diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/relayClient/reqCommand/account/follows/AccountFollowsLoaderSubAssembler.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/relayClient/reqCommand/account/follows/AccountFollowsLoaderSubAssembler.kt
index 8192abf20..5e70dfedd 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/relayClient/reqCommand/account/follows/AccountFollowsLoaderSubAssembler.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/relayClient/reqCommand/account/follows/AccountFollowsLoaderSubAssembler.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.commons.relayClient.eoseManagers.IEoseManager
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.isDebug
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.Account
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.LocalCache
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.LocalCache.users
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.User
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.BundledUpdate
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.relayClient.reqCommand.account.AccountQueryState
@@ -150,7 +151,10 @@ class AccountFollowsLoaderSubAssembler(
             }
         }
 
-        if (users.isEmpty()) return null
+        if (users.isEmpty()) {
+            hasTried.removeEveryoneBut(emptySet())
+            return null
+        }
 
         val connectedRelays = client.connectedRelaysFlow().value
 
diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/relayClient/reqCommand/account/follows/FilterFindFollowMetadataForKey.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/relayClient/reqCommand/account/follows/FilterFindFollowMetadataForKey.kt
index 4db9ea1e5..fb3457ef6 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/relayClient/reqCommand/account/follows/FilterFindFollowMetadataForKey.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/relayClient/reqCommand/account/follows/FilterFindFollowMetadataForKey.kt
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ fun pickRelaysToLoadUsers(
         searchRelays - cannotConnectRelays,
         connected,
         commonRelays - cannotConnectRelays,
+        cannotConnectRelays,
         hasTried,
     )
 }
@@ -84,11 +85,12 @@ fun pickRelaysToLoadUsers(
     searchRelays: Set<NormalizedRelayUrl>,
     connected: Set<NormalizedRelayUrl>,
     commonRelays: Set<NormalizedRelayUrl>,
+    cannotConnectRelays: Set<NormalizedRelayUrl>,
     hasTried: EOSEAccountFast<User>,
 ): Map<NormalizedRelayUrl, Set<HexKey>> =
     mapOfSet {
         users.forEachIndexed { idx, key ->
-            val tried = hasTried.since(key)?.keys ?: emptySet()
+            val tried = (hasTried.since(key)?.keys ?: emptySet()) + cannotConnectRelays
 
             val outbox = key.authorRelayList()?.writeRelaysNorm()