diff --git a/src/Util/CommonMark/NostrSchemeExtension/NostrMentionParser.php b/src/Util/CommonMark/NostrSchemeExtension/NostrMentionParser.php
index f90375e..6c24682 100644
--- a/src/Util/CommonMark/NostrSchemeExtension/NostrMentionParser.php
+++ b/src/Util/CommonMark/NostrSchemeExtension/NostrMentionParser.php
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ readonly class NostrMentionParser implements InlineParserInterface
         $npubLink = substr($fullMatch, strpos($fullMatch, 'npub1'), -1);  // e.g., "npubXXXX"
 
         if (empty($label)) {
-
             $metadata = $this->redisCacheService->getMetadata($this->nostrKeyUtil->npubToHex($npubLink));
             $label = $metadata->display_name ?? $metadata->name;
         }
diff --git a/src/Util/CommonMark/NostrSchemeExtension/NostrSchemeParser.php b/src/Util/CommonMark/NostrSchemeExtension/NostrSchemeParser.php
index 3623611..5a77701 100644
--- a/src/Util/CommonMark/NostrSchemeExtension/NostrSchemeParser.php
+++ b/src/Util/CommonMark/NostrSchemeExtension/NostrSchemeParser.php
@@ -93,13 +93,7 @@ class NostrSchemeParser  implements InlineParserInterface
                     $event = $this->nostrClient->getEventById($decodedEvent->id, $decodedEvent->relays);
 
                     if ($event) {
-                        // Get author metadata if available
-                        $authorMetadata = null;
-                        if (isset($event->pubkey)) {
-                            $key = new Key();
-                            $npub = $key->convertPublicKeyToBech32($event->pubkey);
-                            $authorMetadata = $this->redisCacheService->getMetadata($npub);
-                        }
+                        $authorMetadata = $this->redisCacheService->getMetadata($event->pubkey);
 
                         // Render the embedded event card
                         $eventCardHtml = $this->twig->render('components/event_card.html.twig', [