diff --git a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/account/AccountManager.kt b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/account/AccountManager.kt
index a97c831b2..17626a82e 100644
--- a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/account/AccountManager.kt
+++ b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/account/AccountManager.kt
@@ -536,6 +536,7 @@ class AccountManager internal constructor(
                         npub = keyPair.pubKey.toNpub(),
                         nsec = null,
                         isReadOnly = true,
+                        signerType = SignerType.ViewOnly,
                     )
                 _accountState.value = state
                 Result.success(state)
diff --git a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/cache/DesktopLocalCache.kt b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/cache/DesktopLocalCache.kt
index 08b57e10e..87128a75b 100644
--- a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/cache/DesktopLocalCache.kt
+++ b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/cache/DesktopLocalCache.kt
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ class DesktopLocalCache : ICacheProvider {
     private val _followedUsers = MutableStateFlow<Set<HexKey>>(emptySet())
     val followedUsers: StateFlow<Set<HexKey>> = _followedUsers.asStateFlow()
 
+    /** Increments on each metadata update — observe to recompose when user names change. */
+    private val _metadataVersion = MutableStateFlow(0L)
+    val metadataVersion: StateFlow<Long> = _metadataVersion.asStateFlow()
+
     companion object {
     }
 
@@ -151,6 +155,7 @@ class DesktopLocalCache : ICacheProvider {
             val newUserMetadata = event.contactMetaData()
             if (newUserMetadata != null) {
                 user.updateUserInfo(newUserMetadata, event)
+                _metadataVersion.value++
                 // Invalidate metadata flows on notes by this author that have observers
                 // so QuotedNoteEmbed/FeedNoteCard recompose with updated avatar/name
                 notes.forEach { _, note ->
diff --git a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/ui/account/AccountSwitcherDropdown.kt b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/ui/account/AccountSwitcherDropdown.kt
index dabb3097c..2aace03a2 100644
--- a/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/ui/account/AccountSwitcherDropdown.kt
+++ b/desktopApp/src/jvmMain/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/desktop/ui/account/AccountSwitcherDropdown.kt
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
 import androidx.compose.material3.Text
 import androidx.compose.material3.TextButton
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
+import androidx.compose.runtime.collectAsState
 import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
 import androidx.compose.runtime.mutableStateOf
 import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
@@ -95,6 +96,10 @@ fun AccountSwitcherDropdown(
     var expanded by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
     var confirmLogoutNpub by remember { mutableStateOf<String?>(null) }
 
+    // Observe metadata version to recompose when user display names load from relays
+    @Suppress("UNUSED_VARIABLE")
+    val metadataVersion by localCache?.metadataVersion?.collectAsState() ?: remember { mutableStateOf(0L) }
+
     Box(modifier = modifier) {
         IconButton(
             onClick = { expanded = true },