diff --git a/src/element/Nip5Service.tsx b/src/element/Nip5Service.tsx
index 94c9c1188..16d11e3f9 100644
--- a/src/element/Nip5Service.tsx
+++ b/src/element/Nip5Service.tsx
@@ -77,15 +77,18 @@ export default function Nip5Service(props: Nip05ServiceProps) {
                 setAvailabilityResponse({ available: false, why: "REGEX" });
                 return;
             }
-            svc.CheckAvailable(handle, domain)
-                .then(a => {
-                    if ('error' in a) {
-                        setError(a as ServiceError);
-                    } else {
-                        setAvailabilityResponse(a as HandleAvailability);
-                    }
-                })
-                .catch(console.error);
+            let t = setTimeout(() => {
+                svc.CheckAvailable(handle, domain)
+                    .then(a => {
+                        if ('error' in a) {
+                            setError(a as ServiceError);
+                        } else {
+                            setAvailabilityResponse(a as HandleAvailability);
+                        }
+                    })
+                    .catch(console.error);
+            }, 500);
+            return () => clearTimeout(t);
         }
     }, [handle, domain]);
 
diff --git a/src/nip05/ServiceProvider.ts b/src/nip05/ServiceProvider.ts
index 37118789c..11d5e45ad 100644
--- a/src/nip05/ServiceProvider.ts
+++ b/src/nip05/ServiceProvider.ts
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ export class ServiceProvider {
     }
 
     async RegisterHandle(handle: string, domain: string, pubkey: string): Promise<HandleRegisterResponse | ServiceError> {
-        return await this._GetJson("/registration/register", "PUT", { 
-            name: handle, 
-            domain, 
-            pk: pubkey, 
-            ref: "snort" 
+        return await this._GetJson("/registration/register", "PUT", {
+            name: handle,
+            domain,
+            pk: pubkey,
+            ref: "snort"
         });
     }
 
@@ -86,13 +86,11 @@ export class ServiceProvider {
                 }
             });
 
-            if (rsp.ok) {
-                let obj = await rsp.json();
-                if ('error' in obj) {
-                    return <ServiceError>obj;
-                }
-                return obj;
+            let obj = await rsp.json();
+            if ('error' in obj) {
+                return <ServiceError>obj;
             }
+            return obj;
         } catch (e) {
             console.warn(e);
         }