diff --git a/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/GenericNode/components/NodeDescription/index.tsx b/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/GenericNode/components/NodeDescription/index.tsx
index 7a24fe78c..6fdc7cb20 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/GenericNode/components/NodeDescription/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/GenericNode/components/NodeDescription/index.tsx
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export default function NodeDescription({
               }
             }}
           />
-          {charLimit && (
+          {charLimit && (nodeDescription?.length ?? 0) >= charLimit - 100 && (
             <div
               className={cn(
                 "pt-1 text-left text-[13px]",
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/NoteNode/index.tsx b/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/NoteNode/index.tsx
index d4a7ee4f7..349b1e33d 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/NoteNode/index.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/CustomNodes/NoteNode/index.tsx
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ function NoteNode({
         >
           <NodeDescription
             inputClassName={cn(
-              "border-0 ring-transparent resize-none shadow-none rounded-sm h-full w-full",
+              "border-0 ring-0 focus:ring-0 resize-none shadow-none rounded-sm h-full w-full",
               COLOR_OPTIONS[bgColor] === null
                 ? ""
                 : "dark:!ring-background dark:text-background",