diff --git a/internal/conf/templates/view.tmpl.html b/internal/conf/templates/view.tmpl.html
index 57b79b2..fde8b20 100644
--- a/internal/conf/templates/view.tmpl.html
+++ b/internal/conf/templates/view.tmpl.html
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 {{define "title"}}{{.note.Title}}{{end}}
 {{define "main"}}
-<div>
+<style>
+li:has(> input[type="checkbox"]) {
+    padding-top: 0.1em;
+    padding-bottom: 0.1em;
+    cursor: default;
+}
+</style>
+<div id="noteContent">
     {{.note.BodyRendered}}
 </div>
 <div class="d-flex justify-content-between">
@@ -77,17 +84,27 @@
 {{end}}
 
 <script>
-let checkBoxes = document.querySelectorAll('input[type=checkbox]')
-for (const i in checkBoxes) {
+let checkBoxes = document.querySelectorAll('input[type=checkbox]');
+let noteContentWrapper = document.querySelector('#noteContent');
+console.log(checkBoxes.keys())
+
+for (const i of checkBoxes.keys()) {
     let box = checkBoxes[i]
+    let parent = box.parentNode
     box.disabled = false
 
-    box.onchange = function(event) {
-        let form = new FormData()
-        form.append("box", i)
+    box.onclick = function(event) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    parent.onclick = function(event) {
+        let form = new FormData();
+        form.append("box", i);
 
         fetch("togglebox/", {method: "POST", body: form}).then((response) => {
-            location.reload();
+            return response.json();
+        }).then((json) => {
+            box.checked = json.checked;
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/internal/notes/notes.go b/internal/notes/notes.go
index a11c74f..ab4b860 100644
--- a/internal/notes/notes.go
+++ b/internal/notes/notes.go
@@ -336,7 +336,11 @@ func DeleteNote(uid string) error {
 	return os.Remove(filename)
 }
 
-type toggleCheckboxTransformer struct{ nthBox int }
+type toggleCheckboxTransformer struct {
+	nthBox     int
+	boxToggled bool
+	boxChecked bool
+}
 
 func (t *toggleCheckboxTransformer) Transform(node *ast.Document, reader text.Reader, pc parser.Context) {
 	boxesFound := 0
@@ -358,6 +362,8 @@ func (t *toggleCheckboxTransformer) Transform(node *ast.Document, reader text.Re
 		}
 
 		box.IsChecked = !box.IsChecked
+		t.boxToggled = true
+		t.boxChecked = box.IsChecked
 		return ast.WalkStop, nil
 	})
 }
@@ -380,8 +386,8 @@ func renderTaskCheckBox(writer util.BufWriter, source []byte, node ast.Node, ent
 	return ast.WalkContinue, err
 }
 
-func (n *Note) ToggleBox(nthBox int) {
-	checkboxTransformer := toggleCheckboxTransformer{nthBox: nthBox}
+func (n *Note) ToggleBox(nthBox int) (bool, bool) {
+	checkboxTransformer := toggleCheckboxTransformer{nthBox: nthBox, boxToggled: false}
 	transformer := util.Prioritized(&checkboxTransformer, 0)
 
 	renderer := markdown.NewRenderer()
@@ -397,6 +403,8 @@ func (n *Note) ToggleBox(nthBox int) {
 	md.Convert(n.Body, &buf)
 	n.Body = buf.Bytes()
 	n.Save()
+
+	return checkboxTransformer.boxToggled, checkboxTransformer.boxChecked
 }
 
 func (n *Note) HasTag(tag string) bool {
diff --git a/internal/notes/views/views.go b/internal/notes/views/views.go
index 39b5659..d0f7a4d 100644
--- a/internal/notes/views/views.go
+++ b/internal/notes/views/views.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package views
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
@@ -181,18 +182,25 @@ func togglebox(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	nthBox, err := strconv.Atoi(r.FormValue("box"))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal("You fucked up boy")
+		http.Error(w, "Box not provided as numeric value", 400)
 		return
 	}
 
 	note, ok := notes.Notes.GetOne(user, uid)
 	if !ok {
-		http.Redirect(w, r, myurls.Reverse("view", urls.Repl{"note": uid}), http.StatusFound)
+		http.Error(w, "Note not found", 404)
 		return
 	}
 
-	note.ToggleBox(nthBox)
+	toggled, checked := note.ToggleBox(nthBox)
 
-	http.Redirect(w, r, myurls.Reverse("view", urls.Repl{"note": note.Uid}), http.StatusFound)
+	if !toggled {
+		http.Error(w, "Failed to toggle box", 500)
+	} else {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]any{"checked": checked})
+	}
 }
 
 type titleAndURL struct {