diff --git a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/nwc/NwcPaymentHandler.kt b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/nwc/NwcPaymentHandler.kt
index 7171e85b40..f21c341df8 100644
--- a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/nwc/NwcPaymentHandler.kt
+++ b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/nwc/NwcPaymentHandler.kt
@@ -322,7 +322,6 @@ class NwcPaymentHandler(
                 subId = subId,
                 filters = listOf(filter),
                 onEvent = { event, _ ->
-                    println("NWC rpc event received: kind=${event.kind} id=${event.id.take(8)} from=${event.pubKey.take(8)}")
                     if (event is LnZapPaymentResponseEvent && event.requestId() == requestId) {
                         @OptIn(kotlinx.coroutines.DelicateCoroutinesApi::class)
                         kotlinx.coroutines.GlobalScope.launch(kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers.IO) {
diff --git a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/ui/FeedScreen.kt b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/ui/FeedScreen.kt
index c7cd0ea925..744762c5af 100644
--- a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/ui/FeedScreen.kt
+++ b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/ui/FeedScreen.kt
@@ -409,6 +409,14 @@ fun FeedScreen(
         onDispose { viewModel.destroy() }
     }
 
+    // Rescan cache when followedUsers populates (fixes cold-boot race where
+    // the initial scan runs before the contact list arrives from relays)
+    LaunchedEffect(viewModel, followedUsers) {
+        if (feedMode == FeedMode.FOLLOWING && followedUsers.isNotEmpty()) {
+            viewModel.feedState.refreshSuspended()
+        }
+    }
+
     val feedState by viewModel.feedState.feedContent.collectAsState()
 
     // Viewport-aware metadata loading: only fetch for visible notes + buffer