diff --git a/packages/ark/src/ark.ts b/packages/ark/src/ark.ts
index 9b1c07f2..5148b854 100644
--- a/packages/ark/src/ark.ts
+++ b/packages/ark/src/ark.ts
@@ -140,11 +140,10 @@ export class Ark {
 				cacheUsage: NDKSubscriptionCacheUsage.CACHE_FIRST,
 			});
 
-			if (!profile) return null;
+			if (!profile) throw new Error("user not found");
 			return profile;
-		} catch (e) {
-			console.log(pubkey);
-			console.error(e);
+		} catch {
+			throw new Error("user not found");
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -226,29 +225,34 @@ export class Ark {
 	}
 
 	public async getEventById(id: string) {
-		let eventId: string = id.replace("nostr:", "").split("'")[0].split(".")[0];
+		try {
+			let eventId: string = id
+				.replace("nostr:", "")
+				.split("'")[0]
+				.split(".")[0];
 
-		if (
-			eventId.startsWith("nevent1") ||
-			eventId.startsWith("note1") ||
-			eventId.startsWith("naddr1")
-		) {
-			const decode = nip19.decode(eventId);
+			if (
+				eventId.startsWith("nevent1") ||
+				eventId.startsWith("note1") ||
+				eventId.startsWith("naddr1")
+			) {
+				const decode = nip19.decode(eventId);
 
-			if (decode.type === "nevent") eventId = decode.data.id;
-			if (decode.type === "note") eventId = decode.data;
-			if (decode.type === "naddr") {
-				return await this.ndk.fetchEvent({
-					kinds: [decode.data.kind],
-					"#d": [decode.data.identifier],
-					authors: [decode.data.pubkey],
-				});
+				if (decode.type === "nevent") eventId = decode.data.id;
+				if (decode.type === "note") eventId = decode.data;
+				if (decode.type === "naddr") {
+					return await this.ndk.fetchEvent({
+						kinds: [decode.data.kind],
+						"#d": [decode.data.identifier],
+						authors: [decode.data.pubkey],
+					});
+				}
 			}
-		}
 
-		return await this.ndk.fetchEvent(id, {
-			cacheUsage: NDKSubscriptionCacheUsage.CACHE_FIRST,
-		});
+			return await this.ndk.fetchEvent(id);
+		} catch {
+			throw new Error("event not found");
+		}
 	}
 
 	public async getEventByFilter({ filter }: { filter: NDKFilter }) {
diff --git a/packages/ark/src/components/note/mentions/note.tsx b/packages/ark/src/components/note/mentions/note.tsx
index 0fd1d354..428b37f4 100644
--- a/packages/ark/src/components/note/mentions/note.tsx
+++ b/packages/ark/src/components/note/mentions/note.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ export const MentionNote = memo(function MentionNote({
 	}
 
 	if (isError || !data) {
-		console.log(eventId);
 		return (
 			<div
 				contentEditable={false}
diff --git a/packages/ark/src/components/note/mentions/user.tsx b/packages/ark/src/components/note/mentions/user.tsx
index 90f70922..c236658b 100644
--- a/packages/ark/src/components/note/mentions/user.tsx
+++ b/packages/ark/src/components/note/mentions/user.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export const MentionUser = memo(function MentionUser({
 					? "@anon"
 					: isError
 					  ? pubkey
-					  : `@${user.name || user.displayName || user.username || "anon"}`}
+					  : `@${user?.name || user?.displayName || user?.username || "anon"}`}
 			</DropdownMenu.Trigger>
 			<DropdownMenu.Content className="left-[50px] z-50 relative flex w-[200px] flex-col overflow-hidden rounded-xl border border-neutral-200 bg-neutral-950 focus:outline-none dark:border-neutral-900">
 				<DropdownMenu.Item asChild>