diff --git a/src/lib/components/EditProfileModal.svelte b/src/lib/components/EditProfileModal.svelte
index e6ca02f..11ca722 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/EditProfileModal.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/EditProfileModal.svelte
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
 		if (!me.current) return;
 		isProcessingImage = true;
 		const image = await createImage(file, {
-			owner: publicGroup('reader'),
-			maxSize: 1024
+			owner: publicGroup(),
+			maxSize: 256
 		});
 
 		me.current.profile.image = image;
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 			>
 				{#if isProcessingImage}
 					<div class="bg-accent-500/20 size-24 animate-pulse rounded-full"></div>
-				{:else}
+				{:else if open}
 					{#key me.current?.profile.imageUrl || me.current?.profile.image}
 						<Avatar
 							image={me.current?.profile?.image}
diff --git a/src/routes/+page.svelte b/src/routes/+page.svelte
index fc3f3ca..ffb248a 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { Button, cn, Heading, Input, Modal, Subheading, ThemeToggle } from '@fuxui/base';
+	import { Button, cn, Heading, Subheading, ThemeToggle } from '@fuxui/base';
 	import { AccountCoState, CoState } from 'jazz-svelte';
 	import { LastReadList, MyAppAccount, SpaceList } from '$lib/schema';
 	import { createSpace } from '$lib/utils';
-	import { getProfile, resolveHandle } from '$lib/bluesky';
-	import { ImageDefinition } from 'jazz-tools';
-	import { onDestroy } from 'svelte';
 	import SpaceItem from '$lib/components/SpaceItem.svelte';
 	import CreateSpaceModal from '$lib/components/CreateSpaceModal.svelte';
 	import SpaceSelection from '$lib/SpaceSelection.svelte';
 	import EditProfileModal from '$lib/components/EditProfileModal.svelte';
-	import Avatar from '$lib/components/Avatar.svelte';
 
 	const me = new AccountCoState(MyAppAccount, {
 		resolve: {
@@ -54,26 +50,12 @@
 
 	let editProfileModalOpen = $state(false);
 
-	let imageUrl = $derived.by(() => {
-		if (!me.current?.profile?.image) return;
-		const highestRes = ImageDefinition.highestResAvailable(me?.current?.profile?.image);
-		if (!highestRes) return;
-		const blob = highestRes.stream.toBlob();
-		if (!blob) return;
-		return URL.createObjectURL(blob);
-	});
-
 	$effect(() => {
 		if (me.current?.root && !me.current.root.lastRead === null) {
 			me.current.root.lastRead = LastReadList.create({});
 			console.log('created last read list');
 		}
 	});
-	onDestroy(() => {
-		if (imageUrl) {
-			URL.revokeObjectURL(imageUrl);
-		}
-	});
 
 	let showSpaceSelection = $state(false);
 </script>