diff --git a/damus/Core/Nostr/RelayPool.swift b/damus/Core/Nostr/RelayPool.swift
index e44e7ba5..88b3e6c5 100644
--- a/damus/Core/Nostr/RelayPool.swift
+++ b/damus/Core/Nostr/RelayPool.swift
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import Network
 
 struct RelayHandler {
     let sub_id: String
+    /// The filters that this handler will handle. Set this to `nil` if you want your handler to receive all events coming from the relays.
     let filters: [NostrFilter]?
     let to: [RelayURL]?
     var handler: AsyncStream<(RelayURL, NostrConnectionEvent)>.Continuation
@@ -535,7 +536,10 @@ actor RelayPool {
         }
 
         for handler in handlers {
-            guard handler.sub_id == event.subId else { continue }
+            // We send data to the handlers if:
+            // - the subscription ID matches, or
+            // - the handler filters is `nil`, which is used in some cases as a blanket "give me all notes" (e.g. during signup)
+            guard handler.sub_id == event.subId || handler.filters == nil else { continue }
             logStreamPipelineStats("RelayPool_\(relay_id.absoluteString)", "RelayPool_Handler_\(handler.sub_id)")
             handler.handler.yield((relay_id, event))
         }
diff --git a/damus/Features/Onboarding/Views/SaveKeysView.swift b/damus/Features/Onboarding/Views/SaveKeysView.swift
index bd142392..468b4c16 100644
--- a/damus/Features/Onboarding/Views/SaveKeysView.swift
+++ b/damus/Features/Onboarding/Views/SaveKeysView.swift
@@ -143,8 +143,12 @@ struct SaveKeysView: View {
         for relay in bootstrap_relays {
             await add_rw_relay(self.pool, relay)
         }
+        
+        self.loading = true
                 
         Task {
+            await self.pool.connect()
+            
             let stream = AsyncStream<(RelayURL, NostrConnectionEvent)> { streamContinuation in
                 Task { await self.pool.register_handler(sub_id: "signup", filters: nil, handler: streamContinuation) }
             }
@@ -152,10 +156,6 @@ struct SaveKeysView: View {
                 await handle_event(relay: relayUrl, ev: connectionEvent)
             }
         }
-
-        self.loading = true
-        
-        await self.pool.connect()
     }
     
     func save_to_storage(first_contact_event: NdbNote, first_relay_list_event: NdbNote, for account: CreateAccountModel) {