diff --git a/src/components/ProfileSection.tsx b/src/components/ProfileSection.tsx
index 36d6b64..0899910 100644
--- a/src/components/ProfileSection.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ProfileSection.tsx
@@ -587,18 +587,17 @@ type ProfileLinkProps = {
 }
 export const ProfileLink = ({ pubkey, nip05 }: ProfileLinkProps) => {
   const { ndk } = useNDKContext()
-  console.log(`[debug]`, pubkey, nip05)
   const [hexPubkey, setHexPubkey] = useState<string>()
   const profile = useProfile(hexPubkey, {
     cacheUsage: NDKSubscriptionCacheUsage.PARALLEL
   })
   useEffect(() => {
     if (pubkey) {
-      setHexPubkey(pubkey)
+      setHexPubkey(npubToHex(pubkey)!)
     } else if (nip05) {
       NDKUser.fromNip05(nip05, ndk).then((user) => {
         if (user?.pubkey) {
-          setHexPubkey(user.pubkey)
+          setHexPubkey(npubToHex(user.pubkey)!)
         }
       })
     }