diff --git a/src/more_speech/nostr/contact_list.clj b/src/more_speech/nostr/contact_list.clj
index 5f4793c..51f22ae 100644
--- a/src/more_speech/nostr/contact_list.clj
+++ b/src/more_speech/nostr/contact_list.clj
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 (ns more-speech.nostr.contact-list
-  (:require [more-speech.nostr.util :as util]
+  (:require [more-speech.bech32 :as bech32]
+            [more-speech.config :refer [get-db]]
+            [more-speech.config :as config]
+            [more-speech.db.gateway :as gateway]
             [more-speech.logger.default :refer [log-pr]]
             [more-speech.mem :refer :all]
-            [more-speech.db.gateway :as gateway]
-            [more-speech.bech32 :as bech32]
-            [more-speech.config :refer [get-db]]
-            [more-speech.config :as config]))
+            [more-speech.nostr.util :as util]))
 
 
 (defn make-contact-from-tag [[_p pubkey relay petname]]
@@ -39,18 +39,22 @@
     (or (= candidate-pubkey my-pubkey)
         (contains? my-contact-pubkeys candidate-pubkey))))
 
-(defn which-contact-trusts [candidate-pubkey]
+(defn- my-contact-trusts-candidate? [my-contact candidate-id]
+  (let [his-contacts (gateway/get-contacts (get-db) my-contact)
+        his-contact-ids (set (map :pubkey his-contacts))]
+    (contains? his-contact-ids candidate-id)))
+
+(defn which-contact-trusts [candidate-id]
   (let [my-pubkey (get-mem :pubkey)
         my-contacts (gateway/get-contacts (get-db) my-pubkey)]
     (loop [my-contact-ids (map :pubkey my-contacts)]
-      (if (empty? my-contact-ids)
+      (cond
+        (empty? my-contact-ids)
         nil
-        (let [my-contact (first my-contact-ids)
-              his-contacts (gateway/get-contacts (get-db) my-contact)
-              his-contact-ids (set (map :pubkey his-contacts))]
-          (if (contains? his-contact-ids candidate-pubkey)
-            my-contact
-            (recur (rest my-contact-ids))))))))
+        (my-contact-trusts-candidate? (first my-contact-ids) candidate-id)
+        (first my-contact-ids)
+        :else
+        (recur (rest my-contact-ids))))))
 
 (defn get-petname [his-pubkey]
   (let [my-pubkey (get-mem :pubkey)
@@ -72,7 +76,7 @@
   ([id]
    (let [contacts (gateway/get-contacts (get-db) id)]
      (set (concat [(get-mem :pubkey)]
-             (map :pubkey contacts))))))
+                  (map :pubkey contacts))))))
 
 (defn get-web-of-trust
   ([]
diff --git a/src/more_speech/nostr/event_dispatcher.clj b/src/more_speech/nostr/event_dispatcher.clj
index 44078c2..65e7036 100644
--- a/src/more_speech/nostr/event_dispatcher.clj
+++ b/src/more_speech/nostr/event_dispatcher.clj
@@ -43,14 +43,9 @@
   (set-mem :refresh-main-window true)
   (try
     (let [profile (json/read-str content)
-          name (get profile "name")
+          {:strs [name lud16 nip05 lud06 website banner]} profile
           about (get profile "about" "")
           picture (get profile "picture" "")
-          lud16 (get profile "lud16")
-          nip05 (get profile "nip05")
-          lud06 (get profile "lud06")
-          website (get profile "website")
-          banner (get profile "banner")
           display-name (get profile "display_name")
           possible-alias (if (empty? display-name)
                            ""
@@ -223,13 +218,15 @@
 ;nip-42 authorization challenge.
 (defn handle-authorization-challenge [envelope url]
   (let [response-event (event-composers/body->event
-                            {:kind 22242
-                             :tags [["relay" url]
-                                    ["challenge" (second envelope)]]
-                             :content ""})
+                         {:kind 22242
+                          :tags [["relay" url]
+                                 ["challenge" (second envelope)]]
+                          :content ""})
         auth-event ["AUTH" (second response-event)]
         relay (relays/get-relay-for url)]
-    (relay/send relay auth-event)))
+    (if (nil? relay)
+      (log-pr 2 'handle-authorization-challenge 'nil-relay-for url)
+      (relay/send relay auth-event))))
 
 (defn handle-unknown-notice-type [_envelope _url]
   )
@@ -281,11 +278,15 @@
   (try
     (validate-and-process-event url envelope)
     (catch Exception e
-      (do (log-pr 1 'handle-event url (.getMessage e))
+      (do (log-pr 1 'validate-and-process-event url (.getMessage e))
           (log-pr 1 "--on event: " envelope)))))
 
 (defn handle-event [_agent envelope url]
-  (count-event url)
-  (if (not= "EVENT" (first envelope))
-    (handle-notification envelope url)
-    (try-validate-and-process-event url envelope)))
+  (try
+    (count-event url)
+    (if (not= "EVENT" (first envelope))
+      (handle-notification envelope url)
+      (try-validate-and-process-event url envelope))
+    (catch Exception e
+      (do (log-pr 1 'handle-event url (.getMessage e))
+          (log-pr 1 "--on event: " envelope)))))
diff --git a/src/more_speech/nostr/protocol.clj b/src/more_speech/nostr/protocol.clj
index 3009b31..2a4155e 100644
--- a/src/more_speech/nostr/protocol.clj
+++ b/src/more_speech/nostr/protocol.clj
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
         [type id event] message]
 
     (cond
-      (= type "EVENT")                                      ;nobody uses this right now...
+      (= type "EVENT")
       (update-mem [:active-subscriptions url id] count-event event)
 
       (= type "EOSE")