diff --git a/src/comms.rs b/src/comms.rs
index 8d19bbca..db75a30a 100644
--- a/src/comms.rs
+++ b/src/comms.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ pub enum ToMinionPayload {
     Shutdown,
     SubscribeGeneralFeed(Vec<PublicKeyHex>),
     SubscribeMentions,
+    SubscribeConfig,
     SubscribePersonFeed(PublicKeyHex),
     SubscribeThreadFeed(IdHex, Vec<IdHex>),
     TempSubscribeMetadata(Vec<PublicKeyHex>),
diff --git a/src/overlord/minion/mod.rs b/src/overlord/minion/mod.rs
index db1b8c1e..c0a744c5 100644
--- a/src/overlord/minion/mod.rs
+++ b/src/overlord/minion/mod.rs
@@ -299,6 +299,9 @@ impl Minion {
             ToMinionPayload::SubscribeMentions => {
                 self.subscribe_mentions().await?;
             }
+            ToMinionPayload::SubscribeConfig => {
+                self.subscribe_config().await?;
+            }
             ToMinionPayload::SubscribePersonFeed(pubkeyhex) => {
                 self.subscribe_person_feed(pubkeyhex).await?;
             }
@@ -530,25 +533,11 @@ impl Minion {
             let pkh: PublicKeyHex = pubkey.into();
 
             filters.push(Filter {
-                p: vec![pkh.clone()],
+                p: vec![pkh],
                 kinds,
                 since: Some(replies_since),
                 ..Default::default()
             });
-
-            // Listen for my metadata and similar kinds of posts
-            // FIXME - move this to listening to my WRITE relays
-            filters.push(Filter {
-                authors: vec![pkh.into()],
-                kinds: vec![
-                    EventKind::Metadata,
-                    EventKind::RecommendRelay,
-                    EventKind::ContactList,
-                    EventKind::RelayList,
-                ],
-                since: Some(replies_since),
-                ..Default::default()
-            });
         }
 
         self.subscribe(filters, "mentions_feed").await?;
@@ -568,6 +557,29 @@ impl Minion {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    // Subscribe to the user's config which is on their own write relays
+    async fn subscribe_config(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        if let Some(pubkey) = GLOBALS.signer.public_key() {
+            let pkh: PublicKeyHex = pubkey.into();
+
+            let filters: Vec<Filter> = vec![Filter {
+                authors: vec![pkh.into()],
+                kinds: vec![
+                    EventKind::Metadata,
+                    //EventKind::RecommendRelay,
+                    EventKind::ContactList,
+                    EventKind::RelayList,
+                ],
+                // these are all replaceable, no since required
+                ..Default::default()
+            }];
+
+            self.subscribe(filters, "config_feed").await?;
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     // Subscribe to the posts a person generates on the relays they write to
     async fn subscribe_person_feed(&mut self, pubkey: PublicKeyHex) -> Result<(), Error> {
         // NOTE we do not unsubscribe to the general feed
diff --git a/src/overlord/mod.rs b/src/overlord/mod.rs
index 7e040078..740c6d6f 100644
--- a/src/overlord/mod.rs
+++ b/src/overlord/mod.rs
@@ -218,7 +218,22 @@ impl Overlord {
             self.pick_relays().await;
         }
 
-        // For NIP-65, separately subscribe to our mentions on our read relays
+        // Separately subscribe to our config on our write relays
+        let write_relay_urls: Vec<RelayUrl> = GLOBALS.relays_url_filtered(|r| r.write);
+        for relay_url in write_relay_urls.iter() {
+            // Start a minion for this relay if there is none
+            if !GLOBALS.relay_is_connected(relay_url) {
+                self.start_minion(relay_url.clone()).await?;
+            }
+
+            // Subscribe to our mentions
+            let _ = self.to_minions.send(ToMinionMessage {
+                target: relay_url.to_string(),
+                payload: ToMinionPayload::SubscribeConfig,
+            });
+        }
+
+        // Separately subscribe to our mentions on our read relays
         let read_relay_urls: Vec<RelayUrl> = GLOBALS.relays_url_filtered(|r| r.read);
         for relay_url in read_relay_urls.iter() {
             // Start a minion for this relay if there is none