diff --git a/src/pages/create/index.tsx b/src/pages/create/index.tsx
index dfe3338..1defde7 100644
--- a/src/pages/create/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/create/index.tsx
@@ -251,10 +251,15 @@ export const CreatePage = () => {
       } else {
         // Otherwize if search already provided some results, user must manually click the search button
         if (!foundUsers.length) {
-          // If it's NIP05 send request to .well-known
-          if (userSearchInput.includes('@')) {
+          // If it's NIP05 (includes @ or is a valid domain) send request to .well-known
+          const domainRegex = /^[a-zA-Z0-9@.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}$/
+          if (domainRegex.test(userSearchInput)) {
+            setSearchUsersLoading(true)
+
             const pubkey = await handleSearchUserNip05(userSearchInput)
 
+            setSearchUsersLoading(false)
+
             if (pubkey) {
               setUserInput(userSearchInput)
             } else {