diff --git a/src/app/child-dev-project/notes/notes-manager/notes-manager.component.ts b/src/app/child-dev-project/notes/notes-manager/notes-manager.component.ts
index a1ac49c013..613a9068e8 100644
--- a/src/app/child-dev-project/notes/notes-manager/notes-manager.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/child-dev-project/notes/notes-manager/notes-manager.component.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ export class NotesManagerComponent implements OnInit {
   @Input() includeEventNotes: boolean;
   @Input() showEventNotesToggle: boolean;
 
+  // not used anymore, but throwing errors when missing
+  @Input() entityType: any;
+
   entityConstructor = Note;
   notes: Note[];