diff --git a/config/services.yaml b/config/services.yaml
index 5d6beda..90579d6 100644
--- a/config/services.yaml
+++ b/config/services.yaml
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ services:
     App\Service\Nip05VerificationService:
         arguments:
             $appCache: '@cache.app'
+    App\Service\CacheService:
+        tags:
+            - { name: kernel.reset, method: reset }
 
 when@test:
     services:
diff --git a/src/Command/PrewarmCommand.php b/src/Command/PrewarmCommand.php
index 76dd435..0dbbd97 100644
--- a/src/Command/PrewarmCommand.php
+++ b/src/Command/PrewarmCommand.php
@@ -379,6 +379,17 @@ final class PrewarmCommand extends Command
                     $this->waitForSiteWellKnownBeforeVerification($io, $domain);
                 }
                 $io->writeln('Verifying <comment>NIP-05</comment> (HTTPS <comment>/.well-known/nostr.json</comment>, per identifier)…');
+                $npubsForVerify = [];
+                foreach ($toWarm as $hex) {
+                    if (64 !== \strlen($hex) || !ctype_xdigit($hex)) {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    try {
+                        $npubsForVerify[] = $this->nostrKeyHelper->convertPublicKeyToBech32(strtolower($hex));
+                    } catch (\Throwable) {
+                    }
+                }
+                $this->cacheService->prefetchMetadataForNpubs($npubsForVerify);
                 $nt = 0;
                 $nv = 0;
                 foreach ($toWarm as $hex) {
diff --git a/src/Repository/EventRepository.php b/src/Repository/EventRepository.php
index d15f9c5..94d8386 100644
--- a/src/Repository/EventRepository.php
+++ b/src/Repository/EventRepository.php
@@ -22,4 +22,35 @@ class EventRepository extends ServiceEntityRepository
     {
         return $this->findOneBy(['coreRowKey' => $key]);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @param list<string> $keys
+     *
+     * @return array<string, Event> keyed by coreRowKey
+     */
+    public function findByCoreRowKeys(array $keys): array
+    {
+        $keys = array_values(array_unique(array_filter(
+            $keys,
+            static fn (mixed $k): bool => \is_string($k) && $k !== '',
+        )));
+        if ($keys === []) {
+            return [];
+        }
+        /** @var list<Event> $rows */
+        $rows = $this->createQueryBuilder('e')
+            ->andWhere('e.coreRowKey IN (:keys)')
+            ->setParameter('keys', $keys)
+            ->getQuery()
+            ->getResult();
+        $out = [];
+        foreach ($rows as $row) {
+            $k = $row->getCoreRowKey();
+            if ($k !== null && $k !== '') {
+                $out[$k] = $row;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $out;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Service/ArticleBodyHighlightInjector.php b/src/Service/ArticleBodyHighlightInjector.php
index 290fd83..5c6ff40 100644
--- a/src/Service/ArticleBodyHighlightInjector.php
+++ b/src/Service/ArticleBodyHighlightInjector.php
@@ -338,6 +338,19 @@ final class ArticleBodyHighlightInjector
      */
     private function buildHighlightAuthorsJson(array $group): string
     {
+        $npubsForPrefetch = [];
+        foreach ($group as $h) {
+            $pk = $h->getAuthorPubkey();
+            if (64 !== \strlen($pk) || !ctype_xdigit($pk)) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            try {
+                $npubsForPrefetch[] = $this->nostrKeyHelper->convertPublicKeyToBech32($pk);
+            } catch (\Throwable) {
+            }
+        }
+        $this->highlightAuthorMetadata->prefetchMetadataForNpubs($npubsForPrefetch);
+
         $byNpub = [];
         foreach ($group as $h) {
             $eidH = $h->getEventId();
diff --git a/src/Service/CacheService.php b/src/Service/CacheService.php
index 8a9dd4e..6a80129 100644
--- a/src/Service/CacheService.php
+++ b/src/Service/CacheService.php
@@ -9,9 +9,20 @@ use App\Nostr\MagazineEventKeys;
 use App\Repository\EventRepository;
 use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManagerInterface;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
+use Symfony\Contracts\Service\ResetInterface;
 
-readonly class CacheService implements HighlightAuthorMetadataProvider
+final class CacheService implements HighlightAuthorMetadataProvider, ResetInterface
 {
+    /**
+     * @var array<string, array{content: \stdClass, kind0_tags: list<list<string>>, nip30_custom_emojis: list<array{shortcode: string, url: string, set?: string}>}>
+     */
+    private array $requestBundlesByHex = [];
+
+    /** @var array<string, string> lowercase hex pubkey => npub */
+    private array $pendingHexToNpub = [];
+
+    private int $metadataBatchDepth = 0;
+
     public function __construct(
         private NostrClient $nostrClient,
         private EntityManagerInterface $entityManager,
@@ -23,6 +34,13 @@ readonly class CacheService implements HighlightAuthorMetadataProvider
     ) {
     }
 
+    public function reset(): void
+    {
+        $this->requestBundlesByHex = [];
+        $this->pendingHexToNpub = [];
+        $this->metadataBatchDepth = 0;
+    }
+
     public function getMetadata(string $npub): \stdClass
     {
         return $this->getMetadataBundle($npub)['content'];
@@ -37,41 +55,129 @@ readonly class CacheService implements HighlightAuthorMetadataProvider
         if ($authorHex === null) {
             return $this->placeholderMetadataBundle($npub);
         }
+        if (isset($this->requestBundlesByHex[$authorHex])) {
+            return $this->requestBundlesByHex[$authorHex];
+        }
         $row = $this->eventRepository->findOneByCoreRowKey(MagazineEventKeys::profileKind0($authorHex));
         if ($row !== null) {
-            return $this->bundleFromKind0EventRow($row, $npub);
+            $bundle = $this->bundleFromKind0EventRow($row, $npub);
+            $this->requestBundlesByHex[$authorHex] = $bundle;
+
+            return $bundle;
         }
-        try {
-            $ev = $this->nostrClient->getNpubMetadata($npub);
-            if (!\is_object($ev)) {
-                return $this->placeholderMetadataBundle($npub);
+        $this->pendingHexToNpub[$authorHex] = $npub;
+        $this->runPendingMetadataBatch();
+
+        return $this->requestBundlesByHex[$authorHex] ?? $this->placeholderMetadataBundle($npub);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param list<string> $npubs
+     */
+    public function prefetchMetadataForNpubs(array $npubs): void
+    {
+        foreach ($npubs as $npub) {
+            if (!\is_string($npub) || $npub === '') {
+                continue;
             }
-            $nip30 = $this->nip30EmojiCatalogBuilder->buildMergedCatalog($ev, null, []);
-            $this->replaceByCoreKey(
-                MagazineEventKeys::profileKind0($authorHex),
-                Event::STORAGE_PROFILE_KIND0,
-                $ev,
-                $nip30,
-            );
-            $tags = self::normalizeEventTagsList($ev->tags ?? null);
-            $content = $this->decodeKind0ContentObject($ev);
-            if ($this->isPlaceholderContent($content, $npub)) {
-                $content = $this->namePlaceholderNpubObject($npub);
+            $authorHex = $this->npubToAuthorHex64($npub);
+            if ($authorHex === null || isset($this->requestBundlesByHex[$authorHex])) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            $this->pendingHexToNpub[$authorHex] = $npub;
+        }
+        $this->runPendingMetadataBatch();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param list<string> $pubkeyHex 64-char hex pubkeys (any case)
+     */
+    public function prefetchMetadataForPubkeyHexes(array $pubkeyHex): void
+    {
+        $npubs = [];
+        foreach ($pubkeyHex as $hex) {
+            if (!\is_string($hex) || 64 !== \strlen($hex) || !ctype_xdigit($hex)) {
+                continue;
             }
+            try {
+                $npubs[] = $this->nostrKeyHelper->convertPublicKeyToBech32(strtolower($hex));
+            } catch (\Throwable) {
+            }
+        }
+        $this->prefetchMetadataForNpubs($npubs);
+    }
+
+    private function runPendingMetadataBatch(): void
+    {
+        if ($this->pendingHexToNpub === []) {
+            return;
+        }
+        ++$this->metadataBatchDepth;
+        try {
+            do {
+                if ($this->pendingHexToNpub === []) {
+                    break;
+                }
+                $this->flushPendingMetadataFetches();
+            } while ($this->pendingHexToNpub !== []);
+        } finally {
+            --$this->metadataBatchDepth;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private function flushPendingMetadataFetches(): void
+    {
+        if ($this->pendingHexToNpub === []) {
+            return;
+        }
+        $pending = $this->pendingHexToNpub;
+        $this->pendingHexToNpub = [];
 
-            return [
-                'content' => $content,
-                'kind0_tags' => $tags,
-                'nip30_custom_emojis' => $nip30,
-            ];
-        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+        $keys = [];
+        foreach (array_keys($pending) as $hex) {
+            $keys[] = MagazineEventKeys::profileKind0($hex);
+        }
+        $rowsByKey = $this->eventRepository->findByCoreRowKeys($keys);
+
+        $relayHex = [];
+        foreach ($pending as $hex => $npub) {
+            $key = MagazineEventKeys::profileKind0($hex);
+            if (isset($rowsByKey[$key])) {
+                $this->requestBundlesByHex[$hex] = $this->bundleFromKind0EventRow($rowsByKey[$key], $npub);
+                continue;
+            }
+            $relayHex[] = $hex;
+        }
+        if ($relayHex === []) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            $fetched = $this->nostrClient->fetchProfilePrewarmWireBundlesForAuthors($relayHex);
+            $this->putPrewarmMetadataBatch($relayHex, $fetched);
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            $this->logger->warning('Profile metadata batch fetch failed.', [
+                'authors' => \count($relayHex),
+                'exception' => $e,
+            ]);
+        }
+
+        $rowsAfterRelay = $this->eventRepository->findByCoreRowKeys(array_map(
+            static fn (string $hex): string => MagazineEventKeys::profileKind0($hex),
+            $relayHex,
+        ));
+        foreach ($relayHex as $hex) {
+            $npub = $pending[$hex];
+            $key = MagazineEventKeys::profileKind0($hex);
+            if (isset($rowsAfterRelay[$key])) {
+                $this->requestBundlesByHex[$hex] = $this->bundleFromKind0EventRow($rowsAfterRelay[$key], $npub);
+                continue;
+            }
             $this->logger->warning('Profile metadata fetch failed; using npub placeholder.', [
                 'npub' => $npub,
-                'exception' => $e->getPrevious() ?? $e,
             ]);
+            $this->requestBundlesByHex[$hex] = $this->placeholderMetadataBundle($npub);
         }
-
-        return $this->placeholderMetadataBundle($npub);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Service/FeaturedAuthorListedRows.php b/src/Service/FeaturedAuthorListedRows.php
index d612858..447fbef 100644
--- a/src/Service/FeaturedAuthorListedRows.php
+++ b/src/Service/FeaturedAuthorListedRows.php
@@ -33,9 +33,11 @@ final class FeaturedAuthorListedRows
             return $fromDb;
         }
 
+        $hexes = \array_slice($this->magazineContent->getAllDistinctCategoryAuthorPubkeyHexes(), 0, $limit);
+        $this->cacheService->prefetchMetadataForPubkeyHexes($hexes);
+
         $authors = [];
-        $hexes = $this->magazineContent->getAllDistinctCategoryAuthorPubkeyHexes();
-        foreach (\array_slice($hexes, 0, $limit) as $hex) {
+        foreach ($hexes as $hex) {
             try {
                 $npub = $this->nostrKeyHelper->convertPublicKeyToBech32($hex);
             } catch (\Throwable) {
@@ -52,8 +54,14 @@ final class FeaturedAuthorListedRows
      */
     public function buildListedByLocalPartPage(int $limit, int $offset = 0): array
     {
+        $listed = $this->featuredAuthorRepository->findListedOrderByLocalPartPaginated($limit, $offset);
+        $this->cacheService->prefetchMetadataForPubkeyHexes(array_map(
+            static fn ($fa) => $fa->getPubkeyHex(),
+            $listed,
+        ));
+
         $authors = [];
-        foreach ($this->featuredAuthorRepository->findListedOrderByLocalPartPaginated($limit, $offset) as $fa) {
+        foreach ($listed as $fa) {
             try {
                 $npub = $this->nostrKeyHelper->convertPublicKeyToBech32($fa->getPubkeyHex());
             } catch (\Throwable) {
diff --git a/src/Service/HighlightAuthorMetadataProvider.php b/src/Service/HighlightAuthorMetadataProvider.php
index c8e0eed..1eb74d7 100644
--- a/src/Service/HighlightAuthorMetadataProvider.php
+++ b/src/Service/HighlightAuthorMetadataProvider.php
@@ -10,4 +10,9 @@ namespace App\Service;
 interface HighlightAuthorMetadataProvider
 {
     public function getMetadata(string $npub): \stdClass;
+
+    /**
+     * @param list<string> $npubs
+     */
+    public function prefetchMetadataForNpubs(array $npubs): void;
 }
diff --git a/src/Service/NostrClient.php b/src/Service/NostrClient.php
index 4574a85..510305e 100644
--- a/src/Service/NostrClient.php
+++ b/src/Service/NostrClient.php
@@ -386,6 +386,10 @@ class NostrClient
      */
     public function getNpubMetadata($npub): \stdClass
     {
+        $authorHex = $this->wireMerge->authorIdentToHexLower($npub);
+        if ($authorHex === null) {
+            throw new \Exception('Invalid npub for metadata: '.$npub);
+        }
         $relaysTried = $this->relayListFactory->capSequentialRelaysForProfileFetches($this->relayListFactory->getProfileMetadataQueryRelayUrlList());
         $relaysTriedStr = implode(', ', array_map(NostrRelayQuery::relayLogLabel(...), $relaysTried));
         $relaySet = $this->relayListFactory->relaySetFromDistinctUrlList($relaysTried);
@@ -393,7 +397,7 @@ class NostrClient
         $request = $this->nostrRelayQuery->createNostrRequest(
             defaultRelaySet: $this->defaultRelaySet,
             kinds: [KindsEnum::METADATA],
-            filters: ['authors' => [$npub]],
+            filters: ['authors' => [$authorHex]],
             relaySet: $relaySet
         );
 
@@ -410,10 +414,6 @@ class NostrClient
             throw new \Exception('No metadata for npub '.$npub.' (relays: '.$relaysTriedStr.')');
         }
         $byAddr = $this->wireMerge->mergeKind0EventsByReplaceableAddress($events);
-        $authorHex = $this->wireMerge->npubToHexPubkey($npub);
-        if ($authorHex === null) {
-            throw new \Exception('Invalid npub for metadata: '.$npub);
-        }
         $key = '0:'.$authorHex;
         if (!isset($byAddr[$key])) {
             throw new \Exception('No kind-0 metadata for npub '.$npub.' (relays: '.$relaysTriedStr.')');
@@ -431,6 +431,10 @@ class NostrClient
      */
     public function getKind10133PaymentTargetEventsForNpub(string $npub, int $limit = 20): array
     {
+        $authorHex = $this->wireMerge->authorIdentToHexLower($npub);
+        if ($authorHex === null) {
+            return [];
+        }
         $relaysTried = $this->relayListFactory->capSequentialRelaysForProfileFetches($this->relayListFactory->getProfileMetadataQueryRelayUrlList());
         $relaysTriedStr = implode(', ', array_map(NostrRelayQuery::relayLogLabel(...), $relaysTried));
         $relaySet = $this->relayListFactory->relaySetFromDistinctUrlList($relaysTried);
@@ -438,7 +442,7 @@ class NostrClient
             $request = $this->nostrRelayQuery->createNostrRequest(
                 defaultRelaySet: $this->defaultRelaySet,
                 kinds: [KindsEnum::PAYMENT_TARGETS],
-                filters: ['authors' => [$npub], 'limit' => max(1, min(50, $limit))],
+                filters: ['authors' => [$authorHex], 'limit' => max(1, min(50, $limit))],
                 relaySet: $relaySet
             );
             $events = $this->nostrRelayQuery->processResponse(
@@ -463,11 +467,17 @@ class NostrClient
 
     public function getNpubLongForm($npub): void
     {
+        $authorHex = $this->wireMerge->authorIdentToHexLower($npub);
+        if ($authorHex === null) {
+            $this->logger->warning('nostr.longform_by_author.invalid_npub', ['npub' => $npub]);
+
+            return;
+        }
         $subscription = new Subscription();
         $subscriptionId = $subscription->setId();
         $filter = new Filter();
         $filter->setKinds([KindsEnum::LONGFORM]);
-        $filter->setAuthors([$npub]);
+        $filter->setAuthors([$authorHex]);
         $filter->setSince(strtotime('-6 months')); // too much?
         $requestMessage = new RequestMessage($subscriptionId, [$filter]);
 
@@ -843,10 +853,14 @@ class NostrClient
      */
     public function getNpubRelayList10002Wire($npub): ?object
     {
+        $authorHex = $this->wireMerge->authorIdentToHexLower($npub);
+        if ($authorHex === null) {
+            return null;
+        }
         $request = $this->nostrRelayQuery->createNostrRequest(
             defaultRelaySet: $this->defaultRelaySet,
             kinds: [KindsEnum::RELAY_LIST],
-            filters: ['authors' => [$npub]],
+            filters: ['authors' => [$authorHex]],
             relaySet: $this->defaultRelaySet
         );
         $response = $this->nostrRelayQuery->processResponse($request->send(), function ($received) {
@@ -1713,7 +1727,7 @@ class NostrClient
             defaultRelaySet: $this->defaultRelaySet,
             relaySet: $relaySet,
             kinds: [KindsEnum::PUBLICATION_INDEX],
-            filters: ['authors' => [(string) $npub], 'tag' => ['#d', [(string) $dTag]]],
+            filters: ['authors' => [$authorHex], 'tag' => ['#d', [(string) $dTag]]],
         );
         $this->logger->info(sprintf('Magazine index query (relays: %s)', $relaysForLog), [
             'npub' => $npub,
diff --git a/src/Service/NostrWireEventMerge.php b/src/Service/NostrWireEventMerge.php
index 497d65c..558387e 100644
--- a/src/Service/NostrWireEventMerge.php
+++ b/src/Service/NostrWireEventMerge.php
@@ -375,16 +375,18 @@ final readonly class NostrWireEventMerge
         if ($raw instanceof PublicationEventEntity) {
             return $raw;
         }
-        if (!\is_object($raw)) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        try {
-            $data = json_decode(json_encode($raw, \JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR), true, 512, \JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
-        } catch (\JsonException) {
-            return null;
-        }
-        if (!\is_array($data)) {
+        if (\is_array($raw)) {
+            $data = $raw;
+        } elseif (\is_object($raw)) {
+            try {
+                $data = json_decode(json_encode($raw, \JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR), true, 512, \JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
+            } catch (\JsonException) {
+                return null;
+            }
+            if (!\is_array($data)) {
+                return null;
+            }
+        } else {
             return null;
         }
         $entity = new PublicationEventEntity();
diff --git a/src/Twig/ArticleCardCoverExtension.php b/src/Twig/ArticleCardCoverExtension.php
index 16b0545..3bafab2 100644
--- a/src/Twig/ArticleCardCoverExtension.php
+++ b/src/Twig/ArticleCardCoverExtension.php
@@ -42,11 +42,34 @@ final class ArticleCardCoverExtension extends AbstractExtension
     {
         return [
             new TwigFunction('article_card_cover', $this->articleCardCover(...)),
+            new TwigFunction('prefetch_article_card_covers', $this->prefetchArticleCardCovers(...)),
             new TwigFunction('article_og_image', $this->articleOgImage(...)),
             new TwigFunction('site_og_image', $this->siteOgImage(...)),
         ];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Batch kind-0 profile lookups before a list of cards (one relay REQ per chunk, not per tile).
+     *
+     * @param iterable<mixed> $items Rows with optional `pubkey` (64-char hex)
+     */
+    public function prefetchArticleCardCovers(iterable $items): void
+    {
+        $hexes = [];
+        foreach ($items as $item) {
+            if (\is_object($item) && isset($item->article)) {
+                $item = $item->article;
+            } elseif (\is_array($item) && isset($item['article'])) {
+                $item = $item['article'];
+            }
+            $hex = $this->pubkeyHexFromItem($item);
+            if ($hex !== null) {
+                $hexes[] = $hex;
+            }
+        }
+        $this->cacheService->prefetchMetadataForPubkeyHexes($hexes);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Branded site Open Graph image (home, category lists, base layout default): not tied to any article or author.
      *
@@ -167,4 +190,23 @@ final class ArticleCardCoverExtension extends AbstractExtension
     {
         return $this->packages->getUrl(self::DEFAULT_PACKAGE_IMAGE);
     }
+
+    private function pubkeyHexFromItem(mixed $item): ?string
+    {
+        $raw = null;
+        if (\is_object($item) && isset($item->pubkey)) {
+            $raw = $item->pubkey;
+        } elseif (\is_array($item) && isset($item['pubkey'])) {
+            $raw = $item['pubkey'];
+        }
+        if (!\is_string($raw)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        $hex = strtolower(trim($raw));
+        if (64 !== \strlen($hex) || !ctype_xdigit($hex)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return $hex;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/templates/components/Organisms/FeaturedList.html.twig b/templates/components/Organisms/FeaturedList.html.twig
index 6e3c851..ba154b9 100644
--- a/templates/components/Organisms/FeaturedList.html.twig
+++ b/templates/components/Organisms/FeaturedList.html.twig
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
             role="region"
             aria-label="{{ title|e('html_attr') }}"
         >
+            {% do prefetch_article_card_covers(list) %}
             {% for item in list %}
                 <article class="featured-tile" style="--tile-hue: {{ _hue }};">
                     <a
diff --git a/templates/components/Organisms/FeaturedWall.html.twig b/templates/components/Organisms/FeaturedWall.html.twig
index c504113..5886946 100644
--- a/templates/components/Organisms/FeaturedWall.html.twig
+++ b/templates/components/Organisms/FeaturedWall.html.twig
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
         role="region"
         aria-label="{{ (region_aria_label|default(website_name ~ ' — featured articles'))|e('html_attr') }}"
     >
+        {% do prefetch_article_card_covers(tiles) %}
         {% for tile in tiles %}
             {% set _hue = (tile.categoryTitle|default('x')|length * 47) % 360 %}
             {% set item = tile.article %}
diff --git a/templates/components/Organisms/HomeMagazineArticleStrip.html.twig b/templates/components/Organisms/HomeMagazineArticleStrip.html.twig
index b4c84a8..9c8dd5c 100644
--- a/templates/components/Organisms/HomeMagazineArticleStrip.html.twig
+++ b/templates/components/Organisms/HomeMagazineArticleStrip.html.twig
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
         aria-label="{{ (website_name ~ ' — featured articles')|e('html_attr') }}"
     >
         <div class="home-curation-landmark__articles">
+            {% do prefetch_article_card_covers(tiles) %}
             {% for tile in tiles %}
                 {% set item = tile.article %}
                 {% set article_href = (item.pubkey and npub_from_hex(item.pubkey) != '') ? path('article', { npub: npub_from_hex(item.pubkey), slug: item.slug }) : path('article-legacy-redirect', { slug: item.slug }) %}
diff --git a/tests/Service/ArticleBodyHighlightInjectorTest.php b/tests/Service/ArticleBodyHighlightInjectorTest.php
index 0dfcc2b..d4d8d98 100644
--- a/tests/Service/ArticleBodyHighlightInjectorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Service/ArticleBodyHighlightInjectorTest.php
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ final class ArticleBodyHighlightInjectorTest extends TestCase
     private function createInjector(): ArticleBodyHighlightInjector
     {
         $meta = $this->createMock(HighlightAuthorMetadataProvider::class);
+        $meta->method('prefetchMetadataForNpubs');
         $meta->method('getMetadata')->willReturn(
             (object) [
                 'display_name' => 'Test',
diff --git a/tests/Service/ArticleHighlightCommonMarkPipelineTest.php b/tests/Service/ArticleHighlightCommonMarkPipelineTest.php
index 74e7134..9ab8804 100644
--- a/tests/Service/ArticleHighlightCommonMarkPipelineTest.php
+++ b/tests/Service/ArticleHighlightCommonMarkPipelineTest.php
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ final class ArticleHighlightCommonMarkPipelineTest extends KernelTestCase
     private function createInjector(): ArticleBodyHighlightInjector
     {
         $meta = $this->createMock(HighlightAuthorMetadataProvider::class);
+        $meta->method('prefetchMetadataForNpubs');
         $meta->method('getMetadata')->willReturn(
             (object) ['display_name' => 'Test', 'name' => 'Test', 'picture' => ''],
         );
diff --git a/tests/Service/NostrWireEventMergeTest.php b/tests/Service/NostrWireEventMergeTest.php
index 31e27f9..97bad35 100644
--- a/tests/Service/NostrWireEventMergeTest.php
+++ b/tests/Service/NostrWireEventMergeTest.php
@@ -94,4 +94,28 @@ final class NostrWireEventMergeTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertFalse($this->m->isNip33ParameterizedKind(29_999));
         $this->assertFalse($this->m->isNip33ParameterizedKind(40_000));
     }
+
+    public function testMagazineEventToPublicationEntityAcceptsDecodedWireArray(): void
+    {
+        $pk = str_repeat('e', 64);
+        $id = str_repeat('f', 64);
+        $data = [
+            'kind' => 30_040,
+            'id' => $id,
+            'pubkey' => $pk,
+            'content' => 'summary',
+            'created_at' => 1_700_000_000,
+            'tags' => [['d', 'newsroom-magazine-on-imwald-by-laeserin-category-bitcoin']],
+            'sig' => str_repeat('a', 128),
+        ];
+
+        $entity = $this->m->magazineEventToPublicationEntity($data);
+        $this->assertNotNull($entity);
+        $this->assertSame($id, $entity->getId());
+        $this->assertSame(30_040, $entity->getKind());
+        $this->assertSame($pk, $entity->getPubkey());
+        $this->assertSame('summary', $entity->getContent());
+        $this->assertSame(1_700_000_000, $entity->getCreatedAt());
+        $this->assertSame($data['tags'], $entity->getTags());
+    }
 }