diff --git a/damus/Views/SideMenuView.swift b/damus/Views/SideMenuView.swift
index dfc04313..d82d5698 100644
--- a/damus/Views/SideMenuView.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/SideMenuView.swift
@@ -89,13 +89,14 @@ struct SideMenuView: View {
     }
 
     var TopProfile: some View {
-        let profile_txn = damus_state.ndb.lookup_profile(damus_state.pubkey, txn_name: "top_profile")
-        let profile = profile_txn?.unsafeUnownedValue?.profile
         return VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: verticalSpacing) {
             HStack {
                 ProfilePicView(pubkey: damus_state.pubkey, size: 60, highlight: .none, profiles: damus_state.profiles, disable_animation: damus_state.settings.disable_animation)
 
                 VStack(alignment: .leading) {
+                    let profile_txn = damus_state.ndb.lookup_profile(damus_state.pubkey, txn_name: "top_profile")
+                    let profile = profile_txn?.nsafeUnownedValue?.profile
+
                     if let display_name = profile?.display_name {
                         Text(display_name)
                             .foregroundColor(textColor())