diff --git a/packages/app/src/State/Users/UserCache.ts b/packages/app/src/State/Users/UserCache.ts
index cc0c1ce..ad59297 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/State/Users/UserCache.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/State/Users/UserCache.ts
@@ -98,20 +98,21 @@ export class UserProfileCache {
     const existing = this.get(m.pubkey);
     const refresh = existing && existing.created === m.created && existing.loaded < m.loaded;
     if (!existing || existing.created < m.created || refresh) {
+      // fetch zapper key
+      const lnurl = m.lud16 || m.lud06;
+      if (lnurl) {
+        try {
+          const svc = new LNURL(lnurl);
+          await svc.load();
+          m.zapService = svc.zapperPubkey;
+        } catch {
+          console.debug("Failed to load LNURL for zapper pubkey", lnurl);
+        }
+        // ignored
+      }
+
       this.#cache.set(m.pubkey, m);
       if (db.ready) {
-        // fetch zapper key
-        const lnurl = m.lud16 || m.lud06;
-        if (lnurl) {
-          try {
-            const svc = new LNURL(lnurl);
-            await svc.load();
-            m.zapService = svc.zapperPubkey;
-          } catch {
-            console.debug("Failed to load LNURL for zapper pubkey", lnurl);
-          }
-          // ignored
-        }
         await db.users.put(m);
         this.#diskCache.add(m.pubkey);
       }