diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/noteeditor.xml b/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/noteeditor.xml
index 485c47aed8..987c3d1b0f 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/noteeditor.xml
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/noteeditor.xml
@@ -241,11 +241,6 @@
 							// Update note
 							var noteField = this._id('noteField');
 							if (this.item) {
-								if (!noteField.changed) {
-									Zotero.debug("Note hasn't been modified -- not saving");
-									return;
-								}
-								
 								let changed = this.item.setNote(noteField.value);
 								if (changed && this.saveOnEdit) {
 									yield this.item.saveTx();
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/styled-textbox.xml b/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/styled-textbox.xml
index 32b0abe08e..4c0f6709d9 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/styled-textbox.xml
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/bindings/styled-textbox.xml
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@
 									case 'keypress':
 										// Ignore keypresses that don't change
 										// any text
+										//Zotero.debug(event.which);
 										if (!event.which &&
 												event.keyCode != event.DOM_VK_DELETE &&
 												event.keyCode != event.DOM_VK_BACK_SPACE) {
@@ -426,18 +427,16 @@
 									clearTimeout(self._timer);
 								}
 								
-								if (event.type == 'change') {
-									self._changed = true;
+								// Trigger command event on change
+								if (event.type == 'keypress' || event.type == 'change') {
+									self._timer = self.timeout && setTimeout(function () {
+										var attr = self.getAttribute('oncommand');
+										attr = attr.replace('this', 'thisObj');
+										var func = new Function('thisObj', 'event', attr);
+										func(self, event);
+									}, self.timeout);
 								}
 								
-								// Get the command event
-								self._timer = self.timeout && setTimeout(function () {
-									var attr = self.getAttribute('oncommand');
-									attr = attr.replace('this', 'thisObj');
-									var func = new Function('thisObj', 'event', attr);
-									func(self, event);
-								}, self.timeout);
-								
 								return true;
 							};
 							break;