diff --git a/src/providers/global/user-directory-provider.tsx b/src/providers/global/user-directory-provider.tsx
index 8b2bb2df5..7498a755c 100644
--- a/src/providers/global/user-directory-provider.tsx
+++ b/src/providers/global/user-directory-provider.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { PropsWithChildren, createContext, useCallback, useContext } from "react
 import { useAsync } from "react-use";
 
 import db from "../../services/db";
+import useSubject from "../../hooks/use-subject";
+import { userSearchUpdate } from "../../services/username-search";
 
 export type UserDirectory = { pubkey: string; names: string[] }[];
 export type GetDirectoryFn = () => UserDirectory;
@@ -12,7 +14,8 @@ export function useUserSearchDirectoryContext() {
 }
 
 export function AllUserSearchDirectoryProvider({ children }: PropsWithChildren) {
-  const { value: users } = useAsync(() => db.getAll("userSearch"));
+  const update = useSubject(userSearchUpdate);
+  const { value: users } = useAsync(() => db.getAll("userSearch"), [update]);
   const getDirectory = useCallback(() => users as UserDirectory, [users]);
 
   return <UserSearchDirectoryProvider getDirectory={getDirectory}>{children}</UserSearchDirectoryProvider>;
diff --git a/src/services/username-search.ts b/src/services/username-search.ts
index 52eff53a2..1d3d588fb 100644
--- a/src/services/username-search.ts
+++ b/src/services/username-search.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@ import db from "./db";
 import replaceableEventsService from "./replaceable-events";
 import userMetadataService from "./user-metadata";
 import { logger } from "../helpers/debug";
+import Subject from "../classes/subject";
 
 const WRITE_USER_SEARCH_BATCH_TIME = 500;
 const log = logger.extend("UsernameSearch");
 
+export const userSearchUpdate = new Subject();
+
 const writeSearchQueue = new Set<string>();
 const writeSearchData = _throttle(async () => {
   if (writeSearchQueue.size === 0) return;
@@ -26,6 +29,7 @@ const writeSearchData = _throttle(async () => {
   }
   transaction.commit();
   await transaction.done;
+  userSearchUpdate.next(Math.random());
 }, WRITE_USER_SEARCH_BATCH_TIME);
 
 replaceableEventsService.events.onEvent.subscribe((event) => {
diff --git a/src/views/home/index.tsx b/src/views/home/index.tsx
index 1acb8ee02..c26157248 100644
--- a/src/views/home/index.tsx
+++ b/src/views/home/index.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import NoteFilterTypeButtons from "../../components/note-filter-type-buttons";
 import KindSelectionProvider, { useKindSelectionContext } from "../../providers/local/kind-selection-provider";
 import { useReadRelays } from "../../hooks/use-client-relays";
 
-const defaultKinds = [kinds.ShortTextNote, kinds.Repost, kinds.GenericRepost, kinds.LongFormArticle];
+const defaultKinds = [kinds.ShortTextNote, kinds.Repost, kinds.GenericRepost];
 
 function HomePage() {
   const showReplies = useDisclosure({ defaultIsOpen: localStorage.getItem("show-replies") === "true" });