diff --git a/editor/js/ui/tab-context.js b/editor/js/ui/tab-context.js
index 863dacc76..6f084ed64 100644
--- a/editor/js/ui/tab-context.js
+++ b/editor/js/ui/tab-context.js
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ RED.sidebar.context = (function() {
         });
         nodeSection.expand();
         nodeSection.content.css({height:"100%"});
+        nodeSection.timestamp = $('<div class="sidebar-context-updated">&nbsp;</div>').appendTo(nodeSection.content);
         var table = $('<table class="node-info"></table>').appendTo(nodeSection.content);
         nodeSection.table = $('<tbody>').appendTo(table);
         var bg = $('<div style="float: right"></div>').appendTo(nodeSection.header);
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ RED.sidebar.context = (function() {
         });
         flowSection.expand();
         flowSection.content.css({height:"100%"});
+        flowSection.timestamp = $('<div class="sidebar-context-updated">&nbsp;</div>').appendTo(flowSection.content);
         var table = $('<table class="node-info"></table>').appendTo(flowSection.content);
         flowSection.table = $('<tbody>').appendTo(table);
         bg = $('<div style="float: right"></div>').appendTo(flowSection.header);
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ RED.sidebar.context = (function() {
         });
         globalSection.expand();
         globalSection.content.css({height:"100%"});
+        globalSection.timestamp = $('<div class="sidebar-context-updated">&nbsp;</div>').appendTo(globalSection.content);
         var table = $('<table class="node-info"></table>').appendTo(globalSection.content);
         globalSection.table = $('<tbody>').appendTo(table);
 
@@ -185,10 +188,10 @@ RED.sidebar.context = (function() {
             $(nodeSection.table).empty();
             if (node) {
                 $('<tr class="node-info-node-row red-ui-search-empty blank" colspan="2"><td>refresh to load</td></tr>').appendTo(nodeSection.table);
-
             } else {
                 $('<tr class="node-info-node-row red-ui-search-empty blank" colspan="2"><td>none selected</td></tr>').appendTo(nodeSection.table);
             }
+            nodeSection.timestamp.html("&nbsp;");
 
         }
     }
@@ -244,6 +247,7 @@ RED.sidebar.context = (function() {
             if (l === 0) {
                 $('<tr class="node-info-node-row red-ui-search-empty blank" colspan="2"><td>empty</td></tr>').appendTo(container);
             }
+            $(section.timestamp).text(new Date().toLocaleString());
         });
     }
     function updateEntry(section,baseUrl,id) {
diff --git a/editor/sass/palette.scss b/editor/sass/palette.scss
index e83f929e2..b81f97740 100644
--- a/editor/sass/palette.scss
+++ b/editor/sass/palette.scss
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
     font-weight: bold;
     padding-left: 30px;
     overflow: hidden;
+    user-select: none;
 }
 .palette-header > i {
     position: absolute;
diff --git a/editor/sass/tab-context.scss b/editor/sass/tab-context.scss
index 917b0dc48..0c63a4794 100644
--- a/editor/sass/tab-context.scss
+++ b/editor/sass/tab-context.scss
@@ -39,3 +39,9 @@
         display: inline-block;
     }
 }
+.sidebar-context-updated {
+    text-align: right;
+    font-size: 11px;
+    color: #bbb;
+    padding: 1px 3px;
+}
diff --git a/red/runtime/nodes/context.js b/red/runtime/nodes/context.js
index 2d6e7ba32..19c929649 100644
--- a/red/runtime/nodes/context.js
+++ b/red/runtime/nodes/context.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ function clean(flowConfig) {
     var contextId;
     var node;
     for (var id in contexts) {
-        if (contexts.hasOwnProperty(id)) {
+        if (contexts.hasOwnProperty(id) && id !== "global") {
             var idParts = id.split(":");
             if (!flowConfig.allNodes.hasOwnProperty(idParts[0])) {
                 delete contexts[id];