diff --git a/journal/apis/note.py b/journal/apis/note.py
index 4feb59b1..1e6ed261 100644
--- a/journal/apis/note.py
+++ b/journal/apis/note.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ def add_note_for_item(request, item_uuid: str, n_in: NoteInSchema):
     if not item:
         return 404, {"message": "Item not found"}
     note = Note()
+    note.item = item
     note.title = n_in.title
     note.content = n_in.content
     note.sensitive = n_in.sensitive