId = Math.max(lastAcceptedEntityChangeSyncId, lastSyncEntityChange.id);
+        }
+
+        sendPing();
+
+        // first wait for all the preceding consumers to finish
+        while (consumeQueuePromise) {
+            await consumeQueuePromise;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            // it's my turn so start it up
+            consumeQueuePromise = consumeFrontendUpdateData();
+
+            await consumeQueuePromise;
+        } finally {
+            // finish and set to null to signal somebody else can pick it up
+            consumeQueuePromise = null;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 async function handleMessage(event) {
     const message = JSON.parse(event.data);
 
@@ -54,42 +90,11 @@ async function handleMessage(event) {
         messageHandler(message);
     }
 
-    if (message.type === 'frontend-update') {
-        let {entityChanges} = message.data;
-        lastPingTs = Date.now();
-
-        if (entityChanges.length > 0) {
-            logRows(entityChanges);
-
-            frontendUpdateDataQueue.push(...entityChanges);
-
-            // we set lastAcceptedEntityChangeId even before frontend update processing and send ping so that backend can start sending more updates
-            lastAcceptedEntityChangeId = Math.max(lastAcceptedEntityChangeId, entityChanges[entityChanges.length - 1].id);
-
-            const lastSyncEntityChange = entityChanges.slice().reverse().find(ec => ec.isSynced);
-
-            if (lastSyncEntityChange) {
-                lastAcceptedEntityChangeSyncId = Math.max(lastAcceptedEntityChangeSyncId, lastSyncEntityChange.id);
-            }
-
-            sendPing();
-
-            // first wait for all the preceding consumers to finish
-            while (consumeQueuePromise) {
-                await consumeQueuePromise;
-            }
-
-            try {
-                // it's my turn so start it up
-                consumeQueuePromise = consumeFrontendUpdateData();
-
-                await consumeQueuePromise;
-            }
-            finally {
-                // finish and set to null to signal somebody else can pick it up
-                consumeQueuePromise = null;
-            }
-        }
+    if (message.type === 'reload-frontend') {
+        utils.reloadFrontendApp();
+    }
+    else if (message.type === 'frontend-update') {
+        await executeFrontendUpdate(message.data.entityChanges);
     }
     else if (message.type === 'sync-hash-check-failed') {
         toastService.showError("Sync check failed!", 60000);
@@ -211,7 +216,6 @@ setTimeout(() => {
 export default {
     logError,
     subscribeToMessages,
-    waitForEntityChangeId,
     waitForMaxKnownEntityChangeId,
     getMaxKnownEntityChangeSyncId: () => lastAcceptedEntityChangeSyncId
 };
diff --git a/src/services/consistency_checks.js b/src/services/consistency_checks.js
index d50a1cefc..e534eda16 100644
--- a/src/services/consistency_checks.js
+++ b/src/services/consistency_checks.js
@@ -288,14 +288,17 @@ class ConsistencyChecks {
                     WHERE note_contents.noteId IS NULL`,
             ({noteId, isProtected, type, mime}) => {
                 if (this.autoFix) {
-                    const utcDateModified = dateUtils.utcNowDateTime();
+                    // it might be possible that the note_content is not available only because of the interrupted
+                    // sync and it will come later. It's therefore important to guarantee that this artifical
+                    // record won't overwrite the real one coming from the sync.
+                    const fakeDate = "2000-01-01 00:00:00Z";
 
                     // manually creating row since this can also affect deleted notes
                     sql.upsert("note_contents", "noteId", {
                         noteId: noteId,
                         content: getBlankContent(isProtected, type, mime),
-                        utcDateModified: utcDateModified,
-                        dateModified: dateUtils.localNowDateTime()
+                        utcDateModified: fakeDate,
+                        dateModified: fakeDate
                     });
 
                     const hash = utils.hash(utils.randomString(10));
@@ -305,7 +308,7 @@ class ConsistencyChecks {
                         entityId: noteId,
                         hash: hash,
                         isErased: false,
-                        utcDateChanged: utcDateModified,
+                        utcDateChanged: fakeDate,
                         isSynced: true
                     });
 
@@ -358,10 +361,11 @@ class ConsistencyChecks {
                       AND branches.isDeleted = 0`,
             ({parentNoteId}) => {
                 if (this.autoFix) {
-                    const branchIds = sql.getColumn(`SELECT branchId
-                                                                   FROM branches
-                                                                   WHERE isDeleted = 0
-                                                                     AND parentNoteId = ?`, [parentNoteId]);
+                    const branchIds = sql.getColumn(`
+                        SELECT branchId
+                        FROM branches
+                        WHERE isDeleted = 0
+                          AND parentNoteId = ?`, [parentNoteId]);
 
                     const branches = branchIds.map(branchId => becca.getBranch(branchId));
 
@@ -416,7 +420,7 @@ class ConsistencyChecks {
                     SELECT attributeId,
                            attributes.noteId
                     FROM attributes
-                      JOIN notes ON attributes.noteId = notes.noteId
+                    JOIN notes ON attributes.noteId = notes.noteId
                     WHERE attributes.isDeleted = 0
                       AND notes.isDeleted = 1`,
             ({attributeId, noteId}) => {
@@ -434,7 +438,7 @@ class ConsistencyChecks {
                     SELECT attributeId,
                            attributes.value AS targetNoteId
                     FROM attributes
-                      JOIN notes ON attributes.value = notes.noteId
+                    JOIN notes ON attributes.value = notes.noteId
                     WHERE attributes.type = 'relation'
                       AND attributes.isDeleted = 0
                       AND notes.isDeleted = 1`,
@@ -584,7 +588,7 @@ class ConsistencyChecks {
         }
 
         if (this.fixedIssues) {
-            require("../becca/becca_loader").load();
+            require("../becca/becca_loader").reload();
         }
 
         return !this.unrecoveredConsistencyErrors;
diff --git a/src/services/ws.js b/src/services/ws.js
index 77d0b40b9..a1132aaa7 100644
--- a/src/services/ws.js
+++ b/src/services/ws.js
@@ -178,6 +178,10 @@ function syncFailed() {
     sendMessageToAllClients({ type: 'sync-failed', lastSyncedPush });
 }
 
+function reloadFrontend() {
+    sendMessageToAllClients({ type: 'reload-frontend' });
+}
+
 function setLastSyncedPush(entityChangeId) {
     lastSyncedPush = entityChangeId;
 }
@@ -190,5 +194,6 @@ module.exports = {
     syncFinished,
     syncFailed,
     sendTransactionEntityChangesToAllClients,
-    setLastSyncedPush
+    setLastSyncedPush,
+    reloadFrontend
 };