diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index a3be1191..daefcf46 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2352,7 +2352,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "nostr-types"
 version = "0.2.0-unstable"
-source = "git+https://github.com/mikedilger/nostr-types#204d4395f7a4cf6b3f9af54f2677863326cbdf94"
+source = "git+https://github.com/mikedilger/nostr-types#6af60c195cff89ddf322b113e0014848b6c9ad6c"
 dependencies = [
  "aes",
  "base64 0.13.1",
diff --git a/src/people.rs b/src/people.rs
index 519c9811..0846b047 100644
--- a/src/people.rs
+++ b/src/people.rs
@@ -86,43 +86,49 @@ impl People {
 
         // Update the map
         let person = self.people.get_mut(pubkeyhex).unwrap();
+
+        // Determine whether to update it
+        let mut doit = person.metadata_at.is_none();
         if let Some(metadata_at) = person.metadata_at {
             if asof.0 > metadata_at {
-                // Process fresh metadata
-
-                person.name = metadata.name;
-                person.about = metadata.about;
-                person.picture = metadata.picture;
-                if person.dns_id != metadata.nip05 {
-                    person.dns_id = metadata.nip05;
-                    person.dns_id_valid = 0; // changed, so reset to invalid
-                    person.dns_id_last_checked = None; // we haven't checked this one yet
-                }
-                person.metadata_at = Some(asof.0);
-
-                // Update the database
-                let person = person.clone();
-                let pubkeyhex2 = pubkeyhex.to_owned();
-                task::spawn_blocking(move || {
-                    let maybe_db = GLOBALS.db.blocking_lock();
-                    let db = maybe_db.as_ref().unwrap();
-
-                    let mut stmt = db.prepare(
-                        "UPDATE person SET name=?, about=?, picture=?, dns_id=?, metadata_at=? WHERE pubkey=?"
-                    )?;
-                    stmt.execute((
-                        &person.name,
-                        &person.about,
-                        &person.picture,
-                        &person.dns_id,
-                        &person.metadata_at,
-                        &pubkeyhex2.0,
-                    ))?;
-                    Ok::<(), Error>(())
-                })
-                    .await??;
+                doit = true;
             }
         }
+        if doit {
+            // Process fresh metadata
+
+            person.name = metadata.get("name");
+            person.about = metadata.get("about");
+            person.picture = metadata.get("picture");
+            if person.dns_id != metadata.get("nip05") {
+                person.dns_id = metadata.get("nip05");
+                person.dns_id_valid = 0; // changed, so reset to invalid
+                person.dns_id_last_checked = None; // we haven't checked this one yet
+            }
+            person.metadata_at = Some(asof.0);
+
+            // Update the database
+            let person = person.clone();
+            let pubkeyhex2 = pubkeyhex.to_owned();
+            task::spawn_blocking(move || {
+                let maybe_db = GLOBALS.db.blocking_lock();
+                let db = maybe_db.as_ref().unwrap();
+
+                let mut stmt = db.prepare(
+                    "UPDATE person SET name=?, about=?, picture=?, dns_id=?, metadata_at=? WHERE pubkey=?"
+                )?;
+                stmt.execute((
+                    &person.name,
+                    &person.about,
+                    &person.picture,
+                    &person.dns_id,
+                    &person.metadata_at,
+                    &pubkeyhex2.0,
+                ))?;
+                Ok::<(), Error>(())
+            })
+                .await??;
+        }
 
         // Remove from failed avatars list so the UI will try to fetch the avatar again
         GLOBALS.failed_avatars.write().await.remove(pubkeyhex);