diff --git a/damus/ContentView.swift b/damus/ContentView.swift
index 46e180a19..eadf2b76a 100644
--- a/damus/ContentView.swift
+++ b/damus/ContentView.swift
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ extension UINavigationController: UIGestureRecognizerDelegate {
 }
 
 struct LastNotification {
-    let id: String
+    let id: NoteId
     let created_at: Int64
 }
 
@@ -698,17 +698,20 @@ func get_last_event(_ timeline: Timeline) -> LastNotification? {
     let last = UserDefaults.standard.string(forKey: "last_\(str)")
     let last_created = UserDefaults.standard.string(forKey: "last_\(str)_time")
         .flatMap { Int64($0) }
-    
-    return last.flatMap { id in
-        last_created.map { created in
-            return LastNotification(id: id, created_at: created)
-        }
+
+    guard let last,
+          let note_id = NoteId(hex: last),
+          let last_created
+    else {
+        return nil
     }
+
+    return LastNotification(id: note_id, created_at: last_created)
 }
 
 func save_last_event(_ ev: NostrEvent, timeline: Timeline) {
     let str = timeline.rawValue
-    UserDefaults.standard.set(ev.id, forKey: "last_\(str)")
+    UserDefaults.standard.set(ev.id.hex(), forKey: "last_\(str)")
     UserDefaults.standard.set(String(ev.created_at), forKey: "last_\(str)_time")
 }
 
diff --git a/damus/Models/HomeModel.swift b/damus/Models/HomeModel.swift
index e5272ccae..3ab1b0f4e 100644
--- a/damus/Models/HomeModel.swift
+++ b/damus/Models/HomeModel.swift
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class HomeModel {
     var incoming_dms: [NostrEvent] = []
     let dm_debouncer = Debouncer(interval: 0.5)
     let resub_debouncer = Debouncer(interval: 3.0)
+    let save_last_event_debouncer = Debouncer(interval: 3.0)
     var should_debounce_dms = true
 
     let home_subid = UUID().description
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ class HomeModel {
                 return
             }
 
-            guard let new_bits = handle_last_events(new_events: self.notification_status.new_events, ev: ev, timeline: .notifications, shouldNotify: true) else {
+            guard let new_bits = handle_last_events(debouncer: self.save_last_event_debouncer, new_events: self.notification_status.new_events, ev: ev, timeline: .notifications, shouldNotify: true) else {
                 return
             }
             
@@ -592,7 +593,7 @@ class HomeModel {
 
     @discardableResult
     func handle_last_event(ev: NostrEvent, timeline: Timeline, shouldNotify: Bool = true) -> Bool {
-        if let new_bits = handle_last_events(new_events: self.notification_status.new_events, ev: ev, timeline: timeline, shouldNotify: shouldNotify) {
+        if let new_bits = handle_last_events(debouncer: save_last_event_debouncer, new_events: self.notification_status.new_events, ev: ev, timeline: timeline, shouldNotify: shouldNotify) {
             self.notification_status.new_events = new_bits
             return true
         } else {
@@ -643,7 +644,7 @@ class HomeModel {
         
         if !should_debounce_dms {
             self.incoming_dms.append(ev)
-            if let notifs = handle_incoming_dms(prev_events: notification_status.new_events, dms: self.dms, our_pubkey: self.damus_state.pubkey, evs: self.incoming_dms) {
+            if let notifs = handle_incoming_dms(debouncer: save_last_event_debouncer, prev_events: notification_status.new_events, dms: self.dms, our_pubkey: self.damus_state.pubkey, evs: self.incoming_dms) {
                 got_new_dm(notifs: notifs, ev: ev)
             }
             self.incoming_dms = []
@@ -653,7 +654,7 @@ class HomeModel {
         incoming_dms.append(ev)
         
         dm_debouncer.debounce { [self] in
-            if let notifs = handle_incoming_dms(prev_events: notification_status.new_events, dms: self.dms, our_pubkey: self.damus_state.pubkey, evs: self.incoming_dms) {
+            if let notifs = handle_incoming_dms(debouncer: save_last_event_debouncer, prev_events: notification_status.new_events, dms: self.dms, our_pubkey: self.damus_state.pubkey, evs: self.incoming_dms) {
                 got_new_dm(notifs: notifs, ev: ev)
             }
             self.incoming_dms = []
@@ -977,7 +978,7 @@ func fetch_relay_metadata(relay_id: String) async throws -> RelayMetadata? {
 }
 
 @discardableResult
-func handle_incoming_dm(ev: NostrEvent, our_pubkey: Pubkey, dms: DirectMessagesModel, prev_events: NewEventsBits) -> (Bool, NewEventsBits?) {
+func handle_incoming_dm(debouncer: Debouncer?, ev: NostrEvent, our_pubkey: Pubkey, dms: DirectMessagesModel, prev_events: NewEventsBits) -> (Bool, NewEventsBits?) {
     var inserted = false
     var found = false
     
@@ -1014,20 +1015,20 @@ func handle_incoming_dm(ev: NostrEvent, our_pubkey: Pubkey, dms: DirectMessagesM
     
     var new_bits: NewEventsBits? = nil
     if inserted {
-        new_bits = handle_last_events(new_events: prev_events, ev: ev, timeline: .dms, shouldNotify: !ours)
+        new_bits = handle_last_events(debouncer: debouncer, new_events: prev_events, ev: ev, timeline: .dms, shouldNotify: !ours)
     }
     
     return (inserted, new_bits)
 }
 
 @discardableResult
-func handle_incoming_dms(prev_events: NewEventsBits, dms: DirectMessagesModel, our_pubkey: Pubkey, evs: [NostrEvent]) -> NewEventsBits? {
+func handle_incoming_dms(debouncer: Debouncer, prev_events: NewEventsBits, dms: DirectMessagesModel, our_pubkey: Pubkey, evs: [NostrEvent]) -> NewEventsBits? {
     var inserted = false
 
     var new_events: NewEventsBits? = nil
     
     for ev in evs {
-        let res = handle_incoming_dm(ev: ev, our_pubkey: our_pubkey, dms: dms, prev_events: prev_events)
+        let res = handle_incoming_dm(debouncer: debouncer, ev: ev, our_pubkey: our_pubkey, dms: dms, prev_events: prev_events)
         inserted = res.0 || inserted
         if let new = res.1 {
             new_events = new
@@ -1086,11 +1087,17 @@ func timeline_to_notification_bits(_ timeline: Timeline, ev: NostrEvent?) -> New
 }
 
 /// A helper to determine if we need to notify the user of new events
-func handle_last_events(new_events: NewEventsBits, ev: NostrEvent, timeline: Timeline, shouldNotify: Bool = true) -> NewEventsBits? {
+func handle_last_events(debouncer: Debouncer?, new_events: NewEventsBits, ev: NostrEvent, timeline: Timeline, shouldNotify: Bool = true) -> NewEventsBits? {
     let last_ev = get_last_event(timeline)
 
     if last_ev == nil || last_ev!.created_at < ev.created_at {
-        save_last_event(ev, timeline: timeline)
+        if let debouncer {
+            debouncer.debounce {
+                save_last_event(ev, timeline: timeline)
+            }
+        } else {
+            save_last_event(ev, timeline: timeline)
+        }
         if shouldNotify {
             return new_events.union(timeline_to_notification_bits(timeline, ev: ev))
         }
diff --git a/damus/Nostr/Profiles.swift b/damus/Nostr/Profiles.swift
index 6523e7ef2..75db29245 100644
--- a/damus/Nostr/Profiles.swift
+++ b/damus/Nostr/Profiles.swift
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ class Profiles {
     }
     
     func has_fresh_profile(id: Pubkey) -> Bool {
-        // check memory first
         var profile: Profile?
         profiles_queue.sync {
             profile = profiles[id]?.profile
@@ -101,7 +100,9 @@ class Profiles {
         if profile != nil {
             return true
         }
-        
+        // check memory first
+        return false
+
         // then disk
         guard let pull_date = database.get_network_pull_date(id: id) else {
             return false
diff --git a/damus/Views/DMChatView.swift b/damus/Views/DMChatView.swift
index a905c68a3..eac5c1338 100644
--- a/damus/Views/DMChatView.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/DMChatView.swift
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ struct DMChatView: View, KeyboardReadable {
 
         damus_state.postbox.send(dm)
         
-        handle_incoming_dm(ev: dm, our_pubkey: damus_state.pubkey, dms: damus_state.dms, prev_events: NewEventsBits())
+        handle_incoming_dm(debouncer: nil, ev: dm, our_pubkey: damus_state.pubkey, dms: damus_state.dms, prev_events: NewEventsBits())
 
         end_editing()
     }