diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/JoinUserOrChannelView.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/JoinUserOrChannelView.kt
index 310eed8d1..eda028bf0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/JoinUserOrChannelView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/JoinUserOrChannelView.kt
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 @Composable
 fun JoinUserOrChannelView(onClose: () -> Unit, account: Account, navController: NavController) {
     val searchBarViewModel: SearchBarViewModel = viewModel()
+    searchBarViewModel.account = account
 
     Dialog(
         onDismissRequest = {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewPostView.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewPostView.kt
index a663d5d1e..dc8a01489 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewPostView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewPostView.kt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import androidx.compose.material.icons.filled.CurrencyBitcoin
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.outlined.ArrowForwardIos
 import androidx.compose.material.icons.outlined.Bolt
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.DisposableEffect
 import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
 import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
 import androidx.compose.runtime.livedata.observeAsState
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.R
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.Account
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.Note
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.User
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.NostrSearchEventOrUserDataSource
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.components.*
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.AccountViewModel
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.TextSpinner
@@ -95,6 +97,12 @@ fun NewPostView(onClose: () -> Unit, baseReplyTo: Note? = null, quote: Note? = n
         }
     }
 
+    DisposableEffect(Unit) {
+        onDispose {
+            NostrSearchEventOrUserDataSource.clear()
+        }
+    }
+
     Dialog(
         onDismissRequest = { onClose() },
         properties = DialogProperties(
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewPostViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewPostViewModel.kt
index a74a15d7a..69f207596 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewPostViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewPostViewModel.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.*
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.FileHeader
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.NostrSearchEventOrUserDataSource
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.model.PrivateDmEvent
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.model.TextNoteEvent
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.components.isValidURL
@@ -188,6 +189,8 @@ open class NewPostViewModel : ViewModel() {
         userSuggestions = emptyList()
         userSuggestionAnchor = null
         userSuggestionsMainMessage = null
+
+        NostrSearchEventOrUserDataSource.clear()
     }
 
     open fun findUrlInMessage(): String? {
@@ -211,8 +214,10 @@ open class NewPostViewModel : ViewModel() {
             userSuggestionAnchor = it.selection
             userSuggestionsMainMessage = true
             if (lastWord.startsWith("@") && lastWord.length > 2) {
-                userSuggestions = LocalCache.findUsersStartingWith(lastWord.removePrefix("@"))
+                userSuggestions = LocalCache.findUsersStartingWith(lastWord.removePrefix("@")).sortedWith(compareBy({ account?.isFollowing(it) }, { it.toBestDisplayName() })).reversed()
+                println("AAAA" + lastWord.removePrefix("@") + userSuggestions.size)
             } else {
+                NostrSearchEventOrUserDataSource.clear()
                 userSuggestions = emptyList()
             }
         }
@@ -225,8 +230,10 @@ open class NewPostViewModel : ViewModel() {
             userSuggestionAnchor = it.selection
             userSuggestionsMainMessage = false
             if (lastWord.startsWith("@") && lastWord.length > 2) {
-                userSuggestions = LocalCache.findUsersStartingWith(lastWord.removePrefix("@"))
+                NostrSearchEventOrUserDataSource.search(lastWord.removePrefix("@"))
+                userSuggestions = LocalCache.findUsersStartingWith(lastWord.removePrefix("@")).sortedWith(compareBy({ account?.isFollowing(it) }, { it.toBestDisplayName() })).reversed()
             } else {
+                NostrSearchEventOrUserDataSource.clear()
                 userSuggestions = emptyList()
             }
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/SearchScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/SearchScreen.kt
index d37de7787..320e913c0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/SearchScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/SearchScreen.kt
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ fun SearchScreen(
 }
 
 class SearchBarViewModel : ViewModel() {
+    var account: Account? = null
+
     var searchValue by mutableStateOf("")
     val searchResults = mutableStateOf<List<User>>(emptyList())
     val searchResultsNotes = mutableStateOf<List<Note>>(emptyList())
@@ -156,7 +158,7 @@ class SearchBarViewModel : ViewModel() {
         }
 
         hashtagResults.value = findHashtags(searchValue)
-        searchResults.value = LocalCache.findUsersStartingWith(searchValue)
+        searchResults.value = LocalCache.findUsersStartingWith(searchValue).sortedWith(compareBy({ account?.isFollowing(it) }, { it.toBestDisplayName() })).reversed()
         searchResultsNotes.value = LocalCache.findNotesStartingWith(searchValue).sortedWith(compareBy({ it.createdAt() }, { it.idHex })).reversed()
         searchResultsChannels.value = LocalCache.findChannelsStartingWith(searchValue)
     }
@@ -185,6 +187,7 @@ class SearchBarViewModel : ViewModel() {
 @Composable
 private fun SearchBar(accountViewModel: AccountViewModel, navController: NavController) {
     val searchBarViewModel: SearchBarViewModel = viewModel()
+    searchBarViewModel.account = accountViewModel.accountLiveData.value?.account
 
     val scope = rememberCoroutineScope()
     val listState = rememberLazyListState()