diff --git a/ui/src/diary/diary-add-note.tsx b/ui/src/diary/diary-add-note.tsx
index f27302a52f..9075214c3f 100644
--- a/ui/src/diary/diary-add-note.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/diary/diary-add-note.tsx
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ export default function DiaryAddNote() {
     const data = JSONToInlines(editor?.getJSON(), false, true);
     const values = getValues();
 
-    const noteContent = constructStory(data);
+    const noteContent = constructStory(data, true);
     const now = Date.now();
     const cacheId = {
       author: window.our,
diff --git a/ui/src/types/channel.ts b/ui/src/types/channel.ts
index a19e098d6d..631dd0803e 100644
--- a/ui/src/types/channel.ts
+++ b/ui/src/types/channel.ts
@@ -552,7 +552,10 @@ export const emptyReply: Reply = {
   },
 };
 
-export function constructStory(data: (Inline | Block)[]): Story {
+export function constructStory(
+  data: (Inline | Block)[],
+  codeAsBlock?: boolean
+): Story {
   const isBlock = (c: Inline | Block) =>
     [
       'image',
@@ -564,6 +567,7 @@ export function constructStory(data: (Inline | Block)[]): Story {
       'header',
       'rule',
       'cite',
+      codeAsBlock ? 'code' : '',
     ].some((k) => typeof c !== 'string' && k in c);
   const postContent: Story = [];
   let index = 0;