diff --git a/js/msr_character.js b/js/msr_character.js
index 5272000..931ca61 100644
--- a/js/msr_character.js
+++ b/js/msr_character.js
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@ function resolvePreviewUrlFromOrigin(originNode) {
   if (preview) return preview;
 
   const widgets = originNode.widgets || [];
-  const fileWidget = widgets.find((widget) =>
-    ["image", "filename", "file"].includes(widget.name)
-  );
+  const fileWidget = widgets.find((widget) => ["image", "filename", "file"].includes(widget.name));
   const subfolderWidget = widgets.find((widget) => widget.name === "subfolder");
   const filename = typeof fileWidget?.value === "string" ? fileWidget.value : "";
   const subfolder = typeof subfolderWidget?.value === "string" ? subfolderWidget.value : "";
@@ -91,27 +89,38 @@ function setWidgetValue(node, widget, value) {
   }
 }
 
+function syncFormFromWidgets(node) {
+  const description = findWidget(node, "description")?.value || "";
+  const alias = findWidget(node, "alias")?.value || "";
+
+  if (node._msrAliasInput && node._msrAliasInput.value !== alias) {
+    node._msrAliasInput.value = alias;
+  }
+  if (node._msrDescriptionInput && node._msrDescriptionInput.value !== description) {
+    node._msrDescriptionInput.value = description;
+  }
+  if (node._msrMeta) {
+    node._msrMeta.innerHTML = [
+      alias
+        ? `Alias: <span style="color:#e8e8e8">@${String(alias).replace(/^@/, "")}</span>`
+        : "Alias: <span style=\"color:#666\">none</span>",
+      description
+        ? `<div style="margin-top:4px;color:#d0d0d0">${description}</div>`
+        : `<div style="margin-top:4px;color:#666">Description will be used for prompt replacement outside MSR prefix mode.</div>`,
+    ].join("");
+  }
+}
+
 function refreshCharacterPreview(node) {
-  if (!node._msrPreviewContainer) return;
-  const container = node._msrPreviewContainer;
-  container.innerHTML = "";
+  if (!node._msrPreviewRow) return;
 
   const inputNames = ["image_1", "image_2"];
   const previewUrls = inputNames
     .map((inputName) => resolvePreviewUrlFromOrigin(getOriginNodeForInput(node, inputName)))
     .filter(Boolean);
 
-  const description = findWidget(node, "description")?.value || "";
-  const alias = findWidget(node, "alias")?.value || "";
-  const aliasWidget = findWidget(node, "alias");
-  const descriptionWidget = findWidget(node, "description");
-
-  const topRow = document.createElement("div");
-  Object.assign(topRow.style, {
-    display: "flex",
-    gap: "6px",
-    minHeight: "74px",
-  });
+  const previewRow = node._msrPreviewRow;
+  previewRow.innerHTML = "";
 
   if (previewUrls.length) {
     previewUrls.forEach((previewUrl) => {
@@ -126,7 +135,7 @@ function refreshCharacterPreview(node) {
         border: "1px solid #444",
         background: "#111",
       });
-      topRow.appendChild(image);
+      previewRow.appendChild(image);
     });
   } else {
     const placeholder = document.createElement("div");
@@ -143,9 +152,27 @@ function refreshCharacterPreview(node) {
       border: "1px dashed #444",
       background: "#181818",
     });
-    topRow.appendChild(placeholder);
+    previewRow.appendChild(placeholder);
   }
 
+  syncFormFromWidgets(node);
+}
+
+function buildCharacterUi(node) {
+  const container = document.createElement("div");
+  Object.assign(container.style, {
+    boxSizing: "border-box",
+    width: "100%",
+    padding: "6px 2px 2px 2px",
+  });
+
+  const previewRow = document.createElement("div");
+  Object.assign(previewRow.style, {
+    display: "flex",
+    gap: "6px",
+    minHeight: "74px",
+  });
+
   const meta = document.createElement("div");
   Object.assign(meta.style, {
     marginTop: "8px",
@@ -153,15 +180,6 @@ function refreshCharacterPreview(node) {
     color: "#aaa",
     lineHeight: "1.4",
   });
-  meta.innerHTML = [
-    alias ? `Alias: <span style="color:#e8e8e8">@${String(alias).replace(/^@/, "")}</span>` : "Alias: <span style=\"color:#666\">none</span>",
-    description
-      ? `<div style="margin-top:4px;color:#d0d0d0">${description}</div>`
-      : `<div style="margin-top:4px;color:#666">Description will be used for prompt replacement outside MSR prefix mode.</div>`,
-  ].join("");
-
-  container.appendChild(topRow);
-  container.appendChild(meta);
 
   const form = document.createElement("div");
   Object.assign(form.style, {
@@ -180,7 +198,6 @@ function refreshCharacterPreview(node) {
 
   const aliasInput = document.createElement("input");
   aliasInput.type = "text";
-  aliasInput.value = alias || "";
   aliasInput.placeholder = "optional alias, e.g. bob";
   Object.assign(aliasInput.style, {
     width: "100%",
@@ -193,7 +210,8 @@ function refreshCharacterPreview(node) {
     fontSize: "12px",
   });
   aliasInput.addEventListener("input", () => {
-    setWidgetValue(node, aliasWidget, aliasInput.value);
+    setWidgetValue(node, findWidget(node, "alias"), aliasInput.value);
+    syncFormFromWidgets(node);
   });
 
   const descLabel = document.createElement("label");
@@ -204,7 +222,6 @@ function refreshCharacterPreview(node) {
   });
 
   const descInput = document.createElement("textarea");
-  descInput.value = description || "";
   descInput.placeholder = "Character description...";
   Object.assign(descInput.style, {
     width: "100%",
@@ -220,14 +237,25 @@ function refreshCharacterPreview(node) {
     lineHeight: "1.35",
   });
   descInput.addEventListener("input", () => {
-    setWidgetValue(node, descriptionWidget, descInput.value);
+    setWidgetValue(node, findWidget(node, "description"), descInput.value);
+    syncFormFromWidgets(node);
   });
 
   form.appendChild(aliasLabel);
   form.appendChild(aliasInput);
   form.appendChild(descLabel);
   form.appendChild(descInput);
+
+  container.appendChild(previewRow);
+  container.appendChild(meta);
   container.appendChild(form);
+
+  node._msrPreviewContainer = container;
+  node._msrPreviewRow = previewRow;
+  node._msrMeta = meta;
+  node._msrAliasInput = aliasInput;
+  node._msrDescriptionInput = descInput;
+  return container;
 }
 
 async function analyzeCharacterNode(node, buttonWidget) {
@@ -261,7 +289,12 @@ async function analyzeCharacterNode(node, buttonWidget) {
       throw new Error(result.message || "Unknown analysis error");
     }
 
-    setWidgetValue(node, descriptionWidget, result.description || "");
+    const description = result.description || "";
+    setWidgetValue(node, descriptionWidget, description);
+    if (node._msrDescriptionInput) {
+      node._msrDescriptionInput.value = description;
+    }
+    syncFormFromWidgets(node);
     refreshCharacterPreview(node);
   } catch (error) {
     console.error("[MSRCharacter] analyze failed", error);
@@ -272,6 +305,16 @@ async function analyzeCharacterNode(node, buttonWidget) {
   }
 }
 
+function hideNodeWidget(widget) {
+  if (!widget) return;
+  widget.hidden = true;
+  if (!widget.options) widget.options = {};
+  widget.options.hidden = true;
+  if (widget.element) {
+    widget.element.style.display = "none";
+  }
+}
+
 app.registerExtension({
   name: "Comfy.MSRCharacterCS",
   async beforeRegisterNodeDef(nodeType, nodeData) {
@@ -290,13 +333,7 @@ app.registerExtension({
         }
 
         if (!this._msrPreviewWidget) {
-          const previewContainer = document.createElement("div");
-          Object.assign(previewContainer.style, {
-            boxSizing: "border-box",
-            width: "100%",
-            padding: "6px 2px 2px 2px",
-          });
-          this._msrPreviewContainer = previewContainer;
+          const previewContainer = buildCharacterUi(this);
           this._msrPreviewWidget = this.addDOMWidget("msr_character_ui", "msr_character_ui", previewContainer, {
             getValue: () => "",
             setValue: () => {},
@@ -314,19 +351,19 @@ app.registerExtension({
         const originalConfigure = this.onConfigure;
         this.onConfigure = function () {
           const result = originalConfigure?.apply(this, arguments);
-          setTimeout(() => refreshCharacterPreview(this), 0);
+          setTimeout(() => {
+            syncFormFromWidgets(this);
+            refreshCharacterPreview(this);
+          }, 0);
           return result;
         };
 
         ["alias", "description"].forEach((widgetName) => {
-          const widget = findWidget(this, widgetName);
-          if (!widget) return;
-          widget.hidden = true;
-          if (!widget.options) widget.options = {};
-          widget.options.hidden = true;
+          hideNodeWidget(findWidget(this, widgetName));
         });
 
         this.size[0] = Math.max(this.size[0] || 0, 330);
+        syncFormFromWidgets(this);
         refreshCharacterPreview(this);
       };
     }