diff --git a/src/controllers/NostrController.ts b/src/controllers/NostrController.ts
index 13787e5..fa558de 100644
--- a/src/controllers/NostrController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/NostrController.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import {
   getNsecBunkerDelegatedKey,
   verifySignedEvent
 } from '../utils'
+import { getDefaultRelayMap } from '../utils/relays.ts'
 
 export class NostrController extends EventEmitter {
   private static instance: NostrController
@@ -650,7 +651,7 @@ export class NostrController extends EventEmitter {
    */
   getRelayMap = async (
     npub: string
-  ): Promise<{ map: RelayMap; mapUpdated: number }> => {
+  ): Promise<{ map: RelayMap; mapUpdated?: number }> => {
     const mostPopularRelays = await this.getMostPopularRelays()
 
     const pool = new SimplePool()
@@ -691,7 +692,7 @@ export class NostrController extends EventEmitter {
 
       return Promise.resolve({ map: relaysMap, mapUpdated: event.created_at })
     } else {
-      return Promise.reject('User relays were not found.')
+      return Promise.resolve({ map: getDefaultRelayMap() })
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/pages/settings/relays/index.tsx b/src/pages/settings/relays/index.tsx
index 1894fc4..b06908a 100644
--- a/src/pages/settings/relays/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/settings/relays/index.tsx
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export const RelaysPage = () => {
         if (isMounted) {
           if (
             !relaysState?.mapUpdated ||
-            newRelayMap.mapUpdated > relaysState?.mapUpdated
+            newRelayMap?.mapUpdated !== undefined && (newRelayMap?.mapUpdated > relaysState?.mapUpdated)
           ) {
             if (
               !relaysState?.map ||