diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/NoteList/index.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/NoteList/index.tsx
index 2fefa399..a1a2cd76 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/NoteList/index.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/NoteList/index.tsx
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ export default function NoteList({
   return (
     <>
       {newEvents.length > 0 && (
-        <div className="flex justify-center w-full mb-4">
+        <div className="flex justify-center w-full sm:mb-4 max-sm:mt-2">
           <Button size="lg" onClick={showNewEvents}>
             {t('show new notes')}
           </Button>
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/providers/RelaySettingsProvider.tsx b/src/renderer/src/providers/RelaySettingsProvider.tsx
index 7fc24598..ec8c7f8d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/providers/RelaySettingsProvider.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/providers/RelaySettingsProvider.tsx
@@ -46,14 +46,6 @@ export function RelaySettingsProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode
         .map((url) => normalizeUrl(url))
       if (tempRelays.length) {
         setTemporaryRelayUrls(tempRelays)
-        // remove relay urls from query string
-        searchParams.delete('r')
-        const newSearch = searchParams.toString()
-        window.history.replaceState(
-          {},
-          '',
-          `${window.location.pathname}${newSearch.length ? `?${newSearch}` : ''}`
-        )
       }
       const storedGroups = await storage.getRelayGroups()
       setRelayGroups(storedGroups)