diff --git a/src/app/pages/explore/explore.component.ts b/src/app/pages/explore/explore.component.ts
index c1a881e..93ef3e5 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/explore/explore.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/pages/explore/explore.component.ts
@@ -351,29 +351,6 @@ export class ExploreComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
       // console.log('Projects updated:', projects.length);
     });
 
-    // Listen for profile updates
-    this.relay.profileUpdates.subscribe((event) => {
-      const id = event.pubkey;
-
-      // Find the project from this.indexer.projects() that has the ID.
-      const project = this.indexer
-        .projects()
-        .find((p) => p.details?.nostrPubKey === id);
-
-      if (project) {
-        project.metadata = JSON.parse(event.content);
-      }
-
-      // Update the matching project with new profile data
-      this.indexer.projects.update((projects) =>
-        projects.map((project) =>
-          project.founderKey === event.pubkey
-            ? { ...project, metadata: project.metadata }
-            : project
-        )
-      );
-    });
-
     // Listen for project updates with timestamp check
     this.relay.projectUpdates.subscribe((event) => {
       const update = JSON.parse(event.content);
@@ -396,6 +373,10 @@ export class ExploreComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
 
     // Listen for profile updates with timestamp check
     this.relay.profileUpdates.subscribe((event) => {
+      if (!event) {
+        return;
+      }
+
       const update = JSON.parse(event.content);
       const id = event.pubkey;
 
@@ -407,10 +388,10 @@ export class ExploreComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
         // Only update if new data is newer or we don't have existing metadata
         if (
           !project.metadata ||
-          update.event.created_at > (project.metadata_created_at || 0)
+          event.created_at! > (project.metadata_created_at || 0)
         ) {
-          project.metadata = update.profile;
-          project.metadata_created_at = update.event.created_at;
+          project.metadata = update;
+          project.metadata_created_at = event.created_at;
         }
       }
     });
diff --git a/src/app/services/indexer.service.ts b/src/app/services/indexer.service.ts
index 5335eda..145025a 100644
--- a/src/app/services/indexer.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/services/indexer.service.ts
@@ -120,19 +120,37 @@ export class IndexerService {
     const metadata = JSON.parse(event.content) as NDKUserProfile;
 
     this.projects.update((projects) =>
-      projects.map((project) =>
-        project.founderKey === pubkey ? { ...project, metadata } : project
-      )
+      projects.map((project) => {
+        if (project.founderKey === pubkey) {
+          // Only update if the new event is newer than existing metadata
+          if (!project.metadata_created_at || event.created_at! > project.metadata_created_at) {
+            return {
+              ...project,
+              metadata,
+              metadata_created_at: event.created_at
+            };
+          }
+        }
+        return project;
+      })
     );
   }
 
   private updateProjectDetails(details: any) {
     this.projects.update((projects) =>
-      projects.map((project) =>
-        project.projectIdentifier === details.projectIdentifier
-          ? { ...project, details }
-          : project
-      )
+      projects.map((project) => {
+        if (project.projectIdentifier === details.projectIdentifier) {
+          // Only update if the new event is newer than existing details
+          if (!project.details_created_at || details.created_at > project.details_created_at) {
+            return {
+              ...project,
+              details,
+              details_created_at: details.created_at
+            };
+          }
+        }
+        return project;
+      })
     );
   }