diff --git a/src/plugins/displayLayout/components/TelemetryView.vue b/src/plugins/displayLayout/components/TelemetryView.vue
index 736aeba11b..2b99633961 100644
--- a/src/plugins/displayLayout/components/TelemetryView.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/displayLayout/components/TelemetryView.vue
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 <script>
 import LayoutFrame from './LayoutFrame.vue';
 import conditionalStylesMixin from "../mixins/objectStyles-mixin";
-import { getDefaultNotebook } from '@/plugins/notebook/utils/notebook-storage.js';
+import { getDefaultNotebook, getNotebookSectionAndPage } from '@/plugins/notebook/utils/notebook-storage.js';
 
 const DEFAULT_TELEMETRY_DIMENSIONS = [10, 5];
 const DEFAULT_POSITION = [1, 1];
@@ -336,12 +336,15 @@ export default {
         },
         async getContextMenuActions() {
             const defaultNotebook = getDefaultNotebook();
-            const domainObject = defaultNotebook && await this.openmct.objects.get(defaultNotebook.notebookMeta.identifier);
 
             let defaultNotebookName;
             if (defaultNotebook) {
-                const defaultPath = domainObject && `${domainObject.name} - ${defaultNotebook.section.name} - ${defaultNotebook.page.name}`;
-                defaultNotebookName = `Copy to Notebook ${defaultPath}`;
+                const domainObject = await this.openmct.objects.get(defaultNotebook.identifier);
+                const { section, page } = getNotebookSectionAndPage(domainObject, defaultNotebook.defaultSectionId, defaultNotebook.defaultPageId);
+                if (section && page) {
+                    const defaultPath = domainObject && `${domainObject.name} - ${section.name} - ${page.name}`;
+                    defaultNotebookName = `Copy to Notebook ${defaultPath}`;
+                }
             }
 
             return CONTEXT_MENU_ACTIONS
diff --git a/src/plugins/notebook/actions/CopyToNotebookAction.js b/src/plugins/notebook/actions/CopyToNotebookAction.js
index e2bdc9d5d8..51ed80a655 100644
--- a/src/plugins/notebook/actions/CopyToNotebookAction.js
+++ b/src/plugins/notebook/actions/CopyToNotebookAction.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { getDefaultNotebook } from '../utils/notebook-storage';
+import { getDefaultNotebook, getNotebookSectionAndPage } from '../utils/notebook-storage';
 import { addNotebookEntry } from '../utils/notebook-entries';
 
 export default class CopyToNotebookAction {
@@ -15,11 +15,16 @@ export default class CopyToNotebookAction {
 
     copyToNotebook(entryText) {
         const notebookStorage = getDefaultNotebook();
-        this.openmct.objects.get(notebookStorage.notebookMeta.identifier)
+        this.openmct.objects.get(notebookStorage.identifier)
             .then(domainObject => {
                 addNotebookEntry(this.openmct, domainObject, notebookStorage, null, entryText);
 
-                const defaultPath = `${domainObject.name} - ${notebookStorage.section.name} - ${notebookStorage.page.name}`;
+                const { section, page } = getNotebookSectionAndPage(domainObject, notebookStorage.defaultSectionId, notebookStorage.defaultPageId);
+                if (!section || !page) {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                const defaultPath = `${domainObject.name} - ${section.name} - ${page.name}`;
                 const msg = `Saved to Notebook ${defaultPath}`;
                 this.openmct.notifications.info(msg);
             });
diff --git a/src/plugins/notebook/components/Notebook.vue b/src/plugins/notebook/components/Notebook.vue
index 6d42d7ae7a..399c408707 100644
--- a/src/plugins/notebook/components/Notebook.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/notebook/components/Notebook.vue
@@ -43,14 +43,16 @@
                  class="c-notebook__nav c-sidebar c-drawer c-drawer--align-left"
                  :class="[{'is-expanded': showNav}, {'c-drawer--push': !sidebarCoversEntries}, {'c-drawer--overlays': sidebarCoversEntries}]"
                  :default-page-id="defaultPageId"
-                 :selected-page-id="selectedPageId"
+                 :selected-page-id="getSelectedPageId()"
                  :default-section-id="defaultSectionId"
-                 :selected-section-id="selectedSectionId"
+                 :selected-section-id="getSelectedSectionId()"
                  :domain-object="domainObject"
                  :page-title="domainObject.configuration.pageTitle"
                  :section-title="domainObject.configuration.sectionTitle"
                  :sections="sections"
                  :sidebar-covers-entries="sidebarCoversEntries"
+                 @defaultPageDeleted="cleanupDefaultNotebook"
+                 @defaultSectionDeleted="cleanupDefaultNotebook"
                  @pagesChanged="pagesChanged"
                  @selectPage="selectPage"
                  @sectionsChanged="sectionsChanged"
@@ -136,7 +138,7 @@ import NotebookEntry from './NotebookEntry.vue';
 import Search from '@/ui/components/search.vue';
 import SearchResults from './SearchResults.vue';
 import Sidebar from './Sidebar.vue';
-import { clearDefaultNotebook, getDefaultNotebook, setDefaultNotebook, setDefaultNotebookSection, setDefaultNotebookPage } from '../utils/notebook-storage';
+import { clearDefaultNotebook, getDefaultNotebook, setDefaultNotebook, setDefaultNotebookSectionId, setDefaultNotebookPageId } from '../utils/notebook-storage';
 import { addNotebookEntry, createNewEmbed, getEntryPosById, getNotebookEntries, mutateObject } from '../utils/notebook-entries';
 import { NOTEBOOK_VIEW_TYPE } from '../notebook-constants';
 import objectUtils from 'objectUtils';
@@ -164,8 +166,10 @@ export default {
     },
     data() {
         return {
-            selectedSectionId: this.getDefaultSectionId(),
-            selectedPageId: this.getDefaultPageId(),
+            defaultPageId: this.getDefaultPageId(),
+            defaultSectionId: this.getDefaultSectionId(),
+            selectedSectionId: this.getSelectedSectionId(),
+            selectedPageId: this.getSelectedPageId(),
             defaultSort: this.domainObject.configuration.defaultSort,
             focusEntryId: null,
             search: '',
@@ -176,12 +180,6 @@ export default {
         };
     },
     computed: {
-        defaultPageId() {
-            return this.getDefaultPageId();
-        },
-        defaultSectionId() {
-            return this.getDefaultSectionId();
-        },
         filteredAndSortedEntries() {
             const filterTime = Date.now();
             const pageEntries = getNotebookEntries(this.domainObject, this.selectedSection, this.selectedPage) || [];
@@ -203,24 +201,38 @@ export default {
         },
         selectedPage() {
             const pages = this.getPages();
-            const selectedPage = pages.find(page => page.id === this.selectedPageId);
+            if (!pages.length) {
+                return undefined;
+            }
 
+            const selectedPage = pages.find(page => page.id === this.selectedPageId);
             if (selectedPage) {
                 return selectedPage;
             }
 
-            if (!selectedPage && !pages.length) {
-                return undefined;
+            const defaultPage = pages.find(page => page.id === this.defaultPageId);
+            if (defaultPage) {
+                return defaultPage;
             }
 
-            return pages[0];
+            return this.pages[0];
         },
         selectedSection() {
             if (!this.sections.length) {
-                return null;
+                return undefined;
             }
 
-            return this.sections.find(section => section.id === this.selectedSectionId);
+            const selectedSection = this.sections.find(section => section.id === this.selectedSectionId);
+            if (selectedSection) {
+                return selectedSection;
+            }
+
+            const defaultSection = this.sections.find(section => section.id === this.defaultSectionId);
+            if (defaultSection) {
+                return defaultSection;
+            }
+
+            return this.sections[0];
         }
     },
     watch: {
@@ -301,26 +313,29 @@ export default {
             this.sectionsChanged({ sections });
             this.resetSearch();
         },
+        cleanupDefaultNotebook() {
+            this.defaultPageId = undefined;
+            this.defaultSectionId = undefined;
+            this.removeDefaultClass(this.domainObject);
+            clearDefaultNotebook();
+        },
         setSectionAndPageFromUrl() {
-            let sectionId = this.getSectionIdFromUrl() || this.selectedSectionId;
-            let pageId = this.getPageIdFromUrl() || this.selectedPageId;
+            let sectionId = this.getSectionIdFromUrl() || this.getDefaultSectionId() || this.getSelectedSectionId();
+            let pageId = this.getPageIdFromUrl() || this.getDefaultPageId() || this.getSelectedPageId();
 
             this.selectSection(sectionId);
             this.selectPage(pageId);
         },
         createNotebookStorageObject() {
-            const notebookMeta = {
-                name: this.domainObject.name,
-                identifier: this.domainObject.identifier,
-                link: this.getLinktoNotebook()
-            };
             const page = this.selectedPage;
             const section = this.selectedSection;
 
             return {
-                notebookMeta,
-                page,
-                section
+                name: this.domainObject.name,
+                identifier: this.domainObject.identifier,
+                link: this.getLinktoNotebook(),
+                defaultSectionId: section.id,
+                defaultPageId: page.id
             };
         },
         deleteEntry(entryId) {
@@ -419,35 +434,21 @@ export default {
             this.sidebarCoversEntries = sidebarCoversEntries;
         },
         getDefaultPageId() {
-            let defaultPageId;
-
-            if (this.isDefaultNotebook()) {
-                defaultPageId = getDefaultNotebook().page.id;
-            } else {
-                const firstSection = this.getSections()[0];
-                defaultPageId = firstSection && firstSection.pages[0].id;
-            }
-
-            return defaultPageId;
+            return this.isDefaultNotebook()
+                ? getDefaultNotebook().defaultPageId
+                : undefined;
         },
         isDefaultNotebook() {
             const defaultNotebook = getDefaultNotebook();
-            const defaultNotebookIdentifier = defaultNotebook && defaultNotebook.notebookMeta.identifier;
+            const defaultNotebookIdentifier = defaultNotebook && defaultNotebook.identifier;
 
             return defaultNotebookIdentifier !== null
                 && this.openmct.objects.areIdsEqual(defaultNotebookIdentifier, this.domainObject.identifier);
         },
         getDefaultSectionId() {
-            let defaultSectionId;
-
-            if (this.isDefaultNotebook()) {
-                defaultSectionId = getDefaultNotebook().section.id;
-            } else {
-                const firstSection = this.getSections()[0];
-                defaultSectionId = firstSection && firstSection.id;
-            }
-
-            return defaultSectionId;
+            return this.isDefaultNotebook()
+                ? getDefaultNotebook().defaultSectionId
+                : undefined;
         },
         getDefaultNotebookObject() {
             const oldNotebookStorage = getDefaultNotebook();
@@ -455,7 +456,7 @@ export default {
                 return null;
             }
 
-            return this.openmct.objects.get(oldNotebookStorage.notebookMeta.identifier);
+            return this.openmct.objects.get(oldNotebookStorage.identifier);
         },
         getLinktoNotebook() {
             const objectPath = this.openmct.router.path;
@@ -573,6 +574,22 @@ export default {
 
             return selectedSection.pages;
         },
+        getSelectedPageId() {
+            const page = this.selectedPage;
+            if (!page) {
+                return undefined;
+            }
+
+            return page.id;
+        },
+        getSelectedSectionId() {
+            const section = this.selectedSection;
+            if (!section) {
+                return undefined;
+            }
+
+            return section.id;
+        },
         newEntry(embed = null) {
             this.resetSearch();
             const notebookStorage = this.createNotebookStorageObject();
@@ -616,51 +633,26 @@ export default {
         },
         async updateDefaultNotebook(notebookStorage) {
             const defaultNotebookObject = await this.getDefaultNotebookObject();
-            if (!defaultNotebookObject) {
-                setDefaultNotebook(this.openmct, notebookStorage, this.domainObject);
-            } else if (objectUtils.makeKeyString(defaultNotebookObject.identifier) !== objectUtils.makeKeyString(notebookStorage.notebookMeta.identifier)) {
+            const isSameNotebook = defaultNotebookObject
+                && objectUtils.makeKeyString(defaultNotebookObject.identifier) === objectUtils.makeKeyString(notebookStorage.identifier);
+            if (!isSameNotebook) {
                 this.removeDefaultClass(defaultNotebookObject);
+            }
+
+            if (!defaultNotebookObject || !isSameNotebook) {
                 setDefaultNotebook(this.openmct, notebookStorage, this.domainObject);
             }
 
-            if (this.defaultSectionId && this.defaultSectionId.length === 0 || this.defaultSectionId !== notebookStorage.section.id) {
-                this.defaultSectionId = notebookStorage.section.id;
-                setDefaultNotebookSection(notebookStorage.section);
+            if (this.defaultSectionId !== notebookStorage.defaultSectionId) {
+                setDefaultNotebookSectionId(notebookStorage.defaultSectionId);
+                this.defaultSectionId = notebookStorage.defaultSectionId;
             }
 
-            if (this.defaultPageId && this.defaultPageId.length === 0 || this.defaultPageId !== notebookStorage.page.id) {
-                this.defaultPageId = notebookStorage.page.id;
-                setDefaultNotebookPage(notebookStorage.page);
+            if (this.defaultPageId !== notebookStorage.defaultPageId) {
+                setDefaultNotebookPageId(notebookStorage.defaultPageId);
+                this.defaultPageId = notebookStorage.defaultPageId;
             }
         },
-        updateDefaultNotebookPage(pages, id) {
-            if (!id) {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            const notebookStorage = getDefaultNotebook();
-            if (!notebookStorage
-                    || notebookStorage.notebookMeta.identifier.key !== this.domainObject.identifier.key) {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            const defaultNotebookPage = notebookStorage.page;
-            const page = pages.find(p => p.id === id);
-            if (!page && defaultNotebookPage.id === id) {
-                this.defaultSectionId = null;
-                this.defaultPageId = null;
-                this.removeDefaultClass(this.domainObject);
-                clearDefaultNotebook();
-
-                return;
-            }
-
-            if (id !== defaultNotebookPage.id) {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            setDefaultNotebookPage(page);
-        },
         updateDefaultNotebookSection(sections, id) {
             if (!id) {
                 return;
@@ -668,26 +660,26 @@ export default {
 
             const notebookStorage = getDefaultNotebook();
             if (!notebookStorage
-                    || notebookStorage.notebookMeta.identifier.key !== this.domainObject.identifier.key) {
+                    || notebookStorage.identifier.key !== this.domainObject.identifier.key) {
                 return;
             }
 
-            const defaultNotebookSection = notebookStorage.section;
-            const section = sections.find(s => s.id === id);
-            if (!section && defaultNotebookSection.id === id) {
-                this.defaultSectionId = null;
-                this.defaultPageId = null;
-                this.removeDefaultClass(this.domainObject);
-                clearDefaultNotebook();
+            const defaultNotebookSectionId = notebookStorage.defaultSectionId;
+            if (defaultNotebookSectionId === id) {
+                const section = sections.find(s => s.id === id);
+                if (!section) {
+                    this.removeDefaultClass(this.domainObject);
+                    clearDefaultNotebook();
 
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (id !== defaultNotebookSectionId) {
                 return;
             }
 
-            if (id !== defaultNotebookSection.id) {
-                return;
-            }
-
-            setDefaultNotebookSection(section);
+            setDefaultNotebookSectionId(defaultNotebookSectionId);
         },
         updateEntry(entry) {
             const entries = getNotebookEntries(this.domainObject, this.selectedSection, this.selectedPage);
@@ -715,19 +707,27 @@ export default {
                 sectionId: this.selectedSectionId
             });
         },
-        sectionsChanged({ sections, id = null }) {
+        sectionsChanged({ sections, id = undefined }) {
             mutateObject(this.openmct, this.domainObject, 'configuration.sections', sections);
             this.updateDefaultNotebookSection(sections, id);
         },
         selectPage(pageId) {
+            if (!pageId) {
+                return;
+            }
+
             this.selectedPageId = pageId;
             this.syncUrlWithPageAndSection();
         },
         selectSection(sectionId) {
+            if (!sectionId) {
+                return;
+            }
+
             this.selectedSectionId = sectionId;
 
-            const defaultPageId = this.selectedSection.pages[0].id;
-            this.selectPage(defaultPageId);
+            const pageId = this.selectedSection.pages[0].id;
+            this.selectPage(pageId);
 
             this.syncUrlWithPageAndSection();
         }
diff --git a/src/plugins/notebook/components/NotebookMenuSwitcher.vue b/src/plugins/notebook/components/NotebookMenuSwitcher.vue
index 77cdff065a..8d3198c3b3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/notebook/components/NotebookMenuSwitcher.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/notebook/components/NotebookMenuSwitcher.vue
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 <script>
 import Snapshot from '../snapshot';
-import { getDefaultNotebook, validateNotebookStorageObject } from '../utils/notebook-storage';
+import { getDefaultNotebook, getNotebookSectionAndPage, validateNotebookStorageObject } from '../utils/notebook-storage';
 import { NOTEBOOK_DEFAULT, NOTEBOOK_SNAPSHOT } from '../notebook-constants';
 
 export default {
@@ -56,11 +56,10 @@ export default {
         this.setDefaultNotebookStatus();
     },
     methods: {
-        async getDefaultNotebookObject() {
+        getDefaultNotebookObject() {
             const defaultNotebook = getDefaultNotebook();
-            const defaultNotebookObject = defaultNotebook && await this.openmct.objects.get(defaultNotebook.notebookMeta.identifier);
 
-            return defaultNotebookObject;
+            return defaultNotebook && this.openmct.objects.get(defaultNotebook.identifier);
         },
         async showMenu(event) {
             const notebookTypes = [];
@@ -70,20 +69,22 @@ export default {
 
             const defaultNotebookObject = await this.getDefaultNotebookObject();
             if (defaultNotebookObject) {
-                const name = defaultNotebookObject.name;
-
                 const defaultNotebook = getDefaultNotebook();
-                const sectionName = defaultNotebook.section.name;
-                const pageName = defaultNotebook.page.name;
-                const defaultPath = `${name} - ${sectionName} - ${pageName}`;
+                const { section, page } = getNotebookSectionAndPage(defaultNotebookObject, defaultNotebook.defaultSectionId, defaultNotebook.defaultPageId);
+                if (section && page) {
+                    const name = defaultNotebookObject.name;
+                    const sectionName = section.name;
+                    const pageName = page.name;
+                    const defaultPath = `${name} - ${sectionName} - ${pageName}`;
 
-                notebookTypes.push({
-                    cssClass: 'icon-notebook',
-                    name: `Save to Notebook ${defaultPath}`,
-                    onItemClicked: () => {
-                        return this.snapshot(NOTEBOOK_DEFAULT);
-                    }
-                });
+                    notebookTypes.push({
+                        cssClass: 'icon-notebook',
+                        name: `Save to Notebook ${defaultPath}`,
+                        onItemClicked: () => {
+                            return this.snapshot(NOTEBOOK_DEFAULT);
+                        }
+                    });
+                }
             }
 
             notebookTypes.push({
@@ -119,9 +120,8 @@ export default {
         },
         setDefaultNotebookStatus() {
             let defaultNotebookObject = getDefaultNotebook();
-
-            if (defaultNotebookObject && defaultNotebookObject.notebookMeta) {
-                let notebookIdentifier = defaultNotebookObject.notebookMeta.identifier;
+            if (defaultNotebookObject) {
+                let notebookIdentifier = defaultNotebookObject.identifier;
 
                 this.openmct.status.set(notebookIdentifier, 'notebook-default');
             }
diff --git a/src/plugins/notebook/components/PageCollection.vue b/src/plugins/notebook/components/PageCollection.vue
index 79d72d718a..4e4a5d78fd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/notebook/components/PageCollection.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/notebook/components/PageCollection.vue
@@ -87,22 +87,26 @@ export default {
 
             const selectedPage = this.pages.find(p => p.isSelected);
             const defaultNotebook = getDefaultNotebook();
-            const defaultpage = defaultNotebook && defaultNotebook.page;
+            const defaultPageId = defaultNotebook && defaultNotebook.defaultPageId;
             const isPageSelected = selectedPage && selectedPage.id === id;
-            const isPageDefault = defaultpage && defaultpage.id === id;
+            const isPageDefault = defaultPageId === id;
             const pages = this.pages.filter(s => s.id !== id);
             let selectedPageId;
 
-            if (isPageSelected && defaultpage) {
+            if (isPageSelected && defaultPageId) {
                 pages.forEach(s => {
                     s.isSelected = false;
-                    if (defaultpage && defaultpage.id === s.id) {
+                    if (defaultPageId === s.id) {
                         selectedPageId = s.id;
                     }
                 });
             }
 
-            if (pages.length && isPageSelected && (!defaultpage || isPageDefault)) {
+            if (isPageDefault) {
+                this.$emit('defaultPageDeleted');
+            }
+
+            if (pages.length && isPageSelected && (!defaultPageId || isPageDefault)) {
                 selectedPageId = pages[0].id;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/notebook/components/SectionCollection.vue b/src/plugins/notebook/components/SectionCollection.vue
index a8df17b1f0..860cd56987 100644
--- a/src/plugins/notebook/components/SectionCollection.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/notebook/components/SectionCollection.vue
@@ -75,21 +75,25 @@ export default {
 
             const selectedSection = this.sections.find(s => s.id === this.selectedSectionId);
             const defaultNotebook = getDefaultNotebook();
-            const defaultSection = defaultNotebook && defaultNotebook.section;
+            const defaultSectionId = defaultNotebook && defaultNotebook.defaultSectionId;
             const isSectionSelected = selectedSection && selectedSection.id === id;
-            const isSectionDefault = defaultSection && defaultSection.id === id;
+            const isSectionDefault = defaultSectionId === id;
             const sections = this.sections.filter(s => s.id !== id);
 
-            if (isSectionSelected && defaultSection) {
+            if (isSectionSelected && defaultSectionId) {
                 sections.forEach(s => {
                     s.isSelected = false;
-                    if (defaultSection && defaultSection.id === s.id) {
+                    if (defaultSectionId === s.id) {
                         s.isSelected = true;
                     }
                 });
             }
 
-            if (sections.length && isSectionSelected && (!defaultSection || isSectionDefault)) {
+            if (isSectionDefault) {
+                this.$emit('defaultSectionDeleted');
+            }
+
+            if (sections.length && isSectionSelected && (!defaultSectionId || isSectionDefault)) {
                 sections[0].isSelected = true;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/notebook/components/Sidebar.vue b/src/plugins/notebook/components/Sidebar.vue
index 46c1a69410..26709dc53d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/notebook/components/Sidebar.vue
+++ b/src/plugins/notebook/components/Sidebar.vue
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
                                :domain-object="domainObject"
                                :sections="sections"
                                :section-title="sectionTitle"
+                               @defaultSectionDeleted="defaultSectionDeleted"
                                @updateSection="sectionsChanged"
                                @selectSection="selectSection"
             />
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@
                             :sections="sections"
                             :sidebar-covers-entries="sidebarCoversEntries"
                             :page-title="pageTitle"
+                            @defaultPageDeleted="defaultPageDeleted"
                             @toggleNav="toggleNav"
                             @updatePage="pagesChanged"
                             @selectPage="selectPage"
@@ -218,6 +220,12 @@ export default {
                 sectionTitle
             };
         },
+        defaultPageDeleted() {
+            this.$emit('defaultPageDeleted');
+        },
+        defaultSectionDeleted() {
+            this.$emit('defaultSectionDeleted');
+        },
         toggleNav() {
             this.$emit('toggleNav');
         },
diff --git a/src/plugins/notebook/snapshot.js b/src/plugins/notebook/snapshot.js
index fd43be5fec..c915b8dcc0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/notebook/snapshot.js
+++ b/src/plugins/notebook/snapshot.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { addNotebookEntry, createNewEmbed } from './utils/notebook-entries';
-import { getDefaultNotebook, getDefaultNotebookLink, setDefaultNotebook } from './utils/notebook-storage';
+import { getDefaultNotebook, getNotebookSectionAndPage, getDefaultNotebookLink, setDefaultNotebook } from './utils/notebook-storage';
 import { NOTEBOOK_DEFAULT } from '@/plugins/notebook/notebook-constants';
 import { createNotebookImageDomainObject, DEFAULT_SIZE } from './utils/notebook-image';
 
@@ -58,20 +58,25 @@ export default class Snapshot {
      */
     _saveToDefaultNoteBook(embed) {
         const notebookStorage = getDefaultNotebook();
-        this.openmct.objects.get(notebookStorage.notebookMeta.identifier)
+        this.openmct.objects.get(notebookStorage.identifier)
             .then(async (domainObject) => {
                 addNotebookEntry(this.openmct, domainObject, notebookStorage, embed);
 
-                let link = notebookStorage.notebookMeta.link;
+                let link = notebookStorage.link;
 
                 // Backwards compatibility fix (old notebook model without link)
                 if (!link) {
                     link = await getDefaultNotebookLink(this.openmct, domainObject);
-                    notebookStorage.notebookMeta.link = link;
+                    notebookStorage.link = link;
                     setDefaultNotebook(this.openmct, notebookStorage);
                 }
 
-                const defaultPath = `${domainObject.name} - ${notebookStorage.section.name} - ${notebookStorage.page.name}`;
+                const { section, page } = getNotebookSectionAndPage(domainObject, notebookStorage.defaultSectionId, notebookStorage.defaultPageId);
+                if (!section || !page) {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                const defaultPath = `${domainObject.name} - ${section.name} - ${page.name}`;
                 const msg = `Saved to Notebook ${defaultPath}`;
                 this._showNotification(msg, link);
             });
diff --git a/src/plugins/notebook/utils/notebook-entries.js b/src/plugins/notebook/utils/notebook-entries.js
index d71514f0fd..1c219af696 100644
--- a/src/plugins/notebook/utils/notebook-entries.js
+++ b/src/plugins/notebook/utils/notebook-entries.js
@@ -9,24 +9,24 @@ const TIME_BOUNDS = {
 };
 
 export function addEntryIntoPage(notebookStorage, entries, entry) {
-    const defaultSection = notebookStorage.section;
-    const defaultPage = notebookStorage.page;
-    if (!defaultSection || !defaultPage) {
+    const defaultSectionId = notebookStorage.defaultSectionId;
+    const defaultPageId = notebookStorage.defaultPageId;
+    if (!defaultSectionId || !defaultPageId) {
         return;
     }
 
     const newEntries = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(entries));
-    let section = newEntries[defaultSection.id];
+    let section = newEntries[defaultSectionId];
     if (!section) {
-        newEntries[defaultSection.id] = {};
+        newEntries[defaultSectionId] = {};
     }
 
-    let page = newEntries[defaultSection.id][defaultPage.id];
+    let page = newEntries[defaultSectionId][defaultPageId];
     if (!page) {
-        newEntries[defaultSection.id][defaultPage.id] = [];
+        newEntries[defaultSectionId][defaultPageId] = [];
     }
 
-    newEntries[defaultSection.id][defaultPage.id].push(entry);
+    newEntries[defaultSectionId][defaultPageId].push(entry);
 
     return newEntries;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/notebook/utils/notebook-entriesSpec.js b/src/plugins/notebook/utils/notebook-entriesSpec.js
index f2b528e747..8478cdbafe 100644
--- a/src/plugins/notebook/utils/notebook-entriesSpec.js
+++ b/src/plugins/notebook/utils/notebook-entriesSpec.js
@@ -23,28 +23,13 @@ import * as NotebookEntries from './notebook-entries';
 import { createOpenMct, resetApplicationState } from 'utils/testing';
 
 const notebookStorage = {
-    notebookMeta: {
-        name: 'notebook',
-        identifier: {
-            namespace: '',
-            key: 'test-notebook'
-        }
+    name: 'notebook',
+    identifier: {
+        namespace: '',
+        key: 'test-notebook'
     },
-    section: {
-        id: '03a79b6a-971c-4e56-9892-ec536332c3f0',
-        isDefault: true,
-        isSelected: true,
-        name: 'section',
-        pages: [],
-        sectionTitle: 'Section'
-    },
-    page: {
-        id: '8b548fd9-2b8a-4b02-93a9-4138e22eba00',
-        isDefault: true,
-        isSelected: true,
-        name: 'page',
-        pageTitle: 'Page'
-    }
+    defaultSectionId: '03a79b6a-971c-4e56-9892-ec536332c3f0',
+    defaultPageId: '8b548fd9-2b8a-4b02-93a9-4138e22eba00'
 };
 
 const notebookEntries = {
diff --git a/src/plugins/notebook/utils/notebook-storage.js b/src/plugins/notebook/utils/notebook-storage.js
index a7a829c062..7952fd7327 100644
--- a/src/plugins/notebook/utils/notebook-storage.js
+++ b/src/plugins/notebook/utils/notebook-storage.js
@@ -19,18 +19,22 @@ function defaultNotebookObjectChanged(newDomainObject) {
     clearDefaultNotebook();
 }
 
-function observeDefaultNotebookObject(openmct, notebookMeta, domainObject) {
+function observeDefaultNotebookObject(openmct, notebookStorage, domainObject) {
     if (currentNotebookObjectIdentifier
-            && objectUtils.makeKeyString(currentNotebookObjectIdentifier) === objectUtils.makeKeyString(notebookMeta.identifier)) {
+            && objectUtils.makeKeyString(currentNotebookObjectIdentifier) === objectUtils.makeKeyString(notebookStorage.identifier)) {
         return;
     }
 
+    removeListener();
+
+    unlisten = openmct.objects.observe(domainObject, '*', defaultNotebookObjectChanged);
+}
+
+function removeListener() {
     if (unlisten) {
         unlisten();
         unlisten = null;
     }
-
-    unlisten = openmct.objects.observe(domainObject, '*', defaultNotebookObjectChanged);
 }
 
 function saveDefaultNotebook(notebookStorage) {
@@ -39,6 +43,8 @@ function saveDefaultNotebook(notebookStorage) {
 
 export function clearDefaultNotebook() {
     currentNotebookObjectIdentifier = null;
+    removeListener();
+
     window.localStorage.setItem(NOTEBOOK_LOCAL_STORAGE, null);
 }
 
@@ -48,6 +54,17 @@ export function getDefaultNotebook() {
     return JSON.parse(notebookStorage);
 }
 
+export function getNotebookSectionAndPage(domainObject, sectionId, pageId) {
+    const configuration = domainObject.configuration;
+    const section = configuration && configuration.sections.find(s => s.id === sectionId);
+    const page = section && section.pages.find(p => p.id === pageId);
+
+    return {
+        section,
+        page
+    };
+}
+
 export async function getDefaultNotebookLink(openmct, domainObject = null) {
     if (!domainObject) {
         return null;
@@ -59,9 +76,9 @@ export async function getDefaultNotebookLink(openmct, domainObject = null) {
             .reverse()
             .join('/')
         );
-    const { page, section } = getDefaultNotebook();
+    const { defaultPageId, defaultSectionId } = getDefaultNotebook();
 
-    return `#/browse/${path}?sectionId=${section.id}&pageId=${page.id}`;
+    return `#/browse/${path}?sectionId=${defaultSectionId}&pageId=${defaultPageId}`;
 }
 
 export function setDefaultNotebook(openmct, notebookStorage, domainObject) {
@@ -69,15 +86,15 @@ export function setDefaultNotebook(openmct, notebookStorage, domainObject) {
     saveDefaultNotebook(notebookStorage);
 }
 
-export function setDefaultNotebookSection(section) {
+export function setDefaultNotebookSectionId(sectionId) {
     const notebookStorage = getDefaultNotebook();
-    notebookStorage.section = section;
+    notebookStorage.defaultSectionId = sectionId;
     saveDefaultNotebook(notebookStorage);
 }
 
-export function setDefaultNotebookPage(page) {
+export function setDefaultNotebookPageId(pageId) {
     const notebookStorage = getDefaultNotebook();
-    notebookStorage.page = page;
+    notebookStorage.defaultPageId = pageId;
     saveDefaultNotebook(notebookStorage);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/notebook/utils/notebook-storageSpec.js b/src/plugins/notebook/utils/notebook-storageSpec.js
index 4028ba9141..ddad2b8152 100644
--- a/src/plugins/notebook/utils/notebook-storageSpec.js
+++ b/src/plugins/notebook/utils/notebook-storageSpec.js
@@ -23,37 +23,44 @@
 import * as NotebookStorage from './notebook-storage';
 import { createOpenMct, resetApplicationState } from 'utils/testing';
 
+const notebookSection = {
+    id: 'temp-section',
+    isDefault: false,
+    isSelected: true,
+    name: 'section',
+    pages: [
+        {
+            id: 'temp-page',
+            isDefault: false,
+            isSelected: true,
+            name: 'page',
+            pageTitle: 'Page'
+        }
+    ],
+    sectionTitle: 'Section'
+};
+
 const domainObject = {
     name: 'notebook',
     identifier: {
         namespace: '',
         key: 'test-notebook'
+    },
+    configuration: {
+        sections: [
+            notebookSection
+        ]
     }
 };
 
 const notebookStorage = {
-    notebookMeta: {
-        name: 'notebook',
-        identifier: {
-            namespace: '',
-            key: 'test-notebook'
-        }
+    name: 'notebook',
+    identifier: {
+        namespace: '',
+        key: 'test-notebook'
     },
-    section: {
-        id: 'temp-section',
-        isDefault: false,
-        isSelected: true,
-        name: 'section',
-        pages: [],
-        sectionTitle: 'Section'
-    },
-    page: {
-        id: 'temp-page',
-        isDefault: false,
-        isSelected: true,
-        name: 'page',
-        pageTitle: 'Page'
-    }
+    defaultSectionId: 'temp-section',
+    defaultPageId: 'temp-page'
 };
 
 let openmct;
@@ -104,7 +111,7 @@ describe('Notebook Storage:', () => {
         expect(JSON.stringify(defaultNotebook)).toBe(JSON.stringify(notebookStorage));
     });
 
-    it('has correct section on setDefaultNotebookSection', () => {
+    it('has correct section on setDefaultNotebookSectionId', () => {
         const section = {
             id: 'new-temp-section',
             isDefault: true,
@@ -115,14 +122,14 @@ describe('Notebook Storage:', () => {
         };
 
         NotebookStorage.setDefaultNotebook(openmct, notebookStorage, domainObject);
-        NotebookStorage.setDefaultNotebookSection(section);
+        NotebookStorage.setDefaultNotebookSectionId(section.id);
 
         const defaultNotebook = NotebookStorage.getDefaultNotebook();
-        const newSection = defaultNotebook.section;
-        expect(JSON.stringify(section)).toBe(JSON.stringify(newSection));
+        const defaultSectionId = defaultNotebook.defaultSectionId;
+        expect(section.id).toBe(defaultSectionId);
     });
 
-    it('has correct page on setDefaultNotebookPage', () => {
+    it('has correct page on setDefaultNotebookPageId', () => {
         const page = {
             id: 'new-temp-page',
             isDefault: true,
@@ -132,10 +139,52 @@ describe('Notebook Storage:', () => {
         };
 
         NotebookStorage.setDefaultNotebook(openmct, notebookStorage, domainObject);
-        NotebookStorage.setDefaultNotebookPage(page);
+        NotebookStorage.setDefaultNotebookPageId(page.id);
 
         const defaultNotebook = NotebookStorage.getDefaultNotebook();
-        const newPage = defaultNotebook.page;
-        expect(JSON.stringify(page)).toBe(JSON.stringify(newPage));
+        const newPageId = defaultNotebook.defaultPageId;
+        expect(page.id).toBe(newPageId);
+    });
+
+    describe('is getNotebookSectionAndPage function searches and returns correct,', () => {
+        let section;
+        let page;
+
+        beforeEach(() => {
+            const sectionId = 'temp-section';
+            const pageId = 'temp-page';
+
+            const sectionAndpage = NotebookStorage.getNotebookSectionAndPage(domainObject, sectionId, pageId);
+            section = sectionAndpage.section;
+            page = sectionAndpage.page;
+        });
+
+        it('id for section from notebook domain object', () => {
+            expect(section.id).toEqual('temp-section');
+        });
+
+        it('name for section from notebook domain object', () => {
+            expect(section.name).toEqual('section');
+        });
+
+        it('sectionTitle for section from notebook domain object', () => {
+            expect(section.sectionTitle).toEqual('Section');
+        });
+
+        it('number of pages for section from notebook domain object', () => {
+            expect(section.pages.length).toEqual(1);
+        });
+
+        it('id for page from notebook domain object', () => {
+            expect(page.id).toEqual('temp-page');
+        });
+
+        it('name for page from notebook domain object', () => {
+            expect(page.name).toEqual('page');
+        });
+
+        it('pageTitle for page from notebook domain object', () => {
+            expect(page.pageTitle).toEqual('Page');
+        });
     });
 });