diff --git a/src/components/NoteStats/ZapButton.tsx b/src/components/NoteStats/ZapButton.tsx
index 3f51648d..86c74835 100644
--- a/src/components/NoteStats/ZapButton.tsx
+++ b/src/components/NoteStats/ZapButton.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { useNostr } from '@/providers/NostrProvider'
 import client, { replaceableEventService } from '@/services/client.service'
 import type { TProfile } from '@/types'
 import { kinds, type Event } from 'nostr-tools'
-import { Zap } from 'lucide-react'
+import { Coins } from 'lucide-react'
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import ZapDialog from '../ZapDialog'
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ export function ZapButtonWithStats({ event, hideCount = false, noteStats }: ZapB
     setOpenPaymentDialog(true)
   }
 
-  const zapButtonTitle = disable ? t('Zaps') : t('Payment methods')
+  const zapButtonTitle = disable ? t('Tips') : t('Leave a tip')
 
   return (
     <>
@@ -233,9 +233,8 @@ export function ZapButtonWithStats({ event, hideCount = false, noteStats }: ZapB
           disabled={disable}
           onClick={handleOpenPaymentMethods}
         >
-          <Zap
+          <Coins
             className={cn(
-              hasZapped && 'fill-yellow-400',
               disable
                 ? 'text-muted-foreground/40'
                 : cn(
diff --git a/src/components/PaymentMethodsSection/index.tsx b/src/components/PaymentMethodsSection/index.tsx
index c05ceac6..3066862b 100644
--- a/src/components/PaymentMethodsSection/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PaymentMethodsSection/index.tsx
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ export default function PaymentMethodsSection({
   return (
     <div className={className}>
       <div className="text-xs font-semibold text-muted-foreground mb-2">
-        {title ?? t('Payment Methods')}
+        {title ?? t('Payment targets')}
       </div>
       <div className="space-y-3 min-w-0">
         <PaymentMethodGroupsList groups={preferredGroups} {...listProps} />
diff --git a/src/components/PaytoDialog/LightningInvoiceSection.tsx b/src/components/PaytoDialog/LightningInvoiceSection.tsx
index 2dcdbf14..29bff563 100644
--- a/src/components/PaytoDialog/LightningInvoiceSection.tsx
+++ b/src/components/PaytoDialog/LightningInvoiceSection.tsx
@@ -195,6 +195,11 @@ export default function LightningInvoiceSection({
         </p>
         <p className="break-all text-base font-medium leading-snug sm:text-lg">{lightningAddress}</p>
       </div>
+      <p className="text-sm leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground">
+        {t(
+          'Plain Lightning payments do not create NIP-57 zap receipts on Nostr. Use the zap button when available.'
+        )}
+      </p>
 
       <div className="min-w-0 space-y-3">
         <Label htmlFor="ln-invoice-sats" className="text-sm font-medium text-muted-foreground sm:text-base">
diff --git a/src/components/Profile/index.tsx b/src/components/Profile/index.tsx
index c539ae45..016a4755 100644
--- a/src/components/Profile/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Profile/index.tsx
@@ -600,6 +600,7 @@ export default function Profile({
               <PaymentMethodsSection
                 groups={paymentMethodsByType}
                 recipientPubkey={pubkey}
+                title={t('Payment targets')}
                 className="mt-2 mb-4 p-3 pb-4 border rounded-lg bg-muted/50 min-w-0"
               />
             )}
diff --git a/src/components/ProfileZapButton/index.tsx b/src/components/ProfileZapButton/index.tsx
index 5fe08c8b..6122a731 100644
--- a/src/components/ProfileZapButton/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ProfileZapButton/index.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
 import { useRecipientPaymentData } from '@/hooks/useRecipientAlternativePayments'
 import { useNostr } from '@/providers/NostrProvider'
-import { Zap } from 'lucide-react'
+import { Coins } from 'lucide-react'
 import { useState } from 'react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import ZapDialog from '../ZapDialog'
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default function ProfileZapButton({
   const setOpen = setOpenZapDialog ?? setInternalOpen
   const recipientPayment = useRecipientPaymentData(pubkey, true)
 
-  const title = t('Payment methods')
+  const title = t('Leave a tip')
 
   return (
     <>
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export default function ProfileZapButton({
         aria-label={title}
         onClick={() => checkLogin(() => setOpen(true))}
       >
-        <Zap className="text-yellow-400" />
+        <Coins className="text-yellow-400" />
       </Button>
       {!setOpenZapDialog && (
         <ZapDialog open={open} setOpen={setInternalOpen} pubkey={pubkey} prefetchedPayment={recipientPayment} />
diff --git a/src/components/ZapDialog/index.tsx b/src/components/ZapDialog/index.tsx
index 0f488c92..8ae3892e 100644
--- a/src/components/ZapDialog/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ZapDialog/index.tsx
@@ -96,13 +96,14 @@ export default function ZapDialog({
   }, [recipientPayment, senderPaytoTypes])
 
   const { canQuickNip57Zap, quickZapLabel, sendQuickZap, zapping } = useNip57QuickZap({
+    enabled: open,
     recipientPubkey: pubkey,
     referencedEvent: event,
     recipientPayment,
     onZapDialogClose: () => setOpen(false)
   })
 
-  const dialogTitle = t('Payment methods')
+  const dialogTitle = t('Leave a tip')
   const body =
     paymentGroups.length > 0 || canQuickNip57Zap ? (
       <>
@@ -116,14 +117,14 @@ export default function ZapDialog({
             referencedEvent={event}
             offerTipNoticeOnClose={false}
             onPostPaymentRequest={openPostPaymentPrompt}
-            title={t('Payment methods')}
+            title={t('Tip options')}
             className="rounded-lg border border-border bg-muted/40 p-3 min-w-0"
           />
         ) : null}
       </>
     ) : (
       <p className="py-8 text-center text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-        {t('No payment methods available for this profile')}
+        {t('No payment targets on this profile')}
       </p>
     )
 
diff --git a/src/hooks/useNip57QuickZap.ts b/src/hooks/useNip57QuickZap.ts
index ba7f040e..d56be3a0 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useNip57QuickZap.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useNip57QuickZap.ts
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ import lightning from '@/services/lightning.service'
 import noteStatsService from '@/services/note-stats.service'
 import type { RecipientPaymentData } from '@/hooks/useRecipientAlternativePayments'
 import { NostrEvent } from 'nostr-tools'
-import { useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { toast } from 'sonner'
 import { formatSatsGrouped } from '@/lib/lightning'
 
 export function useNip57QuickZap(opts: {
+  /** Probe LNURL-pay only while the payment dialog is open (avoids feed-wide fetch storms). */
+  enabled?: boolean
   recipientPubkey: string
   referencedEvent?: NostrEvent
   recipientPayment: RecipientPaymentData
@@ -19,23 +21,55 @@ export function useNip57QuickZap(opts: {
 }) {
   const { t } = useTranslation()
   const { pubkey, checkLogin } = useNostr()
-  const { isWalletConnected, defaultZapSats, defaultZapComment } = useZap()
+  const { isWalletConnected, defaultZapSats, defaultZapComment, includePublicZapReceipt } = useZap()
   const [zapping, setZapping] = useState(false)
+  const enabled = opts.enabled ?? false
 
-  const lightningAddressOptions = useMemo(
+  const lightningAddressOptionsKey = useMemo(
     () =>
       buildOrderedZapLightningAddresses({
         profileEvent: opts.recipientPayment.profileEvent,
         profile: opts.recipientPayment.profile,
         paymentInfo: opts.recipientPayment.paymentInfo
-      }),
-    [opts.recipientPayment]
+      }).join('\u0001'),
+    [
+      opts.recipientPayment.profileEvent,
+      opts.recipientPayment.profile,
+      opts.recipientPayment.paymentInfo
+    ]
   )
 
+  const [nip57Addresses, setNip57Addresses] = useState<string[] | null>(null)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!enabled) {
+      setNip57Addresses(null)
+      return
+    }
+
+    let cancelled = false
+
+    if (!lightningAddressOptionsKey) {
+      setNip57Addresses([])
+      return
+    }
+
+    const candidates = lightningAddressOptionsKey.split('\u0001')
+    setNip57Addresses(null)
+    void lightning.filterNip57ZapEnabledAddresses(candidates).then((addrs) => {
+      if (!cancelled) setNip57Addresses(addrs)
+    })
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true
+    }
+  }, [enabled, lightningAddressOptionsKey])
+
   const canQuickNip57Zap =
+    enabled &&
     isWalletConnected &&
     defaultZapSats >= 1 &&
-    lightningAddressOptions.length > 0 &&
+    nip57Addresses !== null &&
+    nip57Addresses.length > 0 &&
     !!pubkey &&
     pubkey !== opts.recipientPubkey
 
@@ -50,7 +84,7 @@ export function useNip57QuickZap(opts: {
   })
 
   const sendQuickZap = useCallback(() => {
-    if (!canQuickNip57Zap || zapping) return
+    if (!canQuickNip57Zap || zapping || !nip57Addresses?.length) return
     checkLogin(async () => {
       if (!pubkey) return
       try {
@@ -63,11 +97,18 @@ export function useNip57QuickZap(opts: {
           opts.onZapDialogClose,
           undefined,
           {
-            address: lightningAddressOptions[0],
-            candidates: lightningAddressOptions
+            address: nip57Addresses[0],
+            candidates: nip57Addresses
           }
         )
         if (!zapResult) return
+        if (includePublicZapReceipt && zapResult.zapReceipt === null) {
+          toast.warning(
+            t(
+              'Zap paid but no public receipt was published. The recipient may not use a NIP-57 zap wallet.'
+            )
+          )
+        }
         if (opts.referencedEvent) {
           noteStatsService.addZap(
             pubkey,
@@ -86,11 +127,12 @@ export function useNip57QuickZap(opts: {
   }, [
     canQuickNip57Zap,
     zapping,
+    nip57Addresses,
     checkLogin,
     pubkey,
     defaultZapSats,
     defaultZapComment,
-    lightningAddressOptions,
+    includePublicZapReceipt,
     opts,
     t
   ])
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/de.ts b/src/i18n/locales/de.ts
index ee090b2e..1658f5ab 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/de.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/de.ts
@@ -212,9 +212,14 @@ export default {
     'Failed to publish payment info': 'Failed to publish payment info',
     'Invalid tags JSON': 'Invalid tags JSON',
     'Payment methods': 'Zahlungsmethoden',
-    'Send a payment to this user': 'Zahlung an diese Person senden',
+    'Leave a tip': 'Trinkgeld geben',
+    Tips: 'Tipps',
+    'Payment targets': 'Zahlungsziele',
+    'Tip options': 'Tipp-Optionen',
+    'Send a payment to this user': 'Trinkgeld geben',
     'No payment methods available for this profile':
-      'Keine Zahlungsmethoden für dieses Profil hinterlegt',
+      'Keine Zahlungsziele in diesem Profil',
+    'No payment targets on this profile': 'Keine Zahlungsziele in diesem Profil',
     'Other payment methods': 'Weitere Zahlungsmethoden',
     'Lightning address for zap': 'Lightning-Adresse für Zap',
     'Select lightning address': 'Lightning-Adresse wählen',
@@ -289,7 +294,8 @@ export default {
       'NIP-A3 payto-Tags: Typ (z. B. lightning) und Authority (z. B. user@domain.com).',
     'Type (e.g. lightning)': 'Type (e.g. lightning)',
     'Authority (e.g. user@domain.com)': 'Authority (e.g. user@domain.com)',
-    'Add payment method': 'Add payment method',
+    'Add payment method': 'Zahlungsziel hinzufügen',
+    'Add payment target': 'Zahlungsziel hinzufügen',
     Remove: 'Remove',
     'Additional content (JSON)': 'Additional content (JSON)',
     'Show full event JSON': 'Show full event JSON',
@@ -679,7 +685,7 @@ export default {
     'Quick zap': 'Schneller Zap',
     'Preferred payto category': 'Bevorzugte Payto-Kategorie',
     'Show this category expanded on payment method lists; other categories collapse behind an accordion.':
-      'Diese Kategorie in Zahlungsmethodenlisten ausgeklappt anzeigen; andere Kategorien hinter einem Akkordeon einklappen.',
+      'Diese Kategorie in Tipp-Dialogen ausgeklappt anzeigen; andere Kategorien hinter einem Akkordeon einklappen.',
     'Show all categories': 'Alle Kategorien anzeigen',
     'Other payment categories ({{count}})': 'Weitere Zahlungskategorien ({{count}})',
     'paytoCategory.bitcoin': 'Bitcoin',
@@ -694,6 +700,10 @@ export default {
     'Include public zap receipt': 'Include public zap receipt',
     'When off, your zap may still succeed but a public receipt may not be published to relays':
       'When off, your zap may still succeed but a public receipt may not be published to relays',
+    'Zap paid but no public receipt was published. The recipient may not use a NIP-57 zap wallet.':
+      'Zap bezahlt, aber keine öffentliche Quittung veröffentlicht. Der Empfänger nutzt möglicherweise keine NIP-57-Zap-Wallet.',
+    'Plain Lightning payments do not create NIP-57 zap receipts on Nostr. Use the tip button when available.':
+      'Einfache Lightning-Zahlungen erstellen keine NIP-57-Zap-Quittungen auf Nostr. Nutze den Tipp-Button, wenn verfügbar.',
     All: 'Alle',
     Reactions: 'Reaktionen',
     Zaps: 'Zaps',
@@ -2709,7 +2719,7 @@ export default {
     'Add to list': 'Add to list',
     'Block relay': 'Block relay',
     'Choose app': 'Choose app',
-    'Payment Methods': 'Payment Methods',
+    'Payment Methods': 'Zahlungsziele',
     'Unfollowed thread notifications': 'Unfollowed thread notifications',
     'Unmute thread notifications': 'Unmute thread notifications',
     'Unmuted thread notifications': 'Unmuted thread notifications',
diff --git a/src/i18n/locales/en.ts b/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
index dbb21c94..65345e9c 100644
--- a/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
+++ b/src/i18n/locales/en.ts
@@ -209,9 +209,14 @@ export default {
     'Failed to publish payment info': 'Failed to publish payment info',
     'Invalid tags JSON': 'Invalid tags JSON',
     'Payment methods': 'Payment methods',
-    'Send a payment to this user': 'Send a payment to this user',
+    'Leave a tip': 'Leave a tip',
+    Tips: 'Tips',
+    'Payment targets': 'Payment targets',
+    'Tip options': 'Tip options',
+    'Send a payment to this user': 'Leave a tip',
     'No payment methods available for this profile':
-      'No payment methods available for this profile',
+      'No payment targets on this profile',
+    'No payment targets on this profile': 'No payment targets on this profile',
     'Other payment methods': 'Other payment methods',
     'Lightning address for zap': 'Lightning address for zap',
     'Select lightning address': 'Select lightning address',
@@ -285,7 +290,8 @@ export default {
       'NIP-A3 payto tags: type (e.g. lightning) and authority (e.g. user@domain.com).',
     'Type (e.g. lightning)': 'Type (e.g. lightning)',
     'Authority (e.g. user@domain.com)': 'Authority (e.g. user@domain.com)',
-    'Add payment method': 'Add payment method',
+    'Add payment method': 'Add payment target',
+    'Add payment target': 'Add payment target',
     Remove: 'Remove',
     'Additional content (JSON)': 'Additional content (JSON)',
     'Show full event JSON': 'Show full event JSON',
@@ -675,7 +681,7 @@ export default {
     'Quick zap': 'Quick zap',
     'Preferred payto category': 'Preferred payto category',
     'Show this category expanded on payment method lists; other categories collapse behind an accordion.':
-      'Show this category expanded on payment method lists; other categories collapse behind an accordion.',
+      'Show this category expanded on tip dialogs; other categories collapse behind an accordion.',
     'Show all categories': 'Show all categories',
     'Other payment categories ({{count}})': 'Other payment categories ({{count}})',
     'paytoCategory.bitcoin': 'Bitcoin',
@@ -690,6 +696,10 @@ export default {
     'Include public zap receipt': 'Include public zap receipt',
     'When off, your zap may still succeed but a public receipt may not be published to relays':
       'When off, your zap may still succeed but a public receipt may not be published to relays',
+    'Zap paid but no public receipt was published. The recipient may not use a NIP-57 zap wallet.':
+      'Zap paid but no public receipt was published. The recipient may not use a NIP-57 zap wallet.',
+    'Plain Lightning payments do not create NIP-57 zap receipts on Nostr. Use the tip button when available.':
+      'Plain Lightning payments do not create NIP-57 zap receipts on Nostr. Use the tip button when available.',
     All: 'All',
     Reactions: 'Reactions',
     Zaps: 'Zaps',
@@ -2678,7 +2688,7 @@ export default {
     'Add to list': 'Add to list',
     'Block relay': 'Block relay',
     'Choose app': 'Choose app',
-    'Payment Methods': 'Payment Methods',
+    'Payment Methods': 'Payment targets',
     'Unfollowed thread notifications': 'Unfollowed thread notifications',
     'Unmute thread notifications': 'Unmute thread notifications',
     'Unmuted thread notifications': 'Unmuted thread notifications',
diff --git a/src/pages/secondary/ProfileEditorPage/index.tsx b/src/pages/secondary/ProfileEditorPage/index.tsx
index fbc7fa07..8640093b 100644
--- a/src/pages/secondary/ProfileEditorPage/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/secondary/ProfileEditorPage/index.tsx
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ const ProfileEditorPage = forwardRef(({ index }: { index?: number }, ref) => {
           </DialogHeader>
           <div className="flex-1 overflow-auto space-y-4 pb-6">
             <Item>
-              <Label className="text-muted-foreground">{t('Payment methods')}</Label>
+              <Label className="text-muted-foreground">{t('Payment targets')}</Label>
               <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
                 {t('paytoEditor.intro', {
                   defaultValue:
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ const ProfileEditorPage = forwardRef(({ index }: { index?: number }, ref) => {
                   }
                 >
                   <Plus className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
-                  {t('Add payment method')}
+                  {t('Add payment target')}
                 </Button>
               </div>
             </Item>
diff --git a/src/services/lightning.service.ts b/src/services/lightning.service.ts
index a5796d12..dc355441 100644
--- a/src/services/lightning.service.ts
+++ b/src/services/lightning.service.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@ import { TProfile } from '@/types'
 
 export type TRecentSupporter = { pubkey: string; amount: number; comment?: string }
 
-export type PaymentFlowResult = { preimage: string; invoice: string } | null
+export type PaymentFlowResult = {
+  preimage: string
+  invoice: string
+  /** Set when we waited for a kind 9735 receipt on relays (null = none seen in time). */
+  zapReceipt?: NostrEvent | null
+} | null
 
 /** LNURL-pay limits from the recipient’s `.well-known/lnurlp` metadata. */
 export type LnurlPayInvoiceOptions = {
@@ -49,8 +54,9 @@ class LightningService {
   private recentSupportersCache: TRecentSupporter[] | null = null
   private lnurlPayMetadataCache = new Map<
     string,
-    { fetchedAt: number; meta: NonNullable<Awaited<ReturnType<LightningService['resolveLnurlPayMetadata']>>> }
+    { fetchedAt: number; meta: Awaited<ReturnType<LightningService['resolveLnurlPayMetadata']>> }
   >()
+  private nip57EnabledAddressCache = new Map<string, { fetchedAt: number; addrs: string[] }>()
 
   constructor() {
     if (!LightningService.instance) {
@@ -141,7 +147,16 @@ class LightningService {
       try {
         const { preimage } = await sendWebLNPaymentWithRetry(this.provider, pr)
         closeOuterModel?.()
-        const result = { preimage, invoice: pr }
+        const zapReceipt =
+          relays.length > 0
+            ? await this.waitForZapReceipt({
+                recipient,
+                event,
+                invoice: pr,
+                relayUrls: relays
+              })
+            : undefined
+        const result: PaymentFlowResult = { preimage, invoice: pr, zapReceipt }
         onPaymentFlowComplete?.(result)
         return result
       } catch (error) {
@@ -156,19 +171,27 @@ class LightningService {
         closeModal()
         let checkPaymentInterval: ReturnType<typeof setInterval> | undefined
         let subCloser: SubCloser | undefined
-        const finish = (result: PaymentFlowResult) => {
+        const finish = async (result: PaymentFlowResult) => {
           clearInterval(checkPaymentInterval)
           subCloser?.close()
+          if (result && relays.length > 0 && result.zapReceipt === undefined) {
+            result.zapReceipt = await this.waitForZapReceipt({
+              recipient,
+              event,
+              invoice: result.invoice,
+              relayUrls: relays
+            })
+          }
           onPaymentFlowComplete?.(result)
           resolve(result)
         }
         const { setPaid } = launchPaymentModal({
           invoice: pr,
           onPaid: (response) => {
-            finish({ preimage: response.preimage, invoice: pr })
+            void finish({ preimage: response.preimage, invoice: pr })
           },
           onCancelled: () => {
-            finish(null)
+            void finish(null)
           }
         })
 
@@ -211,6 +234,67 @@ class LightningService {
     })
   }
 
+  /** Lightning addresses whose LNURL-pay endpoint supports NIP-57 (`allowsNostr` + `nostrPubkey`). */
+  async filterNip57ZapEnabledAddresses(candidates: string[]): Promise<string[]> {
+    const key = candidates
+      .map((c) => c.trim().toLowerCase())
+      .filter(Boolean)
+      .join('\u0001')
+    if (!key) return []
+
+    const cached = this.nip57EnabledAddressCache.get(key)
+    if (cached && Date.now() - cached.fetchedAt < 60_000) {
+      return cached.addrs
+    }
+
+    const enabled: string[] = []
+    for (const addr of candidates) {
+      const endpoint = await this.fetchLnurlPayZapEndpoint(addr)
+      if (endpoint) enabled.push(addr)
+    }
+    const addrs = prioritizeZapLightningAddress(enabled, candidates[0])
+    this.nip57EnabledAddressCache.set(key, { fetchedAt: Date.now(), addrs })
+    return addrs
+  }
+
+  private waitForZapReceipt(params: {
+    recipient: string
+    event?: NostrEvent
+    invoice: string
+    relayUrls: string[]
+    timeoutMs?: number
+  }): Promise<NostrEvent | null> {
+    const relayUrls = [...new Set([...params.relayUrls, ...FAST_READ_RELAY_URLS])].slice(0, 8)
+    if (relayUrls.length === 0) return Promise.resolve(null)
+
+    return new Promise((resolve) => {
+      let subCloser: SubCloser | undefined
+      const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+        subCloser?.close()
+        resolve(null)
+      }, params.timeoutMs ?? 20_000)
+
+      const filter: Filter = {
+        kinds: [kinds.Zap],
+        '#p': [params.recipient],
+        since: dayjs().subtract(2, 'minute').unix()
+      }
+      if (params.event) {
+        filter['#e'] = [params.event.id]
+      }
+
+      subCloser = client.subscribe(relayUrls, filter, {
+        onevent: (evt) => {
+          const info = getZapInfoFromEvent(evt)
+          if (!info || info.invoice !== params.invoice) return
+          clearTimeout(timeout)
+          subCloser?.close()
+          resolve(evt)
+        }
+      })
+    })
+  }
+
   async payInvoice(
     invoice: string,
     closeOuterModel?: () => void,
@@ -407,16 +491,23 @@ class LightningService {
   }> {
     const cacheKey = lightningAddress.trim().toLowerCase()
     const cached = this.lnurlPayMetadataCache.get(cacheKey)
-    if (cached && Date.now() - cached.fetchedAt < 30_000) {
+    if (cached && Date.now() - cached.fetchedAt < 60_000) {
       return cached.meta
     }
 
+    const remember = (
+      meta: Awaited<ReturnType<LightningService['resolveLnurlPayMetadata']>>
+    ) => {
+      this.lnurlPayMetadataCache.set(cacheKey, { fetchedAt: Date.now(), meta })
+      return meta
+    }
+
     try {
       let lnurl = ''
 
       if (lightningAddress.includes('@')) {
         const [name, domain] = lightningAddress.split('@')
-        if (!name?.trim() || !domain?.trim()) return null
+        if (!name?.trim() || !domain?.trim()) return remember(null)
         lnurl = new URL(`/.well-known/lnurlp/${name}`, `https://${domain}`).toString()
       } else {
         const { words } = bech32.decode(lightningAddress as any, 1000)
@@ -432,7 +523,7 @@ class LightningService {
           lnurl,
           lightningAddress
         })
-        return null
+        return remember(null)
       }
 
       const text = await res.text()
@@ -452,10 +543,10 @@ class LightningService {
           lightningAddress,
           preview: text.slice(0, 160)
         })
-        return null
+        return remember(null)
       }
 
-      if (typeof body.callback !== 'string' || !body.callback) return null
+      if (typeof body.callback !== 'string' || !body.callback) return remember(null)
 
       const commentAllowed = parseLnurlCommentAllowed(body.commentAllowed)
 
@@ -468,8 +559,7 @@ class LightningService {
         minSendable: typeof body.minSendable === 'number' ? body.minSendable : undefined,
         maxSendable: typeof body.maxSendable === 'number' ? body.maxSendable : undefined
       }
-      this.lnurlPayMetadataCache.set(cacheKey, { fetchedAt: Date.now(), meta })
-      return meta
+      return remember(meta)
     } catch (err) {
       const failedFetch =
         err instanceof TypeError || (err instanceof Error && err.message === 'Failed to fetch')
@@ -481,7 +571,7 @@ class LightningService {
       })
     }
 
-    return null
+    return remember(null)
   }
 }