diff --git a/.changeset/forty-dingos-roll.md b/.changeset/forty-dingos-roll.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf3574934c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/forty-dingos-roll.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@medusajs/medusa": patch
+---
+
+Updating note doesn't require loading author relationship
diff --git a/packages/medusa/src/services/note.ts b/packages/medusa/src/services/note.ts
index e305fd50d8..306b81bbdc 100644
--- a/packages/medusa/src/services/note.ts
+++ b/packages/medusa/src/services/note.ts
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class NoteService extends TransactionBaseService {
     return await this.atomicPhase_(async (manager) => {
       const noteRepo = manager.withRepository(this.noteRepository_)
 
-      const note = await this.retrieve(noteId, { relations: ["author"] })
+      const note = await this.retrieve(noteId)
 
       note.value = value