diff --git a/src/components/NoteList/index.tsx b/src/components/NoteList/index.tsx
index 291af05..fb4452b 100644
--- a/src/components/NoteList/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/NoteList/index.tsx
@@ -71,8 +71,12 @@ export default function NoteList({
       setNewEvents([])
       setHasMore(true)
 
-      const relayInfos = await client.fetchRelayInfos(relayUrls)
-      const areAlgoRelays = relayInfos.every((relayInfo) => checkAlgoRelay(relayInfo))
+      let areAlgoRelays = false
+      // if no authors, check if all relays are algo relays
+      if (!noteFilter.authors?.length) {
+        const relayInfos = await client.fetchRelayInfos(relayUrls)
+        areAlgoRelays = relayInfos.every((relayInfo) => checkAlgoRelay(relayInfo))
+      }
       const filter = areAlgoRelays ? { ...noteFilter, limit: ALGO_RELAY_LIMIT } : noteFilter
 
       let eventCount = 0
diff --git a/src/providers/FeedProvider.tsx b/src/providers/FeedProvider.tsx
index 752ebc9..0000326 100644
--- a/src/providers/FeedProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/providers/FeedProvider.tsx
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export function FeedProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
     }
 
     init()
-  }, [pubkey, feedTypeRef])
+  }, [pubkey])
 
   const switchFeed = async (
     feedType: TFeedType,