diff --git a/src/Element/Avatar.tsx b/src/Element/Avatar.tsx
index 691e5791..a2613505 100644
--- a/src/Element/Avatar.tsx
+++ b/src/Element/Avatar.tsx
@@ -2,22 +2,27 @@ import "./Avatar.css";
 import Nostrich from "../nostrich.jpg";
 import { CSSProperties } from "react";
 import type { UserMetadata } from "Nostr";
+import { useSelector } from "react-redux";
+import { RootState } from "State/Store";
+import { ApiHost } from "Const";
 
+const Avatar = ({ user, ...rest }: { user?: UserMetadata, onClick?: () => void }) => {
+  const useImageProxy = useSelector((s: RootState) => s.login.preferences.useImageProxy);
 
-const Avatar = ({ user, ...rest }: { user?: UserMetadata, onClick?: () => void}) => {
-    const avatarUrl = (user?.picture?.length ?? 0) === 0 ? Nostrich : user?.picture
-    const backgroundImage = `url(${avatarUrl})`
-    const domain = user?.nip05 && user.nip05.split('@')[1]
-    const style = { '--img-url': backgroundImage } as CSSProperties
-    return (
-        <div
-          {...rest}
-          style={style}
-          className="avatar"
-          data-domain={domain?.toLowerCase()}
-        >
-        </div>
-    )
+  const avatarUrl = (user?.picture?.length ?? 0) === 0 ? Nostrich : 
+    (useImageProxy ? `${ApiHost}/api/v1/imgproxy/${window.btoa(user!.picture!)}` : user?.picture)
+  const backgroundImage = `url(${avatarUrl})`
+  const domain = user?.nip05 && user.nip05.split('@')[1]
+  const style = { '--img-url': backgroundImage } as CSSProperties
+  return (
+    <div
+      {...rest}
+      style={style}
+      className="avatar"
+      data-domain={domain?.toLowerCase()}
+    >
+    </div>
+  )
 }
 
 export default Avatar
diff --git a/src/Element/NoteReaction.tsx b/src/Element/NoteReaction.tsx
index 2f7db624..b000c5cf 100644
--- a/src/Element/NoteReaction.tsx
+++ b/src/Element/NoteReaction.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export default function NoteReaction(props: NoteReactionProps) {
      * Some clients embed the reposted note in the content
      */
     function extractRoot() {
-        if (ev?.Kind === EventKind.Repost && ev.Content.length > 0) {
+        if (ev?.Kind === EventKind.Repost && ev.Content.length > 0 && ev.Content !== "#[0]") {
             try {
                 let r: RawEvent = JSON.parse(ev.Content);
                 return r as TaggedRawEvent;
diff --git a/src/Pages/settings/Preferences.tsx b/src/Pages/settings/Preferences.tsx
index ee1f50f2..f0acbe68 100644
--- a/src/Pages/settings/Preferences.tsx
+++ b/src/Pages/settings/Preferences.tsx
@@ -71,6 +71,15 @@ const PreferencesPage = () => {
                     </select>
                 </div>
             </div>
+            <div className="card flex">
+                <div className="flex f-col f-grow">
+                    <div>Image proxy</div>
+                    <small>Use the caching image proxy to load avatars</small>
+                </div>
+                <div>
+                    <input type="checkbox" checked={perf.useImageProxy} onChange={e => dispatch(setPreferences({ ...perf, useImageProxy: e.target.checked }))} />
+                </div>
+            </div>
             <div className="card flex">
                 <div className="flex f-col f-grow">
                     <div>Debug Menus</div>
diff --git a/src/State/Login.ts b/src/State/Login.ts
index d7c756db..59bcd7db 100644
--- a/src/State/Login.ts
+++ b/src/State/Login.ts
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ const RelayListKey = "last-relays";
 const FollowList = "last-follows";
 
 export interface NotificationRequest {
-  title: string
-  body: string
-  icon: string
-  timestamp: number
+    title: string
+    body: string
+    icon: string
+    timestamp: number
 }
 
 export interface UserPreferences {
@@ -50,10 +50,15 @@ export interface UserPreferences {
      */
     showDebugMenus: boolean,
 
-     /**
-      * File uploading service to upload attachments to
-      */
-     fileUploader: "void.cat" | "nostr.build"
+    /**
+     * File uploading service to upload attachments to
+     */
+    fileUploader: "void.cat" | "nostr.build",
+
+    /**
+     * Use image proxy service to compress avatars
+     */
+    useImageProxy: boolean,
 }
 
 export interface LoginStore {
@@ -155,7 +160,8 @@ const InitState = {
         confirmReposts: false,
         showDebugMenus: false,
         autoShowLatest: false,
-        fileUploader: "void.cat"
+        fileUploader: "void.cat",
+        useImageProxy: true
     }
 } as LoginStore;
 
@@ -279,21 +285,21 @@ const LoginSlice = createSlice({
 
             window.localStorage.setItem(FollowList, JSON.stringify(state.follows));
         },
-        setMuted(state, action: PayloadAction<{createdAt: number, keys: HexKey[]}>) {
-          const { createdAt, keys } = action.payload
-          if (createdAt >= state.latestMuted) {
-            const muted = new Set([...keys])
-            state.muted = Array.from(muted)
-            state.latestMuted = createdAt
-          }
+        setMuted(state, action: PayloadAction<{ createdAt: number, keys: HexKey[] }>) {
+            const { createdAt, keys } = action.payload
+            if (createdAt >= state.latestMuted) {
+                const muted = new Set([...keys])
+                state.muted = Array.from(muted)
+                state.latestMuted = createdAt
+            }
         },
-        setBlocked(state, action: PayloadAction<{createdAt: number, keys: HexKey[]}>) {
-          const { createdAt, keys } = action.payload
-          if (createdAt >= state.latestMuted) {
-            const blocked = new Set([...keys])
-            state.blocked = Array.from(blocked)
-            state.latestMuted = createdAt
-          }
+        setBlocked(state, action: PayloadAction<{ createdAt: number, keys: HexKey[] }>) {
+            const { createdAt, keys } = action.payload
+            if (createdAt >= state.latestMuted) {
+                const blocked = new Set([...keys])
+                state.blocked = Array.from(blocked)
+                state.latestMuted = createdAt
+            }
         },
         addDirectMessage: (state, action: PayloadAction<TaggedRawEvent | Array<TaggedRawEvent>>) => {
             let n = action.payload;
@@ -352,26 +358,26 @@ export const {
 } = LoginSlice.actions;
 
 export function sendNotification({ title, body, icon, timestamp }: NotificationRequest) {
-  return async (dispatch: AppDispatch, getState: () => RootState) => {
-    const state = getState()
-    const { readNotifications } = state.login
-    const hasPermission = "Notification" in window && Notification.permission === "granted" 
-    const shouldShowNotification = hasPermission && timestamp > readNotifications
-    if (shouldShowNotification) {
-      try {
-        let worker = await navigator.serviceWorker.ready;
-        worker.showNotification(title, {
-            tag: "notification",
-            vibrate: [500],
-            body,
-            icon,
-            timestamp,
-        });
-      } catch (error) {
-        console.warn(error)
-      }
+    return async (dispatch: AppDispatch, getState: () => RootState) => {
+        const state = getState()
+        const { readNotifications } = state.login
+        const hasPermission = "Notification" in window && Notification.permission === "granted"
+        const shouldShowNotification = hasPermission && timestamp > readNotifications
+        if (shouldShowNotification) {
+            try {
+                let worker = await navigator.serviceWorker.ready;
+                worker.showNotification(title, {
+                    tag: "notification",
+                    vibrate: [500],
+                    body,
+                    icon,
+                    timestamp,
+                });
+            } catch (error) {
+                console.warn(error)
+            }
+        }
     }
-  }
 }
 
 export const reducer = LoginSlice.reducer;