diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 44399a5..f358dff 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# 0.1.8
+
+  - Bugfix: Prevent unnecessary relay initialization
+  - Bugfix: [purplebase] Block until enough relay EOSEs
+  - Bugfix: Fix regression, offline-first models
+
 # 0.1.7
 
   - Performance: Faster, background downloads (#172)
diff --git a/lib/models/nostr_adapter.dart b/lib/models/nostr_adapter.dart
index 0843631..fdb61d4 100644
--- a/lib/models/nostr_adapter.dart
+++ b/lib/models/nostr_adapter.dart
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ import 'package:zapstore/widgets/latest_releases_container.dart';
 // NOTE: Very important to use const in relay args to preserve equality in Riverpod families
 // const kAppRelays = {'ws://10.0.2.2:3000'};
 const kAppRelays = {'wss://relay.zapstore.dev'};
-const kSocialRelays = {'wss://relay.damus.io', 'wss://relay.nostr.band'};
+const kSocialRelays = {'wss://relay.damus.io', 'wss://relay.primal.net'};
 
 mixin NostrAdapter<T extends DataModelMixin<T>> on Adapter<T> {
   RelayMessageNotifier get relay =>
       ref.read(relayProviderFamily(kAppRelays).notifier);
+
   RelayMessageNotifier get socialRelays =>
       ref.read(relayProviderFamily(kSocialRelays).notifier);
 
@@ -25,24 +26,29 @@ mixin NostrAdapter<T extends DataModelMixin<T>> on Adapter<T> {
   Future<void> onInitialized() async {
     await super.onInitialized();
 
-    // Upon adapter initialization, configure relays
-    // with the event verification caching function
-    relay.configure(
-      isEventVerified: (Map<String, dynamic> map) {
-        // If replaceable, we check for that ID
-        final identifier = (map['tags'] as Iterable)
-            .firstWhereOrNull((t) => t[0] == 'd')?[1]
-            ?.toString();
-        final id = identifier != null
-            ? (map['kind'] as int, map['pubkey'].toString(), identifier)
-                .formatted
-            : map['id'];
-        return ref.apps.nostrAdapter.existsId(id);
-      },
-    );
-    socialRelays.configure(
-      isEventVerified: (map) => ref.apps.nostrAdapter.existsId(map['pubkey']),
-    );
+    // DO NOT run on isolates, the mere fact of calling the
+    // relay getter will trigger its initialization
+    // as providers are obviously not cached across isolates
+    if (!inIsolate) {
+      // Upon adapter initialization, configure relays
+      // with the event verification caching function
+      relay.configure(
+        isEventVerified: (Map<String, dynamic> map) {
+          // If replaceable, we check for that ID
+          final identifier = (map['tags'] as Iterable)
+              .firstWhereOrNull((t) => t[0] == 'd')?[1]
+              ?.toString();
+          final id = identifier != null
+              ? (map['kind'] as int, map['pubkey'].toString(), identifier)
+                  .formatted
+              : map['id'];
+          return ref.apps.nostrAdapter.existsId(id);
+        },
+      );
+      socialRelays.configure(
+        isEventVerified: (map) => ref.apps.nostrAdapter.existsId(map['pubkey']),
+      );
+    }
   }
 
   int get kind {
@@ -182,7 +188,7 @@ class RelayListenerNotifier extends Notifier<void> {
 
   Future<void> fetch() async {
     await Future.microtask(() async {
-      await ref.read(latestReleasesAppProvider.notifier).fetch();
+      await ref.read(latestReleasesAppProvider.notifier).fetchRemote();
       await ref.apps.appAdapter.checkForUpdates();
     });
   }
diff --git a/lib/navigation/app_initializer.dart b/lib/navigation/app_initializer.dart
index bec9bee..98fa70f 100644
--- a/lib/navigation/app_initializer.dart
+++ b/lib/navigation/app_initializer.dart
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ final appInitializer = FutureProvider<void>((ref) async {
   if (ref.appCurationSets.countLocal == 0) {
     // If we are here, local storage is empty
     // Preload curation sets
-    await ref.appCurationSets.findAll();
+    await ref.appCurationSets.findAll(syncLocal: true);
     // Preload updates in the background (no await)
     ref.apps.appAdapter.checkForUpdates();
   } else {
     // Preload curation sets in the background (no await)
-    ref.appCurationSets.findAll();
+    ref.appCurationSets.findAll(syncLocal: true, background: true);
   }
 
   // Preload zapstore's nostr curation set
diff --git a/lib/utils/notifier.dart b/lib/utils/notifier.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6a850e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/utils/notifier.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import 'package:flutter_data/flutter_data.dart';
+
+abstract class PreloadingStateNotifier<T> extends StateNotifier<AsyncValue<T>> {
+  final Ref ref;
+  PreloadingStateNotifier(this.ref) : super(AsyncLoading()) {
+    state = fetchLocal();
+    fetchRemote();
+  }
+
+  AsyncValue<T> fetchLocal();
+  Future<void> fetchRemote();
+}
diff --git a/lib/widgets/app_curation_container.dart b/lib/widgets/app_curation_container.dart
index b09d24d..c863c9f 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/app_curation_container.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/app_curation_container.dart
@@ -18,8 +18,11 @@ class AppCurationContainer extends HookConsumerWidget {
   Widget build(BuildContext context, WidgetRef ref) {
     final scrollController = useScrollController();
     final selectedAppCurationSet = ref.watch(_selectedIdProvider);
-    final appCurationSets =
-        ref.appCurationSets.findAllLocal().sortedBy((s) => s.createdAt!);
+    final appCurationSets = ref.appCurationSets
+        .findAllLocal()
+        .sortedBy((s) => s.createdAt!)
+        .reversed
+        .toList();
 
     // Custom curation set to place nostr set first (as its preloaded)
     final nostrCurationSet = appCurationSets.firstWhereOrNull(
@@ -108,9 +111,12 @@ class AppCurationSetNotifier
 
   Future<void> fetch() async {
     final appCurationSet = await future;
-    state = AsyncLoading();
+
+    if (appCurationSet.apps.isEmpty) {
+      state = AsyncLoading();
+    }
     state = await AsyncValue.guard(() async {
-      // Only load apps (no releases for now)
+      // Only load apps (no releases for now, includes=false)
       // We can use ignoreReturn here as we do not care about releases
       await ref.apps.findAll(
         params: {
diff --git a/lib/widgets/author_container.dart b/lib/widgets/author_container.dart
index 0775e92..6333d86 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/author_container.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/author_container.dart
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import 'package:zapstore/widgets/rounded_image.dart';
 class AuthorContainer extends StatelessWidget {
   final User user;
   final String beforeText;
-  final String afterText;
+  final String? afterText;
   final bool oneLine;
   final double size;
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class AuthorContainer extends StatelessWidget {
     super.key,
     required this.user,
     this.beforeText = 'Signed by',
-    this.afterText = '',
+    this.afterText,
     this.oneLine = true,
     this.size = 14,
   });
@@ -49,7 +49,11 @@ class AuthorContainer extends StatelessWidget {
                   maxLines: 1,
                   overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
                 ),
-                Text(afterText),
+                if (afterText != null)
+                  Text(
+                    afterText!,
+                    style: TextStyle(fontSize: 12, fontWeight: FontWeight.bold),
+                  ),
               ],
             )
         ],
diff --git a/lib/widgets/latest_releases_container.dart b/lib/widgets/latest_releases_container.dart
index 1801527..6cffdeb 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/latest_releases_container.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/latest_releases_container.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import 'package:gap/gap.dart';
 import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:zapstore/main.data.dart';
 import 'package:zapstore/models/app.dart';
+import 'package:zapstore/utils/notifier.dart';
 import 'package:zapstore/widgets/app_card.dart';
 
 class LatestReleasesContainer extends HookConsumerWidget {
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ class LatestReleasesContainer extends HookConsumerWidget {
                 onPressed: () async {
                   return ref
                       .read(latestReleasesAppProvider.notifier)
-                      .fetch(next: true);
+                      .fetchRemote(next: true);
                 },
                 builder: (context, child, callback, state) {
                   return Padding(
@@ -83,16 +84,14 @@ class LatestReleasesContainer extends HookConsumerWidget {
   }
 }
 
-class LatestReleasesAppNotifier extends StateNotifier<AsyncValue<List<App>>> {
+class LatestReleasesAppNotifier extends PreloadingStateNotifier<List<App>> {
   DateTime? _oldestCreatedAt;
   int _page = 1;
-  final Ref ref;
 
-  LatestReleasesAppNotifier(this.ref) : super(AsyncLoading()) {
-    fetch();
-  }
+  LatestReleasesAppNotifier(super.ref);
 
-  Future<void> fetch({bool next = false}) async {
+  @override
+  Future<void> fetchRemote({bool next = false}) async {
     if (next) {
       _page++;
     }
@@ -107,12 +106,17 @@ class LatestReleasesAppNotifier extends StateNotifier<AsyncValue<List<App>>> {
       },
     );
 
-    state = AsyncData(_fetchLocal());
+    state = fetchLocal();
   }
 
-  List<App> _fetchLocal() {
+  @override
+  AsyncValue<List<App>> fetchLocal() {
     final model = ref.apps.findAllLocal();
 
+    if (model.isEmpty) {
+      return AsyncLoading();
+    }
+
     final apps = model
         .where((a) => a.latestMetadata != null)
         .sortedByLatest
@@ -123,7 +127,7 @@ class LatestReleasesAppNotifier extends StateNotifier<AsyncValue<List<App>>> {
     if (apps.isNotEmpty) {
       _oldestCreatedAt = apps.last.createdAt;
     }
-    return apps;
+    return AsyncData(apps);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/widgets/signer_and_developer_row.dart b/lib/widgets/signer_and_developer_row.dart
index e1c9463..332c403 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/signer_and_developer_row.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/signer_and_developer_row.dart
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class SignerAndDeveloperRow extends ConsumerWidget {
                           settingsState.model!.trustedUsers
                               .contains(app.signer.value!)
                       ? '(trusted)'
-                      : '',
+                      : null,
                 ),
               ],
             ),
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index cd434c1..94c4e75 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -938,8 +938,8 @@ packages:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
       path: "."
-      ref: cbe8342031adf908c8243125e176f52739d400d8
-      resolved-ref: cbe8342031adf908c8243125e176f52739d400d8
+      ref: "7f0eefd1fd1bcbc947123dc377183dbae58ea97a"
+      resolved-ref: "7f0eefd1fd1bcbc947123dc377183dbae58ea97a"
       url: "https://github.com/purplebase/purplebase"
     source: git
     version: "0.2.0"
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index b5681cd..50deee6 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: zapstore
 description: The permissionless app store
 publish_to: 'none'
 
-version: 0.1.7+17
+version: 0.1.8+18
 
 environment:
   sdk: '>=3.3.0 <4.0.0'
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ dependency_overrides:
     # path: ../purplebase
     git:
       url: https://github.com/purplebase/purplebase
-      ref: cbe8342031adf908c8243125e176f52739d400d8
+      ref: 7f0eefd1fd1bcbc947123dc377183dbae58ea97a
   flutter_data:
     git:
       url: https://github.com/zapstore/flutter_data