diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/LocalPreferences.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/LocalPreferences.kt
index 5b80ad3a7..f2401e983 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/LocalPreferences.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/LocalPreferences.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.toByteArray
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.RelaySetupInfo
 import java.util.Locale
 import nostr.postr.Persona
+import nostr.postr.events.ContactListEvent
+import nostr.postr.events.Event
+import nostr.postr.events.Event.Companion.getRefinedEvent
 import nostr.postr.toHex
 
 class LocalPreferences(context: Context) {
@@ -24,6 +27,7 @@ class LocalPreferences(context: Context) {
       remove("dontTranslateFrom")
       remove("translateTo")
       remove("zapAmounts")
+      remove("latestContactList")
     }.apply()
   }
 
@@ -37,6 +41,7 @@ class LocalPreferences(context: Context) {
       account.dontTranslateFrom.let { putStringSet("dontTranslateFrom", it) }
       account.translateTo.let { putString("translateTo", it) }
       account.zapAmountChoices.let { putString("zapAmounts", gson.toJson(it)) }
+      account.latestContactList.let { putString("latestContactList", Event.gson.toJson(it)) }
     }.apply()
   }
 
@@ -59,6 +64,15 @@ class LocalPreferences(context: Context) {
         object : TypeToken<List<Long>>() {}.type
       ) ?: listOf(500L, 1000L, 5000L)
 
+      val latestContactList = try {
+        getString("latestContactList", null)?.let {
+          Event.gson.fromJson(it, Event::class.java).getRefinedEvent(true) as ContactListEvent
+        }
+      } catch (e: Throwable) {
+        e.printStackTrace()
+        null
+      }
+
       if (pubKey != null) {
         return Account(
           Persona(privKey = privKey?.toByteArray(), pubKey = pubKey.toByteArray()),
@@ -67,7 +81,8 @@ class LocalPreferences(context: Context) {
           localRelays,
           dontTranslateFrom,
           translateTo,
-          zapAmountChoices
+          zapAmountChoices,
+          latestContactList
         )
       } else {
         return null
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt
index c07a0c031..05d071c94 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/Account.kt
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ class Account(
   var localRelays: Set<RelaySetupInfo> = Constants.defaultRelays.toSet(),
   var dontTranslateFrom: Set<String> = getLanguagesSpokenByUser(),
   var translateTo: String = Locale.getDefault().language,
-  var zapAmountChoices: List<Long> = listOf(500L, 1000L, 5000L)
+  var zapAmountChoices: List<Long> = listOf(500L, 1000L, 5000L),
+  var latestContactList: ContactListEvent? = null
 ) {
   var transientHiddenUsers: Set<String> = setOf()
 
@@ -80,18 +81,23 @@ class Account(
   fun sendNewRelayList(relays: Map<String, ContactListEvent.ReadWrite>) {
     if (!isWriteable()) return
 
-    val lastestContactList = userProfile().latestContactList
-    val event = if (lastestContactList != null) {
-      ContactListEvent.create(
-        lastestContactList.follows,
+    val contactList = latestContactList
+
+    if (contactList != null && contactList.follows.size > 0) {
+      val event = ContactListEvent.create(
+        contactList.follows,
         relays,
         loggedIn.privKey!!)
-    } else {
-      ContactListEvent.create(listOf(), relays, loggedIn.privKey!!)
-    }
 
-    Client.send(event)
-    LocalCache.consume(event)
+      Client.send(event)
+      LocalCache.consume(event)
+    } else {
+      val event = ContactListEvent.create(listOf(), relays, loggedIn.privKey!!)
+
+      // Keep this local to avoid erasing a good contact list.
+      // Client.send(event)
+      LocalCache.consume(event)
+    }
   }
 
   fun sendNewUserMetadata(toString: String) {
@@ -208,10 +214,11 @@ class Account(
   fun follow(user: User) {
     if (!isWriteable()) return
 
-    val lastestContactList = userProfile().latestContactList
-    val event = if (lastestContactList != null) {
+    val contactList = latestContactList
+
+    val event = if (contactList != null && contactList.follows.size > 0) {
       ContactListEvent.create(
-        lastestContactList.follows.plus(Contact(user.pubkeyHex, null)),
+        contactList.follows.plus(Contact(user.pubkeyHex, null)),
         userProfile().relays,
         loggedIn.privKey!!)
     } else {
@@ -230,12 +237,14 @@ class Account(
   fun unfollow(user: User) {
     if (!isWriteable()) return
 
-    val lastestContactList = userProfile().latestContactList
-    if (lastestContactList != null) {
+    val contactList = latestContactList
+
+    if (contactList != null && contactList.follows.size > 0) {
       val event = ContactListEvent.create(
-        lastestContactList.follows.filter { it.pubKeyHex != user.pubkeyHex },
+        contactList.follows.filter { it.pubKeyHex != user.pubkeyHex },
         userProfile().relays,
         loggedIn.privKey!!)
+
       Client.send(event)
       LocalCache.consume(event)
     }
@@ -309,28 +318,35 @@ class Account(
 
   fun joinChannel(idHex: String) {
     followingChannels = followingChannels + idHex
-    invalidateData(live)
+    live.invalidateData()
+
+    saveable.invalidateData()
   }
 
   fun leaveChannel(idHex: String) {
     followingChannels = followingChannels - idHex
-    invalidateData(live)
+    live.invalidateData()
+
+    saveable.invalidateData()
   }
 
   fun hideUser(pubkeyHex: String) {
     hiddenUsers = hiddenUsers + pubkeyHex
-    invalidateData(live)
+    live.invalidateData()
+    saveable.invalidateData()
   }
 
   fun showUser(pubkeyHex: String) {
     hiddenUsers = hiddenUsers - pubkeyHex
     transientHiddenUsers = transientHiddenUsers - pubkeyHex
-    invalidateData(live)
+    live.invalidateData()
+    saveable.invalidateData()
   }
 
   fun changeZapAmounts(newAmounts: List<Long>) {
     zapAmountChoices = newAmounts
-    invalidateData(live)
+    live.invalidateData()
+    saveable.invalidateData()
   }
 
   fun sendChangeChannel(name: String, about: String, picture: String, channel: Channel) {
@@ -384,12 +400,23 @@ class Account(
 
   fun addDontTranslateFrom(languageCode: String) {
     dontTranslateFrom = dontTranslateFrom.plus(languageCode)
-    invalidateData(liveLanguages)
+    liveLanguages.invalidateData()
+
+    saveable.invalidateData()
   }
 
   fun updateTranslateTo(languageCode: String) {
     translateTo = languageCode
-    invalidateData(liveLanguages)
+    liveLanguages.invalidateData()
+
+    saveable.invalidateData()
+  }
+
+  private fun updateContactListTo(newContactList: ContactListEvent?) {
+    if ((newContactList?.follows?.size ?: 0) > 0 && latestContactList != newContactList) {
+      latestContactList = newContactList
+      saveable.invalidateData()
+    }
   }
 
   fun activeRelays(): Array<Relay>? {
@@ -415,11 +442,28 @@ class Account(
   }
 
   init {
+    latestContactList?.let {
+      println("Loading saved contacts ${it.toJson()}")
+      if (userProfile().latestContactList == null) {
+        LocalCache.consume(it)
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Observes relays to restart connections
     userProfile().live().relays.observeForever {
       GlobalScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
         reconnectIfRelaysHaveChanged()
       }
     }
+
+    // saves contact list for the next time.
+    userProfile().live().follows.observeForever {
+      GlobalScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
+        updateContactListTo(userProfile().latestContactList)
+      }
+    }
+
+    // imports transient blocks due to spam.
     LocalCache.antiSpam.liveSpam.observeForever {
       GlobalScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
         it.cache.spamMessages.snapshot().values.forEach {
@@ -437,26 +481,7 @@ class Account(
   // Observers line up here.
   val live: AccountLiveData = AccountLiveData(this)
   val liveLanguages: AccountLiveData = AccountLiveData(this)
-
-  var handlerWaiting = AtomicBoolean()
-
-  @Synchronized
-  private fun invalidateData(live: AccountLiveData) {
-    if (handlerWaiting.getAndSet(true)) return
-
-    handlerWaiting.set(true)
-    val scope = CoroutineScope(Job() + Dispatchers.Default)
-    scope.launch {
-      try {
-        delay(100)
-        live.refresh()
-      } finally {
-        withContext(NonCancellable) {
-          handlerWaiting.set(false)
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
+  val saveable: AccountLiveData = AccountLiveData(this)
 
   fun isHidden(user: User) = user in hiddenUsers()
 
@@ -496,10 +521,32 @@ class Account(
   fun saveRelayList(value: List<RelaySetupInfo>) {
     localRelays = value.toSet()
     sendNewRelayList(value.associate { it.url to ContactListEvent.ReadWrite(it.read, it.write) } )
+
+    saveable.invalidateData()
   }
 }
 
 class AccountLiveData(private val account: Account): LiveData<AccountState>(AccountState(account)) {
+  var handlerWaiting = AtomicBoolean()
+
+  @Synchronized
+  fun invalidateData() {
+    if (handlerWaiting.getAndSet(true)) return
+
+    handlerWaiting.set(true)
+    val scope = CoroutineScope(Job() + Dispatchers.Default)
+    scope.launch {
+      try {
+        delay(100)
+        refresh()
+      } finally {
+        withContext(NonCancellable) {
+          handlerWaiting.set(false)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   fun refresh() {
     postValue(AccountState(account))
   }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/MainActivity.kt
index 20d6b04ce..3b2b81287 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/MainActivity.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui
 
-import android.content.ComponentCallbacks2
-import android.net.Uri
 import android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT
 import android.os.Bundle
 import androidx.activity.ComponentActivity
@@ -16,24 +14,13 @@ import coil.ImageLoader
 import coil.decode.GifDecoder
 import coil.decode.ImageDecoderDecoder
 import coil.decode.SvgDecoder
-import coil.disk.DiskCache
-import coil.memory.MemoryCache
-import coil.request.CachePolicy
-import coil.util.DebugLogger
-import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.EncryptedStorage
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.LocalPreferences
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ServiceManager
-import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.LocalCache
-import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.decodePublicKey
-import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.toHexKey
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.Nip19
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.relays.Client
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.AccountScreen
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.AccountStateViewModel
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.theme.AmethystTheme
-import fr.acinq.secp256k1.Hex
-import nostr.postr.Persona
-import nostr.postr.bechToBytes
 
 class MainActivity : ComponentActivity() {
   override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
@@ -64,11 +51,11 @@ class MainActivity : ComponentActivity() {
         // A surface container using the 'background' color from the theme
         Surface(modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize(), color = MaterialTheme.colors.background) {
 
-          val accountViewModel: AccountStateViewModel = viewModel {
+          val accountStateViewModel: AccountStateViewModel = viewModel {
             AccountStateViewModel(LocalPreferences(applicationContext))
           }
 
-          AccountScreen(accountViewModel, startingPage)
+          AccountScreen(accountStateViewModel, startingPage)
         }
       }
     }
@@ -78,6 +65,7 @@ class MainActivity : ComponentActivity() {
 
   override fun onResume() {
     super.onResume()
+    
     // Only starts after login
     ServiceManager.start()
   }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewChannelViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewChannelViewModel.kt
index 51e4eb6f6..8e5992d3b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewChannelViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewChannelViewModel.kt
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ class NewChannelViewModel: ViewModel() {
                     channelDescription.value.text,
                     channelPicture.value.text
                 )
-
-                LocalPreferences(context).saveToEncryptedStorage(account)
             } else
                 account.sendChangeChannel(
                     channelName.value.text,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewRelayListViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewRelayListViewModel.kt
index 23dfe2ed4..f88773b74 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewRelayListViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/actions/NewRelayListViewModel.kt
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ class NewRelayListViewModel: ViewModel() {
     fun create(ctx: Context) {
         relays.let {
             account.saveRelayList(it.value)
-            LocalPreferences(ctx).saveToEncryptedStorage(account)
         }
 
         clear(ctx)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/ReactionsRow.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/ReactionsRow.kt
index b4f01f147..f214581aa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/ReactionsRow.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/ReactionsRow.kt
@@ -540,7 +540,6 @@ fun UpdateZapAmountDialog(onClose: () -> Unit, account: Account) {
           SaveButton(
             onPost = {
               postViewModel.sendPost()
-              LocalPreferences(ctx).saveToEncryptedStorage(account)
               onClose()
             },
             isActive = postViewModel.amounts.text.isNotBlank()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/UserCompose.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/UserCompose.kt
index 4b5223842..b592d9dcf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/UserCompose.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/UserCompose.kt
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ fun UserCompose(baseUser: User, accountViewModel: AccountViewModel, navControlle
                 if (account.isHidden(baseUser)) {
                     ShowUserButton {
                         account.showUser(baseUser.pubkeyHex)
-                        LocalPreferences(ctx).saveToEncryptedStorage(account)
                     }
                 } else if (userFollows.isFollowing(baseUser)) {
                     UnfollowButton { account.unfollow(baseUser) }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/ZapNoteCompose.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/ZapNoteCompose.kt
index 42d6293c7..a4d86e30f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/ZapNoteCompose.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/ZapNoteCompose.kt
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ fun ZapNoteCompose(baseNote: Pair<Note, Note>, accountViewModel: AccountViewMode
                     if (account.isHidden(baseAuthor)) {
                         ShowUserButton {
                             account.showUser(baseAuthor.pubkeyHex)
-                            LocalPreferences(ctx).saveToEncryptedStorage(account)
                         }
                     } else if (userFollows.isFollowing(baseAuthor)) {
                         UnfollowButton { account.unfollow(baseAuthor) }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/AccountStateViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/AccountStateViewModel.kt
index 29ca3f7dc..d630ac5e0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/AccountStateViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/AccountStateViewModel.kt
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 package com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen
 
-import android.util.Log
-import androidx.compose.runtime.rememberCoroutineScope
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
-import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.LocalPreferences
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ServiceManager
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.Account
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.LocalCache
 import fr.acinq.secp256k1.Hex
 import java.util.regex.Pattern
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.GlobalScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Job
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableStateFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.asStateFlow
@@ -70,9 +69,35 @@ class AccountStateViewModel(private val localPreferences: LocalPreferences): Vie
     scope.launch {
       ServiceManager.start(account)
     }
+
+    GlobalScope.launch(Dispatchers.Main) {
+      account.saveable.observeForever(saveListener)
+    }
+  }
+
+  private val saveListener: (com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.AccountState) -> Unit = {
+    GlobalScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO) {
+      localPreferences.saveToEncryptedStorage(it.account)
+    }
   }
 
   fun logOff() {
+    val state = accountContent.value
+
+    when (state) {
+      is AccountState.LoggedIn -> {
+        GlobalScope.launch(Dispatchers.Main) {
+          state.account.saveable.removeObserver(saveListener)
+        }
+      }
+      is AccountState.LoggedInViewOnly -> {
+        GlobalScope.launch(Dispatchers.Main) {
+          state.account.saveable.removeObserver(saveListener)
+        }
+      }
+      else -> {}
+    }
+
     _accountContent.update { AccountState.LoggedOff }
 
     localPreferences.clearEncryptedStorage()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/AccountViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/AccountViewModel.kt
index 8a72785e8..09812ac45 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/AccountViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/AccountViewModel.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.LocalPreferences
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.lnurl.LightningAddressResolver
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.Account
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.AccountState
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.LocalCache
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.LocalCacheState
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.Note
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.User
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.model.ReportEvent
@@ -67,21 +69,17 @@ class AccountViewModel(private val account: Account): ViewModel() {
 
   fun hide(user: User, ctx: Context) {
     account.hideUser(user.pubkeyHex)
-    LocalPreferences(ctx).saveToEncryptedStorage(account)
   }
 
   fun show(user: User, ctx: Context) {
     account.showUser(user.pubkeyHex)
-    LocalPreferences(ctx).saveToEncryptedStorage(account)
   }
 
   fun translateTo(lang: Locale, ctx: Context) {
     account.updateTranslateTo(lang.language)
-    LocalPreferences(ctx).saveToEncryptedStorage(account)
   }
 
   fun dontTranslateFrom(lang: String, ctx: Context) {
     account.addDontTranslateFrom(lang)
-    LocalPreferences(ctx).saveToEncryptedStorage(account)
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/ChannelScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/ChannelScreen.kt
index 80cac64a5..b016ec5f5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/ChannelScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/ChannelScreen.kt
@@ -306,13 +306,10 @@ private fun EditButton(account: Account, channel: Channel) {
 
 @Composable
 private fun JoinButton(account: Account, channel: Channel, navController: NavController) {
-    val context = LocalContext.current.applicationContext
-
     Button(
         modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = 3.dp),
         onClick = {
             account.joinChannel(channel.idHex)
-            LocalPreferences(context).saveToEncryptedStorage(account)
             navController.navigate(Route.Message.route)
         },
         shape = RoundedCornerShape(20.dp),
@@ -328,13 +325,10 @@ private fun JoinButton(account: Account, channel: Channel, navController: NavCon
 
 @Composable
 private fun LeaveButton(account: Account, channel: Channel, navController: NavController) {
-    val context = LocalContext.current.applicationContext
-
     Button(
         modifier = Modifier.padding(horizontal = 3.dp),
         onClick = {
             account.leaveChannel(channel.idHex)
-            LocalPreferences(context).saveToEncryptedStorage(account)
             navController.navigate(Route.Message.route)
         },
         shape = RoundedCornerShape(20.dp),
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/ProfileScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/ProfileScreen.kt
index d8eb5c46f..55d1419de 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/ProfileScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/ProfileScreen.kt
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ private fun ProfileHeader(
                         if (account.isHidden(baseUser)) {
                             ShowUserButton {
                                 account.showUser(baseUser.pubkeyHex)
-                                LocalPreferences(ctx).saveToEncryptedStorage(account)
                             }
                         } else if (accountUser.isFollowing(baseUser)) {
                             UnfollowButton { account.unfollow(baseUser) }