diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NodeWrapper.tsx b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NodeWrapper.tsx
index 6d90866fe208e..ed33ce8d45716 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NodeWrapper.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NodeWrapper.tsx
@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@ import {
 } from '../Notebook/utils'
 
 export interface NodeWrapperProps<T extends CustomNotebookNodeAttributes> {
-    title: string | ((attributes: CustomNotebookNodeAttributes) => Promise<string>)
     nodeType: NotebookNodeType
     children?: ReactNode | ((isEdit: boolean, isPreview: boolean) => ReactNode)
+
+    // Meta properties - these should never be too advanced - more advanced should be done via updateAttributes in the component
+    defaultTitle: string
     href?: string | ((attributes: NotebookNodeAttributes<T>) => string | undefined)
 
     // Sizing
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ export interface NodeWrapperProps<T extends CustomNotebookNodeAttributes> {
 }
 
 export function NodeWrapper<T extends CustomNotebookNodeAttributes>({
-    title: titleOrGenerator,
+    defaultTitle,
     nodeType,
     children,
     selected,
@@ -80,13 +82,12 @@ export function NodeWrapper<T extends CustomNotebookNodeAttributes>({
         nodeId,
         notebookLogic: mountedNotebookLogic,
         getPos,
-        title: titleOrGenerator,
         resizeable: resizeableOrGenerator,
         widgets,
         startExpanded,
     }
     const nodeLogic = useMountedLogic(notebookNodeLogic(nodeLogicProps))
-    const { title, resizeable, expanded } = useValues(nodeLogic)
+    const { resizeable, expanded } = useValues(nodeLogic)
     const { setExpanded, deleteNode } = useActions(nodeLogic)
 
     const [ref, inView] = useInView({ triggerOnce: true })
@@ -115,6 +116,8 @@ export function NodeWrapper<T extends CustomNotebookNodeAttributes>({
     }, [resizeable, updateAttributes])
 
     const parsedHref = typeof href === 'function' ? href(attributes) : href
+    // If a title is set on the attrs we use it. Otherwise we use the base component title.
+    const title = attributes.title ? attributes.title : defaultTitle
 
     // Element is resizable if resizable is set to true. If expandable is set to true then is is only resizable if expanded is true
     const isResizeable = resizeable && (!expandable || expanded)
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeEarlyAccessFeature.tsx b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeEarlyAccessFeature.tsx
index 801970c380b51..c698e115379d9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeEarlyAccessFeature.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeEarlyAccessFeature.tsx
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ import { urls } from 'scenes/urls'
 import { LemonSkeleton } from 'lib/lemon-ui/LemonSkeleton'
 import { notebookNodeLogic } from './notebookNodeLogic'
 import { JSONContent, NotebookNodeViewProps } from '../Notebook/utils'
-import api from 'lib/api'
 import {
     EarlyAccessFeatureLogicProps,
     earlyAccessFeatureLogic,
 } from 'scenes/early-access-features/earlyAccessFeatureLogic'
 import { PersonList } from 'scenes/early-access-features/EarlyAccessFeature'
 import { buildFlagContent } from './NotebookNodeFlag'
+import { useEffect } from 'react'
 
 const Component = (props: NotebookNodeViewProps<NotebookNodeEarlyAccessAttributes>): JSX.Element => {
     const { id } = props.attributes
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@ const Component = (props: NotebookNodeViewProps<NotebookNodeEarlyAccessAttribute
     const { expanded } = useValues(notebookNodeLogic)
     const { insertAfter } = useActions(notebookNodeLogic)
 
+    useEffect(() => {
+        props.updateAttributes({
+            title: earlyAccessFeature.name
+                ? `Early Access Management: ${earlyAccessFeature.name}`
+                : 'Early Access Management',
+        })
+    }, [earlyAccessFeature?.name])
+
     return (
         <div>
             <BindLogic logic={earlyAccessFeatureLogic} props={{ id }}>
@@ -109,18 +117,7 @@ type NotebookNodeEarlyAccessAttributes = {
 
 export const NotebookNodeEarlyAccessFeature = createPostHogWidgetNode<NotebookNodeEarlyAccessAttributes>({
     nodeType: NotebookNodeType.EarlyAccessFeature,
-    title: async (attributes) => {
-        const mountedEarlyAccessFeatureLogic = earlyAccessFeatureLogic.findMounted({ id: attributes.id })
-        let title = mountedEarlyAccessFeatureLogic?.values.earlyAccessFeature.name || null
-        if (title === null) {
-            const retrievedEarlyAccessFeature: EarlyAccessFeatureType = await api.earlyAccessFeatures.get(attributes.id)
-            if (retrievedEarlyAccessFeature) {
-                title = retrievedEarlyAccessFeature.name
-            }
-        }
-
-        return title ? `Early Access Management: ${title}` : 'Early Access Management'
-    },
+    defaultTitle: 'Early Access Management',
     Component,
     heightEstimate: '3rem',
     href: (attrs) => urls.earlyAccessFeature(attrs.id),
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeExperiment.tsx b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeExperiment.tsx
index cb62cd17f301f..15aa9a5443948 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeExperiment.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeExperiment.tsx
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ type NotebookNodeExperimentAttributes = {
 
 export const NotebookNodeExperiment = createPostHogWidgetNode<NotebookNodeExperimentAttributes>({
     nodeType: NotebookNodeType.Experiment,
-    title: 'Experiment',
+    defaultTitle: 'Experiment',
     Component,
     heightEstimate: '3rem',
     href: (attrs) => urls.experiment(attrs.id),
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeFlag.tsx b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeFlag.tsx
index 066917f6f3c9a..e498cb7add7cf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeFlag.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeFlag.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { createPostHogWidgetNode } from 'scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NodeWrapper'
-import { FeatureFlagType, NotebookNodeType } from '~/types'
+import { NotebookNodeType } from '~/types'
 import { BindLogic, useActions, useValues } from 'kea'
 import { featureFlagLogic, FeatureFlagLogicProps } from 'scenes/feature-flags/featureFlagLogic'
 import { IconFlag, IconRecording, IconRocketLaunch, IconSurveys } from 'lib/lemon-ui/icons'
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ import { JSONContent, NotebookNodeViewProps } from '../Notebook/utils'
 import { buildPlaylistContent } from './NotebookNodePlaylist'
 import { buildCodeExampleContent } from './NotebookNodeFlagCodeExample'
 import { FeatureFlagReleaseConditions } from 'scenes/feature-flags/FeatureFlagReleaseConditions'
-import api from 'lib/api'
 import { buildEarlyAccessFeatureContent } from './NotebookNodeEarlyAccessFeature'
 import { notebookNodeFlagLogic } from './NotebookNodeFlagLogic'
 import { buildSurveyContent } from './NotebookNodeSurvey'
+import { useEffect } from 'react'
 
 const Component = (props: NotebookNodeViewProps<NotebookNodeFlagAttributes>): JSX.Element => {
     const { id } = props.attributes
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ const Component = (props: NotebookNodeViewProps<NotebookNodeFlagAttributes>): JS
         notebookNodeFlagLogic({ id, insertAfter })
     )
 
+    useEffect(() => {
+        props.updateAttributes({ title: featureFlag.key ? `Feature flag: ${featureFlag.key}` : 'Feature flag' })
+    }, [featureFlag.key])
+
     return (
         <div>
             <BindLogic logic={featureFlagLogic} props={{ id }}>
@@ -173,18 +177,7 @@ type NotebookNodeFlagAttributes = {
 
 export const NotebookNodeFlag = createPostHogWidgetNode<NotebookNodeFlagAttributes>({
     nodeType: NotebookNodeType.FeatureFlag,
-    title: async (attributes) => {
-        const mountedFlagLogic = featureFlagLogic.findMounted({ id: attributes.id })
-        let title = mountedFlagLogic?.values.featureFlag.key || null
-        if (title === null) {
-            const retrievedFlag: FeatureFlagType = await api.featureFlags.get(Number(attributes.id))
-            if (retrievedFlag) {
-                title = retrievedFlag.key
-            }
-        }
-
-        return title ? `Feature flag: ${title}` : 'Feature flag'
-    },
+    defaultTitle: 'Feature flag',
     Component,
     heightEstimate: '3rem',
     href: (attrs) => urls.featureFlag(attrs.id),
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeFlagCodeExample.tsx b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeFlagCodeExample.tsx
index 6249b17f51349..6cc5b69a459c6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeFlagCodeExample.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeFlagCodeExample.tsx
@@ -1,18 +1,24 @@
 import { createPostHogWidgetNode } from 'scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NodeWrapper'
-import { FeatureFlagType, NotebookNodeType } from '~/types'
+import { NotebookNodeType } from '~/types'
 import { useValues } from 'kea'
 import { FeatureFlagLogicProps, featureFlagLogic } from 'scenes/feature-flags/featureFlagLogic'
 import { FeatureFlagCodeExample } from 'scenes/feature-flags/FeatureFlagCodeExample'
 import { urls } from 'scenes/urls'
 import { JSONContent, NotebookNodeViewProps } from '../Notebook/utils'
 import { notebookNodeLogic } from './notebookNodeLogic'
-import api from 'lib/api'
+import { useEffect } from 'react'
 
 const Component = (props: NotebookNodeViewProps<NotebookNodeFlagCodeExampleAttributes>): JSX.Element => {
     const { id } = props.attributes
     const { featureFlag } = useValues(featureFlagLogic({ id }))
     const { expanded } = useValues(notebookNodeLogic)
 
+    useEffect(() => {
+        props.updateAttributes({
+            title: featureFlag.key ? `Feature flag code example: ${featureFlag.key}` : 'Feature flag code example',
+        })
+    }, [featureFlag?.key])
+
     return <div className="p-2">{expanded && <FeatureFlagCodeExample featureFlag={featureFlag} />}</div>
 }
 
@@ -22,19 +28,7 @@ type NotebookNodeFlagCodeExampleAttributes = {
 
 export const NotebookNodeFlagCodeExample = createPostHogWidgetNode<NotebookNodeFlagCodeExampleAttributes>({
     nodeType: NotebookNodeType.FeatureFlagCodeExample,
-    title: async (attributes) => {
-        const mountedFlagLogic = featureFlagLogic.findMounted({ id: attributes.id })
-        let title = mountedFlagLogic?.values.featureFlag.key || null
-
-        if (title === null) {
-            const retrievedFlag: FeatureFlagType = await api.featureFlags.get(Number(attributes.id))
-            if (retrievedFlag) {
-                title = retrievedFlag.key
-            }
-        }
-
-        return title ? `Feature flag code example: ${title}` : 'Feature flag code example'
-    },
+    defaultTitle: 'Feature flag code example',
     Component,
     heightEstimate: '3rem',
     startExpanded: true,
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeImage.tsx b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeImage.tsx
index 8dc4e00839409..ea8bf40d9afa4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeImage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeImage.tsx
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ type NotebookNodeImageAttributes = {
 
 export const NotebookNodeImage = createPostHogWidgetNode<NotebookNodeImageAttributes>({
     nodeType: NotebookNodeType.Image,
-    title: 'Image',
+    defaultTitle: 'Image',
     Component,
     serializedText: (attrs) => {
         // TODO file is null when this runs... should it be?
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodePerson.tsx b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodePerson.tsx
index d582171f9690a..21c21ff016543 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodePerson.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodePerson.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { LemonSkeleton } from 'lib/lemon-ui/LemonSkeleton'
 import { notebookNodeLogic } from './notebookNodeLogic'
 import { NotebookNodeViewProps } from '../Notebook/utils'
 import { asDisplay } from 'scenes/persons/person-utils'
-import api from 'lib/api'
+import { useEffect } from 'react'
 
 const Component = (props: NotebookNodeViewProps<NotebookNodePersonAttributes>): JSX.Element => {
     const { id } = props.attributes
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ const Component = (props: NotebookNodeViewProps<NotebookNodePersonAttributes>):
     const { person, personLoading } = useValues(logic)
     const { expanded } = useValues(notebookNodeLogic)
 
+    useEffect(() => {
+        props.updateAttributes({
+            title: person ? `Person: ${asDisplay(person)}` : 'Person',
+        })
+    }, [person])
+
     return (
         <div className="flex flex-col overflow-hidden">
             <div className="p-4 flex-0 font-semibold">
@@ -51,17 +57,7 @@ type NotebookNodePersonAttributes = {
 
 export const NotebookNodePerson = createPostHogWidgetNode<NotebookNodePersonAttributes>({
     nodeType: NotebookNodeType.Person,
-    title: async (attributes) => {
-        const theMountedPersonLogic = personLogic.findMounted({ id: attributes.id })
-        let person = theMountedPersonLogic?.values.person || null
-
-        if (person === null) {
-            const response = await api.persons.list({ distinct_id: attributes.id })
-            person = response.results[0]
-        }
-
-        return person ? `Person: ${asDisplay(person)}` : 'Person'
-    },
+    defaultTitle: 'Person',
     Component,
     heightEstimate: 300,
     minHeight: 100,
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodePlaylist.tsx b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodePlaylist.tsx
index 0b0e3b7ca4ee8..6c84426c19d52 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodePlaylist.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodePlaylist.tsx
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ type NotebookNodePlaylistAttributes = {
 
 export const NotebookNodePlaylist = createPostHogWidgetNode<NotebookNodePlaylistAttributes>({
     nodeType: NotebookNodeType.RecordingPlaylist,
-    title: 'Session replays',
+    defaultTitle: 'Session replays',
     Component,
     heightEstimate: 'calc(100vh - 20rem)',
     href: (attrs) => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeQuery.tsx b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeQuery.tsx
index 8cc364293fd49..6e1d5681f95a8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeQuery.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeQuery.tsx
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@ import { DataTableNode, InsightVizNode, NodeKind, QuerySchema } from '~/queries/
 import { createPostHogWidgetNode } from 'scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NodeWrapper'
 import { InsightLogicProps, InsightShortId, NotebookNodeType } from '~/types'
 import { useMountedLogic, useValues } from 'kea'
-import { useMemo } from 'react'
+import { useEffect, useMemo } from 'react'
 import { notebookNodeLogic } from './notebookNodeLogic'
 import { NotebookNodeViewProps, NotebookNodeAttributeProperties } from '../Notebook/utils'
 import { containsHogQLQuery, isHogQLQuery, isNodeWithSource } from '~/queries/utils'
 import { LemonButton } from '@posthog/lemon-ui'
 import clsx from 'clsx'
 import { urls } from 'scenes/urls'
-import api from 'lib/api'
 
 import './NotebookNodeQuery.scss'
 import { insightDataLogic } from 'scenes/insights/insightDataLogic'
+import { insightLogic } from 'scenes/insights/insightLogic'
 
 const DEFAULT_QUERY: QuerySchema = {
     kind: NodeKind.DataTableNode,
@@ -31,6 +31,31 @@ const Component = (props: NotebookNodeViewProps<NotebookNodeQueryAttributes>): J
     const nodeLogic = useMountedLogic(notebookNodeLogic)
     const { expanded } = useValues(nodeLogic)
 
+    useEffect(() => {
+        let title = 'Query'
+
+        if (query.kind === NodeKind.DataTableNode) {
+            if (query.source.kind) {
+                title = query.source.kind.replace('Node', '').replace('Query', '')
+            } else {
+                title = 'Data exploration'
+            }
+        }
+        if (query.kind === NodeKind.InsightVizNode) {
+            if (query.source.kind) {
+                title = query.source.kind.replace('Node', '').replace('Query', '')
+            } else {
+                title = 'Insight'
+            }
+        }
+        if (query.kind === NodeKind.SavedInsightNode) {
+            const logic = insightLogic.findMounted({ dashboardItemId: query.shortId })
+            title = (logic?.values.insight.name || logic?.values.insight.derived_name) ?? 'Saved Insight'
+        }
+
+        props.updateAttributes({ title: title })
+    }, [query])
+
     const modifiedQuery = useMemo(() => {
         const modifiedQuery = { ...query, full: false }
 
@@ -158,29 +183,7 @@ export const Settings = ({
 
 export const NotebookNodeQuery = createPostHogWidgetNode<NotebookNodeQueryAttributes>({
     nodeType: NotebookNodeType.Query,
-    title: async (attributes) => {
-        const query = attributes.query
-        let title = 'HogQL'
-        if (NodeKind.SavedInsightNode === query.kind) {
-            const response = await api.insights.loadInsight(query.shortId)
-            title = response.results[0].name?.length
-                ? response.results[0].name
-                : response.results[0].derived_name || 'Saved insight'
-        } else if (NodeKind.DataTableNode === query.kind) {
-            if (query.source.kind) {
-                title = query.source.kind.replace('Node', '').replace('Query', '')
-            } else {
-                title = 'Data exploration'
-            }
-        } else if (NodeKind.InsightVizNode === query.kind) {
-            if (query.source.kind) {
-                title = query.source.kind.replace('Node', '').replace('Query', '')
-            } else {
-                title = 'Insight'
-            }
-        }
-        return Promise.resolve(title)
-    },
+    defaultTitle: 'Query',
     Component,
     heightEstimate: 500,
     minHeight: 200,
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeRecording.tsx b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeRecording.tsx
index 5004ba492124a..338d958ffc199 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeRecording.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeRecording.tsx
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ type NotebookNodeRecordingAttributes = {
 
 export const NotebookNodeRecording = createPostHogWidgetNode<NotebookNodeRecordingAttributes>({
     nodeType: NotebookNodeType.Recording,
-    title: 'Session replay',
+    defaultTitle: 'Session replay',
     Component,
     heightEstimate: HEIGHT,
     minHeight: MIN_HEIGHT,
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeSurvey.tsx b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeSurvey.tsx
index d0b0cf87742b5..c53f655d9ea6e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeSurvey.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/NotebookNodeSurvey.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { StatusTag } from 'scenes/surveys/Surveys'
 import { SurveyResult } from 'scenes/surveys/SurveyView'
 import { SurveyAppearance } from 'scenes/surveys/SurveyAppearance'
 import { SurveyReleaseSummary } from 'scenes/surveys/Survey'
-import api from 'lib/api'
+import { useEffect } from 'react'
 
 const Component = (props: NotebookNodeViewProps<NotebookNodeSurveyAttributes>): JSX.Element => {
     const { id } = props.attributes
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ const Component = (props: NotebookNodeViewProps<NotebookNodeSurveyAttributes>):
     const { expanded, nextNode } = useValues(notebookNodeLogic)
     const { insertAfter } = useActions(notebookNodeLogic)
 
+    useEffect(() => {
+        props.updateAttributes({ title: survey.name ? `Survey: ${survey.name}` : 'Survey' })
+    }, [survey.name])
+
     return (
         <div>
             <BindLogic logic={surveyLogic} props={{ id }}>
@@ -115,17 +119,7 @@ type NotebookNodeSurveyAttributes = {
 
 export const NotebookNodeSurvey = createPostHogWidgetNode<NotebookNodeSurveyAttributes>({
     nodeType: NotebookNodeType.Survey,
-    title: async (attributes) => {
-        const mountedLogic = surveyLogic.findMounted({ id: attributes.id })
-        let title = mountedLogic?.values.survey.name || null
-        if (title === null) {
-            const retrievedSurvey: Survey = await api.surveys.get(attributes.id)
-            if (retrievedSurvey) {
-                title = retrievedSurvey.name
-            }
-        }
-        return title ? `Survey: ${title}` : 'Survey'
-    },
+    defaultTitle: 'Survey',
     Component,
     heightEstimate: '3rem',
     href: (attrs) => urls.survey(attrs.id),
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/notebookNodeLogic.ts b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/notebookNodeLogic.ts
index 4d5adb4470745..d20b3e52765d6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/notebookNodeLogic.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/notebookNodeLogic.ts
@@ -33,23 +33,11 @@ export type NotebookNodeLogicProps = {
     nodeType: NotebookNodeType
     notebookLogic: BuiltLogic<notebookLogicType>
     getPos: () => number
-    title: string | ((attributes: CustomNotebookNodeAttributes) => Promise<string>)
     resizeable: boolean | ((attributes: CustomNotebookNodeAttributes) => boolean)
     widgets: NotebookNodeWidget[]
     startExpanded: boolean
 } & NotebookNodeAttributeProperties<any>
 
-async function renderTitle(
-    title: NotebookNodeLogicProps['title'],
-    attrs: NotebookNodeLogicProps['attributes']
-): Promise<string> {
-    if (typeof attrs.title === 'string' && attrs.title.length > 0) {
-        return attrs.title
-    }
-
-    return title instanceof Function ? await title(attrs) : title
-}
-
 const computeResizeable = (
     resizeable: NotebookNodeLogicProps['resizeable'],
     attrs: NotebookNodeLogicProps['attributes']
@@ -61,7 +49,6 @@ export const notebookNodeLogic = kea<notebookNodeLogicType>([
     key(({ nodeId }) => nodeId || 'no-node-id-set'),
     actions({
         setExpanded: (expanded: boolean) => ({ expanded }),
-        setTitle: (title: string) => ({ title }),
         setResizeable: (resizeable: boolean) => ({ resizeable }),
         insertAfter: (content: JSONContent) => ({ content }),
         insertAfterLastNodeOfType: (nodeType: string, content: JSONContent) => ({ content, nodeType }),
@@ -87,12 +74,6 @@ export const notebookNodeLogic = kea<notebookNodeLogicType>([
                 setExpanded: (_, { expanded }) => expanded,
             },
         ],
-        title: [
-            '',
-            {
-                setTitle: (_, { title }) => title,
-            },
-        ],
         resizeable: [
             false,
             {
@@ -170,11 +151,8 @@ export const notebookNodeLogic = kea<notebookNodeLogicType>([
 
     afterMount(async (logic) => {
         logic.props.notebookLogic.actions.registerNodeLogic(logic as any)
-        const renderedTitle = await renderTitle(logic.props.title, logic.props.attributes)
-        logic.actions.setTitle(renderedTitle)
         const resizeable = computeResizeable(logic.props.resizeable, logic.props.attributes)
         logic.actions.setResizeable(resizeable)
-        logic.actions.updateAttributes({ title: renderedTitle })
     }),
 
     beforeUnmount((logic) => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/utils.tsx b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/utils.tsx
index c4becf3bd6d23..d3a96d59b23eb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/utils.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Nodes/utils.tsx
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ export function useSyncedAttributes<T extends CustomNotebookNodeAttributes>(
                 }),
                 {}
             )
-
-            props.updateAttributes(stringifiedAttrs)
+            // NOTE: queueMicrotask protects us from TipTap's flushSync calls, ensuring we never modify the state whilst the flush is happening
+            queueMicrotask(() => props.updateAttributes(stringifiedAttrs))
         },
         [props.updateAttributes]
     )
diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Notebook/utils.ts b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Notebook/utils.ts
index ed78f61d20f89..2e787c310e52c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Notebook/utils.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/notebooks/Notebook/utils.ts
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ export type CustomNotebookNodeAttributes = Record<string, any>
 
 export type NotebookNodeAttributes<T extends CustomNotebookNodeAttributes> = T & {
     nodeId: string
-    title: string | ((attributes: T) => Promise<string>)
     height?: string | number
+    title: string
 }
 
 // NOTE: Pushes users to use the parsed "attributes" instead