diff --git a/src/components/ProfileView.svelte b/src/components/ProfileView.svelte
--- a/src/components/ProfileView.svelte
+++ b/src/components/ProfileView.svelte
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { AtpClient, resolveDidDoc, resolveHandle } from '$lib/at/client.svelte';
-	import {
-		isHandle,
-		type ActorIdentifier,
-		type AtprotoDid,
-		type Did,
-		type Handle
-	} from '@atcute/lexicons/syntax';
+	import { AtpClient, resolveDidDoc } from '$lib/at/client.svelte';
+	import { isDid, isHandle, type ActorIdentifier, type Did } from '@atcute/lexicons/syntax';
 	import TimelineView from './TimelineView.svelte';
 	import ProfileInfo from './ProfileInfo.svelte';
 	import type { State as PostComposerState } from './PostComposer.svelte';
@@ -14,7 +8,6 @@
 	import { accounts, generateColorForDid } from '$lib/accounts';
 	import { img } from '$lib/cdn';
 	import { isBlob } from '@atcute/lexicons/interfaces';
-	import type { AppBskyActorProfile } from '@atcute/bluesky';
 	import {
 		handles,
 		profiles,
@@ -34,12 +27,12 @@
 
 	let { client, actor, onBack, postComposerState = $bindable() }: Props = $props();
 
-	let profile = $state<AppBskyActorProfile.Main | null>(profiles.get(actor as Did) ?? null);
+	const profile = $derived(profiles.get(actor as Did));
 	const displayName = $derived(profile?.displayName ?? '');
+	const handle = $derived(isHandle(actor) ? actor : handles.get(actor as Did));
 	let loading = $state(true);
 	let error = $state<string | null>(null);
-	let did = $state<AtprotoDid | null>(null);
-	let handle = $state<Handle | null>(handles.get(actor as Did) ?? null);
+	let did = $state(isDid(actor) ? actor : null);
 
 	let userBlocked = $state(false);
 	let blockedByTarget = $state(false);
@@ -47,25 +40,14 @@
 	const loadProfile = async (identifier: ActorIdentifier) => {
 		loading = true;
 		error = null;
-		profile = null;
-		handle = isHandle(identifier) ? identifier : null;
 
-		const resDid = await resolveHandle(identifier);
-		if (resDid.ok) did = resDid.value;
-		else {
-			error = resDid.error;
-			loading = false;
+		const docRes = await resolveDidDoc(identifier);
+		if (docRes.ok) {
+			did = docRes.value.did;
+			handles.set(did, docRes.value.handle);
+		} else {
+			error = docRes.error;
 			return;
-		}
-
-		if (!handle) handle = handles.get(did) ?? null;
-
-		if (!handle) {
-			const resHandle = await resolveDidDoc(did);
-			if (resHandle.ok) {
-				handle = resHandle.value.handle;
-				handles.set(did, resHandle.value.handle);
-			}
 		}
 
 		// check block relationship
@@ -73,10 +55,13 @@
 			let blockRel = getBlockRelationship(client.user.did, did);
 			blockRel = blockFlags.get(client.user.did)?.has(did)
 				? blockRel
-				: {
-						userBlocked: await fetchBlocked(client, did, client.user.did),
-						blockedByTarget: await fetchBlocked(client, client.user.did, did)
-					};
+				: await (async () => {
+						const [userBlocked, blockedByTarget] = await Promise.all([
+							await fetchBlocked(client, did, client.user!.did),
+							await fetchBlocked(client, client.user!.did, did)
+						]);
+						return { userBlocked, blockedByTarget };
+					})();
 			userBlocked = blockRel.userBlocked;
 			blockedByTarget = blockRel.blockedByTarget;
 		}
@@ -87,11 +72,9 @@
 			return;
 		}
 
-		const res = await client.getProfile(did);
-		if (res.ok) {
-			profile = res.value;
-			profiles.set(did, res.value);
-		} else error = res.error;
+		const res = await client.getProfile(did, true);
+		if (res.ok) profiles.set(did, res.value);
+		else error = res.error;
 
 		loading = false;
 	};
@@ -122,11 +105,7 @@
 			<Icon icon="heroicons:arrow-left-20-solid" width={24} />
 		</button>
 		<h2 class="text-xl font-bold">
-			{displayName.length > 0
-				? displayName
-				: loading
-					? 'loading...'
-					: (handle ?? actor ?? 'profile')}
+			{displayName.length > 0 ? displayName : loading ? 'loading...' : (handle ?? 'handle.invalid')}
 		</h2>
 		<div class="grow"></div>
 		{#if did && client.user && client.user.did !== did}
@@ -163,7 +142,7 @@
 			{#if did}
 				<div class="px-4 pb-4">
 					<div class="relative z-10 {bannerUrl ? '-mt-12' : 'mt-4'} mb-4">
-						<ProfileInfo {client} {did} bind:profile />
+						<ProfileInfo {client} {did} {profile} />
 					</div>
 
 					<TimelineView
diff --git a/src/components/TimelineView.svelte b/src/components/TimelineView.svelte
--- a/src/components/TimelineView.svelte
+++ b/src/components/TimelineView.svelte
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
 	} from '$lib/state.svelte';
 	import Icon from '@iconify/svelte';
 	import { buildThreads, filterThreads, type ThreadPost } from '$lib/thread';
-	import type { AtprotoDid } from '@atcute/lexicons/syntax';
+	import type { Did } from '@atcute/lexicons/syntax';
 	import NotLoggedIn from './NotLoggedIn.svelte';
 
 	interface Props {
 		client?: AtpClient | null;
-		targetDid?: AtprotoDid;
+		targetDid?: Did;
 		postComposerState: PostComposerState;
 		class?: string;
 		// whether to show replies that are not the user's own posts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 		loaderState.status = 'LOADING';
 
 		try {
-			await fetchTimeline(client, did as AtprotoDid, 7, showReplies);
+			await fetchTimeline(client, did, 7, showReplies);
 			// only fetch interactions if logged in (because if not who is the interactor)
 			if (client.user) {
 				if (!fetchingInteractions) {
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 		}
 
 		loading = false;
-		const cursor = postCursors.get(did as AtprotoDid);
+		const cursor = postCursors.get(did);
 		if (cursor && cursor.end) loaderState.complete();
 	};
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 			// if we saw all posts dont try to load more.
 			// this only really happens if the user has no posts at all
 			// but we do have to handle it to not cause an infinite loop
-			const cursor = did ? postCursors.get(did as AtprotoDid) : undefined;
+			const cursor = did ? postCursors.get(did) : undefined;
 			if (!cursor?.end) loadMore();
 		}
 	});
diff --git a/src/lib/cache.ts b/src/lib/cache.ts
--- a/src/lib/cache.ts
+++ b/src/lib/cache.ts
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@
 	}
 }
 
+export const ttl = 60 * 60 * 3; // 3 hours
+
 export const cache = createCache({
 	storage: {
 		type: 'custom',
@@ -217,6 +219,6 @@
 			storage: new IDBStorage()
 		}
 	},
-	ttl: 60 * 60 * 24, // 24 hours
+	ttl,
 	onError: (err) => console.error(err)
 });
diff --git a/src/lib/state.svelte.ts b/src/lib/state.svelte.ts
--- a/src/lib/state.svelte.ts
+++ b/src/lib/state.svelte.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { writable } from 'svelte/store';
 import {
 	AtpClient,
+	setRecordCache,
 	type NotificationsStream,
 	type NotificationsStreamEvent
 } from './at/client.svelte';
@@ -476,7 +477,7 @@
 
 export const fetchTimeline = async (
 	client: AtpClient,
-	subject: AtprotoDid,
+	subject: Did,
 	limit: number = 6,
 	withBacklinks: boolean = true
 ) => {
@@ -545,6 +546,7 @@
 					cid: commit.cid
 				}
 			];
+			await setRecordCache(uri, commit.record);
 			const client = clients.get(did) ?? viewClient;
 			const hydrated = await hydratePosts(client, did, posts, hydrateCacheFn);
 			if (!hydrated.ok) {
diff --git a/src/lib/at/client.svelte.ts b/src/lib/at/client.svelte.ts
--- a/src/lib/at/client.svelte.ts
+++ b/src/lib/at/client.svelte.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 import { MiniDocQuery, type MiniDoc } from './slingshot';
 import { BacklinksQuery, type Backlinks, type BacklinksSource } from './constellation';
 import type { Records, XRPCProcedures } from '@atcute/lexicons/ambient';
-import { cache as rawCache } from '$lib/cache';
+import { cache as rawCache, ttl } from '$lib/cache';
 import { AppBskyActorProfile } from '@atcute/bluesky';
 import { WebSocket } from '@soffinal/websocket';
 import type { Notification } from './stardust';
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@
 
 const cache = cacheWithRecords;
 
+export const invalidateRecordCache = async (uri: ResourceUri) => {
+	console.log(`invalidating cached for ${uri}`);
+	await cache.invalidate('fetchRecord', `fetchRecord~${uri}`);
+};
+export const setRecordCache = (uri: ResourceUri, record: unknown) =>
+	cache.set('fetchRecord', `fetchRecord~${uri}`, record, ttl);
+
 export const xhrPost = (
 	url: string,
 	body: Blob | File,
@@ -88,11 +95,10 @@
 		const xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
 		xhr.open('POST', url);
 
-		if (onProgress && xhr.upload) {
+		if (onProgress && xhr.upload)
 			xhr.upload.onprogress = (event: ProgressEvent) => {
 				if (event.lengthComputable) onProgress(event.loaded, event.total);
 			};
-		}
 
 		Object.keys(headers).forEach((key) => xhr.setRequestHeader(key, headers[key]));
 
@@ -145,13 +151,17 @@
 		TKey extends RecordKeySchema,
 		Schema extends RecordSchema<TObject, TKey>,
 		Output extends InferInput<Schema>
-	>(schema: Schema, uri: ResourceUri): Promise<Result<RecordOutput<Output>, string>> {
+	>(
+		schema: Schema,
+		uri: ResourceUri,
+		noCache?: boolean
+	): Promise<Result<RecordOutput<Output>, string>> {
 		const parsedUri = expect(parseResourceUri(uri));
 		if (parsedUri.collection !== schema.object.shape.$type.expected)
 			return err(
 				`collections don't match: ${parsedUri.collection} != ${schema.object.shape.$type.expected}`
 			);
-		return await this.getRecord(schema, parsedUri.repo!, parsedUri.rkey!);
+		return await this.getRecord(schema, parsedUri.repo!, parsedUri.rkey!, noCache);
 	}
 
 	async getRecord<
@@ -163,14 +173,15 @@
 	>(
 		schema: Schema,
 		repo: ActorIdentifier,
-		rkey: RecordKey
+		rkey: RecordKey,
+		noCache?: boolean
 	): Promise<Result<RecordOutput<Output>, string>> {
 		const collection = schema.object.shape.$type.expected;
 
 		try {
-			const rawValue = await cache.fetchRecord(
-				toResourceUri({ repo, collection, rkey, fragment: undefined })
-			);
+			const uri = toResourceUri({ repo, collection, rkey, fragment: undefined });
+			if (noCache) await invalidateRecordCache(uri);
+			const rawValue = await cache.fetchRecord(uri);
 
 			const parsed = safeParse(schema, rawValue.value);
 			if (!parsed.ok) return err(parsed.message);
@@ -185,10 +196,16 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	async getProfile(repo?: ActorIdentifier): Promise<Result<AppBskyActorProfile.Main, string>> {
+	async getProfile(
+		repo?: ActorIdentifier,
+		noCache?: boolean
+	): Promise<Result<AppBskyActorProfile.Main, string>> {
 		repo = repo ?? this.user?.did;
 		if (!repo) return err('not authenticated');
-		return map(await this.getRecord(AppBskyActorProfile.mainSchema, repo, 'self'), (d) => d.record);
+		return map(
+			await this.getRecord(AppBskyActorProfile.mainSchema, repo, 'self', noCache),
+			(d) => d.record
+		);
 	}
 
 	async listRecords<Collection extends keyof Records>(
@@ -218,8 +235,7 @@
 		});
 		if (!res.ok) return err(`${res.data.error}: ${res.data.message ?? 'no details'}`);
 
-		for (const record of res.data.records)
-			await cache.set('fetchRecord', `fetchRecord~${record.uri}`, record, 60 * 60 * 24);
+		for (const record of res.data.records) setRecordCache(record.uri, record);
 
 		return ok(res.data);
 	}