diff --git a/commands.py b/commands.py
index 9aef21c..d9999c0 100644
--- a/commands.py
+++ b/commands.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 from ._config import CONFIG
 from .lib.core import GlobalStorage, sync_once
-from .lib.gui import close_view, on_note_changed, open_view, show_message, show_quick_panel
+from .lib.gui import QuickPanelPlaceholder, close_view, on_note_changed, open_view, show_message, show_quick_panel
 from .lib.models import Note
 from .lib.operations import NoteCreator, NoteDeleter, NotesIndicator, NoteUpdater, OperationManager
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ def callback(self, updated_notes: List[Note]):
             )
         first_sync = sync_times == 0
         if first_sync:
-            show_quick_panel(first_sync)
+            show_quick_panel(QuickPanelPlaceholder.FIRST_SYNC)
         global_storage.optimistic_update(CONFIG.SIMPLENOTE_SYNC_TIMES_KEY, sync_times + 1)
         global_storage.optimistic_update(CONFIG.SIMPLENOTE_STARTED_KEY, False)
 
diff --git a/lib/gui.py b/lib/gui.py
index b26bd9d..41f92fa 100644
--- a/lib/gui.py
+++ b/lib/gui.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     "close_view",
     "clear_orphaned_filepaths",
     "on_note_changed",
+    "QuickPanelPlaceholder",
     "show_quick_panel",
 ]
 
@@ -137,7 +138,15 @@ def on_select(list__modificationDate: List[float], selected_index: int):
     view = open_view(filepath)
 
 
-def show_quick_panel(first_sync: bool = False):
+from enum import Enum
+
+
+class QuickPanelPlaceholder(str, Enum):
+    DEFAULT = "Select Note press key 'enter' to open"
+    FIRST_SYNC = "Sync complete. Press [super+shift+s] [super+shift+l] to display the note list again."
+
+
+def show_quick_panel(placeholder: str = QuickPanelPlaceholder.DEFAULT):
     if Note.tree.count <= 0:
         show_message(
             "No notes found. Please wait for the synchronization to complete, or press [super+shift+s, super+shift+c] to create a note."
@@ -157,10 +166,6 @@ def show_quick_panel(first_sync: bool = False):
     # TODO: Maybe doesn't need to run every time
     clear_orphaned_filepaths(list__filename)
 
-    placeholder = "Select Note press key 'enter' to open"
-    if first_sync:
-        placeholder = "Sync complete. Press [super+shift+s] [super+shift+l] to display the note list again."
-
     def show_panel():
         sublime.active_window().show_quick_panel(
             list__title,