diff --git a/src/lib/components/EventDetails.svelte b/src/lib/components/EventDetails.svelte
index c06123e..12d830c 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/EventDetails.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/EventDetails.svelte
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@
         >Author: {@render userBadge(
           toNpub(event.pubkey) as string,
           profile?.display_name || undefined,
+          ndk,
         )}</span
       >
     {:else}
@@ -336,7 +337,7 @@
               <div class="text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 mb-1">
                 Quote repost:
               </div>
-              {@render quotedContent(event, [], getNdkContext())}
+              {@render quotedContent(event, [], ndk)}
               {#if content}
                 <div class="mt-3 pt-3 border-t border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700">
                   <div class="text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 mb-1">
diff --git a/src/lib/components/cards/BlogHeader.svelte b/src/lib/components/cards/BlogHeader.svelte
index ff218fe..3df794a 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/cards/BlogHeader.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/cards/BlogHeader.svelte
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
   import { getMatchingTags } from "$lib/utils/nostrUtils";
   import LazyImage from "$components/util/LazyImage.svelte";
   import { generateDarkPastelColor } from "$lib/utils/image_utils";
-
+  import { getNdkContext } from "$lib/ndk";
+  
   const {
     rootId,
     event,
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@
     active: boolean;
   }>();
 
+  const ndk = getNdkContext();
+
   let title: string = $derived(event.getMatchingTags("title")[0]?.[1]);
   let author: string = $derived(
     getMatchingTags(event, "author")[0]?.[1] ?? "unknown",
@@ -59,7 +62,7 @@
     <div class="space-y-4 relative">
       <div class="flex flex-row justify-between my-2">
         <div class="flex flex-col">
-          {@render userBadge(authorPubkey, author)}
+          {@render userBadge(authorPubkey, author, ndk)}
           <span class="text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300">{publishedAt()}</span>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/cards/ProfileHeader.svelte b/src/lib/components/cards/ProfileHeader.svelte
index d58c13c..a1fc210 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/cards/ProfileHeader.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/cards/ProfileHeader.svelte
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@
                 profile.display_name ||
                 profile.name ||
                 event.pubkey,
+              ndk,
             )}
           </div>
           {#if communityStatus === true}
@@ -277,6 +278,7 @@
           {@render userBadge(
             toNpub(event.pubkey) as string,
             profile?.displayName || profile.name || event.pubkey,
+            ndk,
           )}
           <P class="break-all">{profile.lud16}</P>
         </div>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/embedded_events/EmbeddedEvent.svelte b/src/lib/components/embedded_events/EmbeddedEvent.svelte
index 9b30919..7b0c9a6 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/embedded_events/EmbeddedEvent.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/embedded_events/EmbeddedEvent.svelte
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@
               {@render userBadge(
                 toNpub(event.pubkey) as string,
                 authorDisplayName,
+                ndk,
               )}
             {:else}
               <span class="text-xs text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 break-all">
diff --git a/src/lib/components/publications/PublicationHeader.svelte b/src/lib/components/publications/PublicationHeader.svelte
index 5cab792..db296cd 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/publications/PublicationHeader.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/publications/PublicationHeader.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import { naddrEncode, neventEncode } from "$lib/utils";
   import type { NDKEvent } from "@nostr-dev-kit/ndk";
-  import { activeInboxRelays } from "$lib/ndk";
+  import { activeInboxRelays, getNdkContext } from "$lib/ndk";
   import { Card } from "flowbite-svelte";
   import CardActions from "$components/util/CardActions.svelte";
   import { userBadge } from "$lib/snippets/UserSnippets.svelte";
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
   const { event } = $props<{ event: NDKEvent }>();
 
+  const ndk = getNdkContext();
+
   function getRelayUrls(): string[] {
     return $activeInboxRelays;
   }
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@
             <h3 class="text-base font-normal mt-2 break-words">
               by
               {#if authorPubkey != null}
-                {@render userBadge(authorPubkey, author)}
+                {@render userBadge(authorPubkey, author, ndk)}
               {:else}
                 {author}
               {/if}
diff --git a/src/lib/components/util/ArticleNav.svelte b/src/lib/components/util/ArticleNav.svelte
index ba07a45..ad70ef9 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/util/ArticleNav.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/util/ArticleNav.svelte
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
   import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
   import { page } from "$app/stores";
   import { indexKind } from "$lib/consts";
+  import { getNdkContext } from "$lib/ndk";
+
+  const ndk = getNdkContext();
 
   let { publicationType, indexEvent } = $props<{
     rootId: any;
@@ -182,7 +185,7 @@
       </p>
       <p>
         <span class="whitespace-nowrap"
-          >by {@render userBadge(pubkey, author)}</span
+          >by {@render userBadge(pubkey, author, ndk)}</span
         >
       </p>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/util/CardActions.svelte b/src/lib/components/util/CardActions.svelte
index 89647a6..d53f557 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/util/CardActions.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/util/CardActions.svelte
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   import CopyToClipboard from "$components/util/CopyToClipboard.svelte";
   import { userBadge } from "$lib/snippets/UserSnippets.svelte";
   import { neventEncode, naddrEncode } from "$lib/utils";
-  import { activeInboxRelays } from "$lib/ndk";
+  import { activeInboxRelays, getNdkContext } from "$lib/ndk";
   import { userStore } from "$lib/stores/userStore";
   import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
   import type { NDKEvent } from "$lib/utils/nostrUtils";
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
   // Component props
   let { event } = $props<{ event: NDKEvent }>();
 
+  const ndk = getNdkContext();
+
   // Subscribe to userStore
   let user = $state($userStore);
   userStore.subscribe((val) => (user = val));
@@ -205,7 +207,7 @@
         <h2 class="text-base font-bold">
           by
           {#if originalAuthor}
-            {@render userBadge(originalAuthor, author)}
+            {@render userBadge(originalAuthor, author, ndk)}
           {:else}
             {author || "Unknown"}
           {/if}
@@ -228,7 +230,7 @@
 
     <div class="flex flex-row">
       <h4 class="text-base font-normal mt-2">
-        Index author: {@render userBadge(event.pubkey, author)}
+        Index author: {@render userBadge(event.pubkey, author, ndk)}
       </h4>
     </div>
 
diff --git a/src/lib/components/util/Details.svelte b/src/lib/components/util/Details.svelte
index 872853c..1088565 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/util/Details.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/util/Details.svelte
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
   import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
   import LazyImage from "$components/util/LazyImage.svelte";
   import { generateDarkPastelColor } from "$lib/utils/image_utils";
+  import { getNdkContext } from "$lib/ndk";
+
+  const ndk = getNdkContext();
 
   // isModal
   //  - don't show interactions in modal view
@@ -62,7 +65,7 @@
     <div class="flex flex-row justify-between items-center">
       <!-- Index author badge -->
       <P class="text-base font-normal"
-        >{@render userBadge(event.pubkey, undefined)}</P
+        >{@render userBadge(event.pubkey, undefined, ndk)}</P
       >
       <CardActions {event}></CardActions>
     </div>
@@ -91,13 +94,13 @@
       <h2 class="text-base font-bold">
         by
         {#if authorTag && pTag && isValidNostrPubkey(pTag)}
-          {authorTag} {@render userBadge(pTag, "")}
+          {authorTag} {@render userBadge(pTag, "", ndk)}
         {:else if authorTag}
           {authorTag}
         {:else if pTag && isValidNostrPubkey(pTag)}
-          {@render userBadge(pTag, "")}
+          {@render userBadge(pTag, "", ndk)}
         {:else if originalAuthor !== null}
-          {@render userBadge(originalAuthor, author)}
+          {@render userBadge(originalAuthor, author, ndk)}
         {:else}
           unknown
         {/if}
@@ -139,7 +142,7 @@
       {:else}
         <span>Author:</span>
       {/if}
-      {@render userBadge(event.pubkey, "")}
+      {@render userBadge(event.pubkey, "", ndk)}
     </h4>
   </div>
 
diff --git a/src/lib/snippets/UserSnippets.svelte b/src/lib/snippets/UserSnippets.svelte
index 497a650..c687b73 100644
--- a/src/lib/snippets/UserSnippets.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/snippets/UserSnippets.svelte
@@ -6,18 +6,17 @@
     getUserMetadata,
   } from "$lib/utils/nostrUtils";
   import type { UserProfile } from "$lib/models/user_profile";
-  import { getNdkContext } from "$lib/ndk";
+  import NDK from "@nostr-dev-kit/ndk";
 
   export { userBadge };
 </script>
 
-{#snippet userBadge(identifier: string, displayText: string | undefined)}
+{#snippet userBadge(identifier: string, displayText: string | undefined, ndk?: NDK)}
   {@const npub = toNpub(identifier)}
   {#if npub}
     {#if !displayText || displayText.trim().toLowerCase() === "unknown"}
-      {#await getUserMetadata(npub, getNdkContext(), false) then profile}
+      {#await getUserMetadata(npub, ndk, false) then profile}
         {@const p = profile as UserProfile}
-        {@const debugInfo = console.log("Profile data for", npub, ":", p)}
         <span class="inline-flex items-center gap-0.5">
           <button
             class="npub-badge bg-transparent border-none p-0 underline cursor-pointer"
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@
         </span>
       {/await}
     {:else}
-      {#await createProfileLinkWithVerification(npub as string, displayText, getNdkContext())}
+      {#await createProfileLinkWithVerification(npub as string, displayText, ndk)}
         <span class="inline-flex items-center gap-0.5">
           <button
             class="npub-badge bg-transparent border-none p-0 underline cursor-pointer"
diff --git a/src/routes/about/+page.svelte b/src/routes/about/+page.svelte
index 715caf7..daa31a2 100644
--- a/src/routes/about/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/about/+page.svelte
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@
   import { Heading, Img, P, A } from "flowbite-svelte";
   import { goto } from "$app/navigation";
   import RelayStatus from "$lib/components/RelayStatus.svelte";
-
+  import { getNdkContext } from "$lib/ndk";
+  
   // Get the git tag version from environment variables
   const appVersion = import.meta.env.APP_VERSION || "development";
   const isVersionKnown = appVersion !== "development";
+
+  const ndk = getNdkContext();
 </script>
 
 <div class="w-full flex justify-center">
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@
       We are easiest to contact over our Nostr address {@render userBadge(
         "npub1s3ht77dq4zqnya8vjun5jp3p44pr794ru36d0ltxu65chljw8xjqd975wz",
         "GitCitadel",
+        ndk,
       )}. Or, you can visit us on our <A
         href="https://gitcitadel.com"
         title="GitCitadel Homepage"
diff --git a/src/routes/contact/+page.svelte b/src/routes/contact/+page.svelte
index 0b11b4d..034cbdf 100644
--- a/src/routes/contact/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/contact/+page.svelte
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@
       You can contact us on Nostr {@render userBadge(
         "npub1s3ht77dq4zqnya8vjun5jp3p44pr794ru36d0ltxu65chljw8xjqd975wz",
         "GitCitadel",
+        ndk,
       )} or you can view submitted issues on the <A
         href="https://gitcitadel.com/r/naddr1qvzqqqrhnypzquqjyy5zww7uq7hehemjt7juf0q0c9rgv6lv8r2yxcxuf0rvcx9eqy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uq3wamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwdehhxarj9e3xzmny9uqsuamnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dshsqzjpd3jhsctwv3exjcgtpg0n0/issues"
         target="_blank">Alexandria repo page.</A
diff --git a/src/routes/events/+page.svelte b/src/routes/events/+page.svelte
index 7a0bd52..5676f1e 100644
--- a/src/routes/events/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/events/+page.svelte
@@ -665,6 +665,7 @@
                           {@render userBadge(
                             toNpub(result.pubkey) as string,
                             profileData?.display_name || profileData?.name,
+                            ndk,
                           )}
                         </span>
                         <span
@@ -873,6 +874,7 @@
                           {@render userBadge(
                             toNpub(result.pubkey) as string,
                             profileData?.display_name || profileData?.name,
+                            ndk,
                           )}
                         </span>
                         <span
@@ -1079,6 +1081,7 @@
                           {@render userBadge(
                             toNpub(result.pubkey) as string,
                             profileData?.display_name || profileData?.name,
+                            ndk,
                           )}
                         </span>
                         <span