diff --git a/backend/handlers/handle_notes.go b/backend/handlers/handle_notes.go
index b40cfd1..17cdb7e 100644
--- a/backend/handlers/handle_notes.go
+++ b/backend/handlers/handle_notes.go
@@ -2,18 +2,21 @@ package handlers
 
 import (
 	"net/http"
+	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 )
 
-func (store *Store) GetNote(ctx *gin.Context) {
+func (store *Store) GetNoteFile(ctx *gin.Context) {
 	path := ctx.Param("path")
 
-	note, err := store.Notes.GetNote(path)
+	path, err := store.Notes.ParsePath(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.JSON(http.StatusNotFound, gin.H{"error": err.Error()})
 		return
 	}
 
-	ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, note)
+	// Get the filename from path
+	filename := filepath.Base(path)
+	ctx.FileAttachment(path, filename)
 }
diff --git a/backend/main.go b/backend/main.go
index fc0e711..16ae27a 100644
--- a/backend/main.go
+++ b/backend/main.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func main() {
 	r.GET("/spotify/recent", store.RecentlyPlayed)
 	// r.POST("/spotify", store.SendSong)
 
-	r.GET("/notes/*path", store.GetNote)
+	r.GET("/notes/*path", store.GetNoteFile)
 
 	r.GET("/", func(c *gin.Context) {
 		c.JSON(200, gin.H{"message": "Hello World"})
diff --git a/backend/services/notes.go b/backend/services/notes.go
index 2bb6f06..c9ee34a 100644
--- a/backend/services/notes.go
+++ b/backend/services/notes.go
@@ -5,19 +5,12 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
-	"time"
 )
 
 type NotesConfig struct {
 	Dir string
 }
 
-type Note struct {
-	Filename   string    `json:"title"`
-	Contents   string    `json:"contents"`
-	LastEdited time.Time `json:"last_edited"`
-}
-
 type Notes struct {
 	Config NotesConfig
 }
@@ -28,39 +21,26 @@ func InitNotes(config *NotesConfig) *Notes {
 	}
 }
 
-var ErrPathTraversal = errors.New("invalid path")
+func (notes *Notes) ParsePath(path string) (string, error) {
+	if path == "" {
+		path = "Index.md"
+	}
 
-func (notes *Notes) GetNote(path string) (*Note, error) {
 	baseDir, err := filepath.Abs(notes.Config.Dir)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 
 	fullPath := filepath.Join(baseDir, path)
 	fullPath, err = filepath.Abs(fullPath)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return "", err
 	}
 
 	// Enforce directory boundary
 	if !strings.HasPrefix(fullPath, baseDir+string(os.PathSeparator)) {
-		return nil, ErrPathTraversal
+		return "", errors.New("Invalid path")
 	}
 
-	fullPath += ".md"
-	data, err := os.ReadFile(fullPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	info, err := os.Stat(fullPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return &Note{
-		Filename:   info.Name(),
-		Contents:   string(data),
-		LastEdited: info.ModTime(),
-	}, nil
+	return fullPath, nil
 }