diff --git a/damus/Nostr/NostrFilter.swift b/damus/Nostr/NostrFilter.swift
index 6d32a7c8..9af01178 100644
--- a/damus/Nostr/NostrFilter.swift
+++ b/damus/Nostr/NostrFilter.swift
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ struct NostrFilter: Codable, Equatable {
     }
     
     public static func filter_hashtag(_ htags: [String]) -> NostrFilter {
-        return NostrFilter(ids: nil, kinds: nil, referenced_ids: nil, pubkeys: nil, since: nil, until: nil, authors: nil, hashtag: htags)
+        return NostrFilter(ids: nil, kinds: nil, referenced_ids: nil, pubkeys: nil, since: nil, until: nil, authors: nil, hashtag: htags.map { $0.lowercased() })
     }
 
     public static var filter_text: NostrFilter {
diff --git a/damus/Nostr/NostrLink.swift b/damus/Nostr/NostrLink.swift
index bcb2e2ae..ffd172f6 100644
--- a/damus/Nostr/NostrLink.swift
+++ b/damus/Nostr/NostrLink.swift
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func decode_nostr_uri(_ s: String) -> NostrLink? {
         }
     
     if tag_is_hashtag(parts) {
-        return .filter(NostrFilter.filter_hashtag([parts[1].lowercased()]))
+        return .filter(NostrFilter.filter_hashtag([parts[1]]))
     }
     
     if let rid = tag_to_refid(parts) {
diff --git a/damus/Views/SearchHomeView.swift b/damus/Views/SearchHomeView.swift
index a75b4802..9634292f 100644
--- a/damus/Views/SearchHomeView.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/SearchHomeView.swift
@@ -83,9 +83,6 @@ struct SearchHomeView: View {
             }
             .background(colorScheme == .dark ? Color.black : Color.white)
         }
-        .onChange(of: search) { s in
-            print("search change 1")
-        }
         .onReceive(handle_notify(.new_mutes)) { _ in
             self.model.filter_muted()
         }