diff --git a/damus/Components/ZapButton.swift b/damus/Components/ZapButton.swift
index ecc86203..18b70be7 100644
--- a/damus/Components/ZapButton.swift
+++ b/damus/Components/ZapButton.swift
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func send_zap(damus_state: DamusState, event: NostrEvent, lnurl: String, is_cust
     }
     
     // Only take the first 10 because reasons
-    let relays = Array(damus_state.pool.descriptors.prefix(10))
+    let relays = Array(damus_state.pool.our_descriptors.prefix(10))
     let target = ZapTarget.note(id: event.id, author: event.pubkey)
     let content = comment ?? ""
     
diff --git a/damus/ContentView.swift b/damus/ContentView.swift
index 0ed7c2c5..72d7c8b1 100644
--- a/damus/ContentView.swift
+++ b/damus/ContentView.swift
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ func find_event(state: DamusState, evid: String, search_type: SearchType, find_f
         case .eose:
             if !has_event {
                 attempts += 1
-                if attempts == state.pool.descriptors.count / 2 {
+                if attempts == state.pool.our_descriptors.count / 2 {
                     callback(nil)
                 }
                 state.pool.unsubscribe(sub_id: subid, to: [relay_id])
diff --git a/damus/Nostr/RelayPool.swift b/damus/Nostr/RelayPool.swift
index 0b0cea33..eec7dedf 100644
--- a/damus/Nostr/RelayPool.swift
+++ b/damus/Nostr/RelayPool.swift
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ class RelayPool {
         network_monitor.start(queue: network_monitor_queue)
     }
     
-    var descriptors: [RelayDescriptor] {
+    var our_descriptors: [RelayDescriptor] {
+        return all_descriptors.filter { d in !d.info.ephemeral }
+    }
+    
+    var all_descriptors: [RelayDescriptor] {
         relays.map { r in r.descriptor }
     }
     
diff --git a/damus/Util/PostBox.swift b/damus/Util/PostBox.swift
index 69f8d850..902af1a6 100644
--- a/damus/Util/PostBox.swift
+++ b/damus/Util/PostBox.swift
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class PostBox {
             return
         }
         
-        let remaining = to ?? pool.descriptors.map { $0.url.id }
+        let remaining = to ?? pool.our_descriptors.map { $0.url.id }
         let posted_ev = PostedEvent(event: event, remaining: remaining, skip_ephemeral: skip_ephemeral)
         events[event.id] = posted_ev
         
diff --git a/damus/Util/Relays/RelayFilters.swift b/damus/Util/Relays/RelayFilters.swift
index e4515bb8..08ff8528 100644
--- a/damus/Util/Relays/RelayFilters.swift
+++ b/damus/Util/Relays/RelayFilters.swift
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func load_relay_filters(_ pubkey: String) -> Set<RelayFilter>? {
 }
 
 func determine_to_relays(pool: RelayPool, filters: RelayFilters) -> [String] {
-    return pool.descriptors
+    return pool.our_descriptors
         .map { $0.url.url.absoluteString }
         .filter { !filters.is_filtered(timeline: .search, relay_id: $0) }
 }
diff --git a/damus/Views/RelayFilterView.swift b/damus/Views/RelayFilterView.swift
index 83f2a774..8550af82 100644
--- a/damus/Views/RelayFilterView.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/RelayFilterView.swift
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ struct RelayFilterView: View {
     }
     
     var relays: [RelayDescriptor] {
-        return state.pool.descriptors
+        return state.pool.our_descriptors
     }
     
     var body: some View {
diff --git a/damus/Views/Relays/RecommendedRelayView.swift b/damus/Views/Relays/RecommendedRelayView.swift
index 55236676..b4019ca1 100644
--- a/damus/Views/Relays/RecommendedRelayView.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/Relays/RecommendedRelayView.swift
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ struct RecommendedRelayView: View {
         guard let ev_before_add = damus.contacts.event else {
             return
         }
-        guard let ev_after_add = add_relay(ev: ev_before_add, privkey: privkey, current_relays: damus.pool.descriptors, relay: relay, info: .rw) else {
+        guard let ev_after_add = add_relay(ev: ev_before_add, privkey: privkey, current_relays: damus.pool.our_descriptors, relay: relay, info: .rw) else {
             return
         }
         process_contact_event(state: damus, ev: ev_after_add)
diff --git a/damus/Views/Relays/RelayConfigView.swift b/damus/Views/Relays/RelayConfigView.swift
index d7037af7..dd5c335a 100644
--- a/damus/Views/Relays/RelayConfigView.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/Relays/RelayConfigView.swift
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ struct RelayConfigView: View {
     
     init(state: DamusState) {
         self.state = state
-        _relays = State(initialValue: state.pool.descriptors)
+        _relays = State(initialValue: state.pool.our_descriptors)
     }
     
     var recommended: [RelayDescriptor] {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ struct RelayConfigView: View {
     var body: some View {
         MainContent
         .onReceive(handle_notify(.relays_changed)) { _ in
-            self.relays = state.pool.descriptors
+            self.relays = state.pool.our_descriptors
         }
         .onReceive(handle_notify(.switched_timeline)) { _ in
             dismiss()
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ struct RelayConfigView: View {
                                 
                                 state.pool.connect(to: [new_relay])
                                 
-                                guard let new_ev = add_relay(ev: ev, privkey: privkey, current_relays: state.pool.descriptors, relay: new_relay, info: info) else {
+                                guard let new_ev = add_relay(ev: ev, privkey: privkey, current_relays: state.pool.our_descriptors, relay: new_relay, info: info) else {
                                     return
                                 }
                                 
diff --git a/damus/Views/Relays/RelayDetailView.swift b/damus/Views/Relays/RelayDetailView.swift
index 4192710d..5814a539 100644
--- a/damus/Views/Relays/RelayDetailView.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/Relays/RelayDetailView.swift
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ struct RelayDetailView: View {
                                 return
                             }
 
-                            let descriptors = state.pool.descriptors
+                            let descriptors = state.pool.our_descriptors
                             guard let new_ev = remove_relay( ev: ev, current_relays: descriptors, privkey: privkey, relay: relay) else {
                                 return
                             }
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ struct RelayDetailView: View {
                             guard let ev_before_add = state.contacts.event else {
                                 return
                             }
-                            guard let ev_after_add = add_relay(ev: ev_before_add, privkey: privkey, current_relays: state.pool.descriptors, relay: relay, info: .rw) else {
+                            guard let ev_after_add = add_relay(ev: ev_before_add, privkey: privkey, current_relays: state.pool.our_descriptors, relay: relay, info: .rw) else {
                                 return
                             }
                             process_contact_event(state: state, ev: ev_after_add)
diff --git a/damus/Views/Relays/RelayView.swift b/damus/Views/Relays/RelayView.swift
index 5caeadfc..c2960b43 100644
--- a/damus/Views/Relays/RelayView.swift
+++ b/damus/Views/Relays/RelayView.swift
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ struct RelayView: View {
                 return
             }
             
-            let descriptors = state.pool.descriptors
+            let descriptors = state.pool.our_descriptors
             guard let new_ev = remove_relay( ev: ev, current_relays: descriptors, privkey: privkey, relay: relay) else {
                 return
             }