diff --git a/damus/Models/HomeModel.swift b/damus/Models/HomeModel.swift
index 868c500e..5efdbbb9 100644
--- a/damus/Models/HomeModel.swift
+++ b/damus/Models/HomeModel.swift
@@ -794,25 +794,14 @@ func process_metadata_profile(our_pubkey: String, profiles: Profiles, profile: P
         }
     }
 
+    if old_nip05 != profile.nip05 {
+        // if it's been validated before, invalidate it now
+        profiles.invalidate_nip05(ev.pubkey)
+    }
+
     let tprof = TimestampedProfile(profile: profile, timestamp: ev.created_at, event: ev)
     profiles.add(id: ev.pubkey, profile: tprof)
-    
-    if let nip05 = profile.nip05, old_nip05 != profile.nip05 {
-        
-        Task.detached(priority: .background) {
-            let validated = await validate_nip05(pubkey: ev.pubkey, nip05_str: nip05)
-            if validated != nil {
-                print("validated nip05 for '\(nip05)'")
-            }
-            
-            Task { @MainActor in
-                profiles.set_validated(ev.pubkey, nip05: validated)
-                profiles.nip05_pubkey[nip05] = ev.pubkey
-                notify(.profile_updated, ProfileUpdate(pubkey: ev.pubkey, profile: profile))
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    
+
     // load pfps asap
     
     var changed = false
diff --git a/damus/Nostr/Profiles.swift b/damus/Nostr/Profiles.swift
index 2b1e6cdb..a75d1a5e 100644
--- a/damus/Nostr/Profiles.swift
+++ b/damus/Nostr/Profiles.swift
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ class Profiles {
         }
     }
 
+    func invalidate_nip05(_ pk: String) {
+        validated_queue.async(flags: .barrier) {
+            self.validated.removeValue(forKey: pk)
+        }
+    }
+
     func set_validated(_ pk: String, nip05: NIP05?) {
         validated_queue.async(flags: .barrier) {
             self.validated[pk] = nip05
diff --git a/damus/Util/NIP05.swift b/damus/Util/NIP05.swift
index 469d88c2..455732c8 100644
--- a/damus/Util/NIP05.swift
+++ b/damus/Util/NIP05.swift
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ func fetch_nip05(nip05: NIP05) async -> NIP05Response? {
     guard let url = nip05.url else {
         return nil
     }
-    
+
+    print("fetching nip05 \(url.absoluteString)")
     guard let ret = try? await URLSession.shared.data(from: url) else {
         return nil
     }
diff --git a/damus/Views/Profile/ProfileView.swift b/damus/Views/Profile/ProfileView.swift
index 8d6c0ddb..77b8d0ba 100644
--- a/damus/Views/Profile/ProfileView.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/Profile/ProfileView.swift
@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ struct ProfileView: View {
                 dismiss()
             }
             .onAppear() {
+                check_nip05_validity(pubkey: self.profile.pubkey, profiles: self.damus_state.profiles)
                 profile.subscribe()
                 //followers.subscribe()
             }
@@ -565,3 +566,25 @@ extension View {
             .foregroundStyle(scheme == .dark ? .white : .black, scheme == .dark ? .white : .black)
     }
 }
+
+func check_nip05_validity(pubkey: String, profiles: Profiles) {
+    guard let profile = profiles.lookup(id: pubkey),
+          let nip05 = profile.nip05,
+          profiles.is_validated(pubkey) == nil
+    else {
+        return
+    }
+
+    Task.detached(priority: .background) {
+        let validated = await validate_nip05(pubkey: pubkey, nip05_str: nip05)
+        if validated != nil {
+            print("validated nip05 for '\(nip05)'")
+        }
+
+        Task { @MainActor in
+            profiles.set_validated(pubkey, nip05: validated)
+            profiles.nip05_pubkey[nip05] = pubkey
+            notify(.profile_updated, ProfileUpdate(pubkey: pubkey, profile: profile))
+        }
+    }
+}