diff --git a/src/pages/settings/preference.tsx b/src/pages/settings/preference.tsx
index b3c9c79..82c84ee 100644
--- a/src/pages/settings/preference.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/settings/preference.tsx
@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@ import { log, LogType, now } from 'utils'
 
 // todo: use components from Input.tsx
 export const PreferencesSetting = () => {
+  const { ndk, fetchEventFromUserRelays, publish } = useNDKContext()
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch()
 
-  const [wotLevel, setWotLevel] = useState(3)
-  const [isSaving, setIsSaving] = useState(false)
-  const { ndk, fetchEventFromUserRelays, publish } = useNDKContext()
   const user = useAppSelector((state) => state.user.user)
+  const { userWotLevel } = useAppSelector((state) => state.wot)
+
+  const [wotLevel, setWotLevel] = useState(userWotLevel)
+  const [isSaving, setIsSaving] = useState(false)
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (user?.pubkey) {
@@ -80,9 +82,22 @@ export const PreferencesSetting = () => {
 
     const ndkEvent = new NDKEvent(ndk, signedEvent)
     await publish(ndkEvent)
-    dispatch(setUserWotLevel(wotLevel))
+      .then((publishedOnRelays) => {
+        toast.success(
+          `Preferences published to following relays: \n\n${publishedOnRelays.join(
+            '\n'
+          )}`
+        )
 
-    setIsSaving(false)
+        dispatch(setUserWotLevel(wotLevel))
+      })
+      .catch((err) => {
+        console.error(err)
+        toast.error('Error: Failed to publish preferences!')
+      })
+      .finally(() => {
+        setIsSaving(false)
+      })
   }
 
   return (
diff --git a/src/store/reducers/wot.ts b/src/store/reducers/wot.ts
index 87a3881..4288c65 100644
--- a/src/store/reducers/wot.ts
+++ b/src/store/reducers/wot.ts
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ export interface IWOT {
 const initialState: IWOT = {
   siteWot: [],
   siteWotStatus: WOTStatus.IDLE,
-  siteWotLevel: 3,
+  siteWotLevel: 0,
   userWot: [],
   userWotStatus: WOTStatus.IDLE,
-  userWotLevel: 3
+  userWotLevel: 0
 }
 
 export const wotSlice = createSlice({