diff --git a/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/robohash/CachedRobohash.kt b/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/robohash/CachedRobohash.kt
index bf30d63ffa..1adca4fd6a 100644
--- a/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/robohash/CachedRobohash.kt
+++ b/commons/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/commons/robohash/CachedRobohash.kt
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ object CachedRobohash {
         msg: String,
         isLightTheme: Boolean,
     ): ImageVector {
+        // Guard: empty/blank keys produce meaningless robohash; use a fallback hex
+        val key = msg.ifBlank { "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000" }
+
         // resets cache on theme change
         if (cacheIsForLightTheme == null) {
             cacheIsForLightTheme = isLightTheme
@@ -52,13 +55,13 @@ object CachedRobohash {
             cache.evictAll()
         }
 
-        cache[msg]?.let {
+        cache[key]?.let {
             return it
         }
 
-        val vector = assembler.build(msg, isLightTheme)
+        val vector = assembler.build(key, isLightTheme)
 
-        cache.put(msg, vector)
+        cache.put(key, vector)
 
         return vector
     }
diff --git a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/relay/LocalRelayStore.kt b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/relay/LocalRelayStore.kt
index cf3eb5029f..64189fede1 100644
--- a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/relay/LocalRelayStore.kt
+++ b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/relay/LocalRelayStore.kt
@@ -106,13 +106,9 @@ class LocalRelayStore(
         if (!_enabled.value || _writesDisabled.value) return
         val s = store ?: return
         writeBundler.invalidateList(event) { batch ->
-            try {
-                s.transaction {
-                    batch.forEach { insert(it) }
-                }
-            } catch (e: Exception) {
-                Log.w("LocalRelayStore") { "Batch insert failed: ${e.message}" }
-            }
+            // batchInsert uses per-row savepoints — UNIQUE constraint
+            // violations skip that row instead of failing the whole batch
+            s.batchInsert(batch.toList())
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/service/media/VlcjPlayerPool.kt b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/service/media/VlcjPlayerPool.kt
index 50ea042e58..4c73e918cd 100644
--- a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/service/media/VlcjPlayerPool.kt
+++ b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/service/media/VlcjPlayerPool.kt
@@ -115,7 +115,12 @@ object VlcjPlayerPool {
             }
 
             // Build factory args — add --plugin-path fallback if env var wasn't set
-            val factoryArgs = mutableListOf("--no-xlib")
+            val factoryArgs =
+                mutableListOf(
+                    "--no-xlib",
+                    "--avcodec-hw=none", // Disable VideoToolbox — avoids CVPN chroma failures on macOS
+                    "--reset-plugins-cache", // Rebuild stale plugins cache on startup
+                )
             if (!macOsDiscoverer.envVarSet) {
                 val pluginPath =
                     macOsDiscoverer.discoveredPluginPath
diff --git a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip01Core/relay/normalizer/RelayUrlNormalizer.kt b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip01Core/relay/normalizer/RelayUrlNormalizer.kt
index ffd1da4d63..81b08a9666 100644
--- a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip01Core/relay/normalizer/RelayUrlNormalizer.kt
+++ b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip01Core/relay/normalizer/RelayUrlNormalizer.kt
@@ -85,9 +85,20 @@ class RelayUrlNormalizer {
         private fun norm(url: String) = NormalizedRelayUrl(Rfc3986.normalize(url))
 
         @OptIn(ExperimentalContracts::class)
-        fun fix(url: String): String? {
+        fun fix(rawUrl: String): String? {
+            if (rawUrl.length < 4) return null
+            if (rawUrl.contains("%00")) return null
+
+            // Trim trailing %20 (percent-encoded spaces from malformed event data)
+            val url =
+                rawUrl.trimEnd('%', '2', '0').let { trimmed ->
+                    // Only accept if we actually removed a trailing %20 pattern
+                    if (trimmed.length < rawUrl.length && rawUrl.endsWith("%20")) trimmed else rawUrl
+                }
             if (url.length < 4) return null
-            if (url.contains("%00") || url.contains("%20")) return null
+
+            // Reject URLs with %20 in the middle — these are garbage
+            if (url.contains("%20")) return null
 
             if (url.length > 50) {
                 // removes multiple urls in the same line
diff --git a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip19Bech32/Nip19Parser.kt b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip19Bech32/Nip19Parser.kt
index 5fd03a9054..866ee0869e 100644
--- a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip19Bech32/Nip19Parser.kt
+++ b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip19Bech32/Nip19Parser.kt
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ object Nip19Parser {
 
             return type!! + key
         } catch (e: Throwable) {
-            Log.e("NIP19 Parser") { "Issue trying to Decode NIP19 $uri: ${e.message}" }
+            Log.d("NIP19 Parser") { "Issue trying to Decode NIP19 $uri: ${e.message}" }
         }
 
         return null
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ object Nip19Parser {
 
             return parseComponents(type, key, additionalChars?.ifEmpty { null })
         } catch (e: Throwable) {
-            Log.e("NIP19 Parser") { "Issue trying to Decode NIP19 $uri: ${e.message}" }
+            Log.d("NIP19 Parser") { "Issue trying to Decode NIP19 $uri: ${e.message}" }
         }
 
         return null
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ object Nip19Parser {
                 ParseReturn(it, nip19, additionalChars)
             }
         } catch (e: Throwable) {
-            Log.w("NIP19 Parser") { "Issue trying to Decode NIP19 $key: ${e.message}" }
+            Log.d("NIP19 Parser") { "Issue trying to Decode NIP19 $key: ${e.message}" }
             null
         }
 
diff --git a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip59Giftwrap/wraps/GiftWrapEvent.kt b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip59Giftwrap/wraps/GiftWrapEvent.kt
index 3b3fbfa371..af7298adf8 100644
--- a/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip59Giftwrap/wraps/GiftWrapEvent.kt
+++ b/quartz/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/quartz/nip59Giftwrap/wraps/GiftWrapEvent.kt
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ open class GiftWrapEvent(
         try {
             unwrapThrowing(signer)
         } catch (_: Exception) {
-            Log.w("GiftWrapEvent", "Couldn't Decrypt the content " + this.toNostrUri())
+            Log.d("GiftWrapEvent") { "Couldn't Decrypt the content " + this.toNostrUri() }
             null
         }