diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/notes/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/notes/views.py
index 7d6390baed..865e894ac1 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/notes/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/notes/views.py
@@ -1,20 +1,16 @@
+from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
 from mitxmako.shortcuts import render_to_response
 from courseware.courses import get_course_with_access
 from notes.models import Note
 import json
-import logging
-
-log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+@login_required
 def notes(request, course_id):
     ''' Displays a student's notes in a course. '''
     course = get_course_with_access(request.user, course_id, 'load')
-
+    
     notes = Note.objects.filter(course_id=course_id, user=request.user).order_by('-created', 'uri')
-
-    prettyprint = {'sort_keys':True, 'indent':2, 'separators':(',', ': ')}
-    json_notes = json.dumps([n.as_dict() for n in notes], **prettyprint)
-
+    json_notes = json.dumps([n.as_dict() for n in notes])
     context = {
         'course': course,
         'notes': notes,