diff --git a/src/app/onboarding/create/[...slug]/page.tsx b/src/app/onboarding/create/[...slug]/page.tsx
index 0ec392c0..60f84f2a 100644
--- a/src/app/onboarding/create/[...slug]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/onboarding/create/[...slug]/page.tsx
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ export default function Page({ params }: { params: { slug: string } }) {
                 ></path>
               </svg>
             ) : (
-              <span className="drop-shadow-lg">Done →</span>
+              <span className="drop-shadow-lg">Done! Go to newsfeed</span>
             )}
           </button>
         </div>
diff --git a/src/app/onboarding/login/[privkey]/page.tsx b/src/app/onboarding/login/[privkey]/page.tsx
index 74353527..430bfd13 100644
--- a/src/app/onboarding/login/[privkey]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/onboarding/login/[privkey]/page.tsx
@@ -10,16 +10,14 @@ import { createAccount, createPleb, updateAccount } from '@utils/storage';
 import { nip02ToArray } from '@utils/transform';
 
 import Image from 'next/image';
-import { useRouter } from 'next/navigation';
+import Link from 'next/link';
 import { getPublicKey } from 'nostr-tools';
 import { useCallback, useContext, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 
 export default function Page({ params }: { params: { privkey: string } }) {
-  const router = useRouter();
-
   const [pool, relays]: any = useContext(RelayContext);
   const pubkey = useMemo(() => (params.privkey ? getPublicKey(params.privkey) : null), [params.privkey]);
-  const eose = useRef(0);
+  const timeout = useRef(null);
 
   const [profile, setProfile] = useState({ metadata: null });
   const [done, setDone] = useState(false);
@@ -60,7 +58,7 @@ export default function Page({ params }: { params: { privkey: string } }) {
       },
       undefined,
       () => {
-        setDone(true);
+        timeout.current = setTimeout(() => setDone(true), 5000);
       },
       {
         unsubscribeOnEose: true,
@@ -70,14 +68,10 @@ export default function Page({ params }: { params: { privkey: string } }) {
 
     return () => {
       unsubscribe;
+      clearTimeout(timeout.current);
     };
   }, [pool, relays, pubkey, params.privkey, createPlebs]);
 
-  // submit then redirect to home
-  const submit = () => {
-    router.replace('/');
-  };
-
   return (
     <div className="grid h-full w-full grid-rows-5">
       <div className="row-span-1 flex items-center justify-center">
@@ -131,12 +125,13 @@ export default function Page({ params }: { params: { privkey: string } }) {
                 ></path>
               </svg>
             ) : (
-              <button
-                onClick={() => submit()}
+              <Link
+                prefetch={false}
+                href="/"
                 className="inline-flex w-full transform items-center justify-center rounded-lg bg-gradient-to-r from-fuchsia-300 via-orange-100 to-amber-300 px-3.5 py-2.5 font-medium text-zinc-800 active:translate-y-1 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-30"
               >
-                <span className="drop-shadow-lg">Done →</span>
-              </button>
+                <span className="drop-shadow-lg">Done! Go to newsfeed</span>
+              </Link>
             )}
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/src/app/onboarding/page.tsx b/src/app/onboarding/page.tsx
index 8eaa7636..7a84b156 100644
--- a/src/app/onboarding/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/onboarding/page.tsx
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ export default function Page() {
         </h1>
         <div className="mt-4 flex flex-col items-center gap-1.5">
           <Link
+            prefetch={false}
             href="/onboarding/create"
             className="relative inline-flex h-14 w-64 items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-full bg-zinc-900 px-6 text-lg font-medium ring-1 ring-zinc-800 hover:bg-zinc-800"
           >
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ export default function Page() {
             <ArrowRight width={20} height={20} />
           </Link>
           <Link
+            prefetch={false}
             href="/onboarding/login"
             className="inline-flex h-14 w-64 items-center justify-center gap-2 rounded-full px-6 text-base font-medium text-zinc-300 hover:bg-zinc-800"
           >
diff --git a/src/app/page.tsx b/src/app/page.tsx
index 6497b23c..7e645ee0 100644
--- a/src/app/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/page.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export default function Page() {
   const [lastLogin] = useLocalStorage('lastLogin', new Date());
 
   const now = useRef(new Date());
-  const eose = useRef(0);
+  const timeout = useRef(null);
   const unsubscribe = useRef(null);
 
   const fetchData = useCallback(
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export default function Page() {
         },
         undefined,
         () => {
-          router.replace('/nostr/newsfeed/following');
+          timeout.current = setTimeout(() => router.replace('/nostr/newsfeed/following'), 5000);
         },
         {
           unsubscribeOnEose: true,
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ export default function Page() {
       if (unsubscribe.current) {
         unsubscribe.current();
       }
+      clearTimeout(timeout.current);
     };
   }, [fetchData, router]);
 
diff --git a/src/components/activeLink.tsx b/src/components/activeLink.tsx
index e215c144..510b8dcb 100644
--- a/src/components/activeLink.tsx
+++ b/src/components/activeLink.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export const ActiveLink = ({
   const isActive = href.includes(segments[1]);
 
   return (
-    <Link href={href} className={`${className}` + ' ' + (isActive ? `${activeClassName}` : '')}>
+    <Link prefetch={false} href={href} className={`${className}` + ' ' + (isActive ? `${activeClassName}` : '')}>
       {children}
     </Link>
   );
diff --git a/src/components/multiAccounts/index.tsx b/src/components/multiAccounts/index.tsx
index 208981c5..853b1623 100644
--- a/src/components/multiAccounts/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/multiAccounts/index.tsx
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export default function MultiAccounts() {
     <div className="flex h-full flex-col items-center justify-between px-2 pb-4 pt-3">
       <div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
         <Link
+          prefetch={false}
           href="/explore"
           className="group relative flex h-11 w-11 shrink cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-lg bg-zinc-900 hover:bg-zinc-800"
         >
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ export default function MultiAccounts() {
         </Link>
         <div>{users.map((user) => renderAccount(user))}</div>
         <Link
+          prefetch={false}
           href="/onboarding"
           className="group relative flex h-11 w-11 shrink cursor-pointer items-center justify-center rounded-lg border-2 border-dashed border-zinc-600 hover:border-zinc-400"
         >