diff --git a/damus/Models/SearchHomeModel.swift b/damus/Models/SearchHomeModel.swift
index 48fafa4e..e2426912 100644
--- a/damus/Models/SearchHomeModel.swift
+++ b/damus/Models/SearchHomeModel.swift
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func find_profiles_to_fetch_from_events(profiles: Profiles, events: [NostrEvent]
     
     for ev in events {
         // lookup profiles from boosted events
-        if let bev = ev.inner_event, profiles.lookup(id: bev.pubkey) == nil {
+        if ev.known_kind == .boost, let bev = ev.inner_event, profiles.lookup(id: bev.pubkey) == nil {
             pubkeys.insert(bev.pubkey)
         }