diff --git a/packages/web-app/app/_providers/persist-query-wrapper.tsx b/packages/web-app/app/_providers/persist-query-wrapper.tsx
index 048baf85..cbc16c06 100644
--- a/packages/web-app/app/_providers/persist-query-wrapper.tsx
+++ b/packages/web-app/app/_providers/persist-query-wrapper.tsx
@@ -10,14 +10,13 @@ import { hashFn } from 'wagmi/query';
 
 const oneMinute = 1_000 * 60;
 const oneHour = oneMinute * 60;
-const tenMinutes = oneMinute * 10;
 
 const queryClient = new QueryClient({
   defaultOptions: {
     queries: {
       queryKeyHashFn: hashFn,
       retry: 0,
-      staleTime: tenMinutes,
+      staleTime: oneMinute,
       gcTime: oneHour,
     },
   },
diff --git a/packages/web-app/app/_server/can-contribute.ts b/packages/web-app/app/_server/can-contribute.ts
index a41c143f..2d555251 100644
--- a/packages/web-app/app/_server/can-contribute.ts
+++ b/packages/web-app/app/_server/can-contribute.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export const canContribute = async (project: string, address: string) => {
     .from('applications')
     .select('*')
     .eq('project', project)
-    .eq('address', address);
+    .ilike('address', `%${address}%`);
 
   if (error) {
     console.error(error);
diff --git a/packages/web-app/app/_server/idos/index.ts b/packages/web-app/app/_server/idos/index.ts
index 4050b912..5ee11ab1 100644
--- a/packages/web-app/app/_server/idos/index.ts
+++ b/packages/web-app/app/_server/idos/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   evmGranteePublicKey,
 } from '../wallet';
 import { createClient } from '../supabase/server';
+import { compareAddresses } from '@/app/_lib/utils';
 
 export interface idOSGrant {
   content: string;
@@ -143,7 +144,10 @@ export const updateAllowedProjectApplicants = async (
 
     // remove already allowed addresses
     const addresses = parsedApplicants.filter(
-      (address) => !currentAllowedList.includes(address),
+      (address) =>
+        !currentAllowedList.some((allowed) =>
+          compareAddresses(allowed, address),
+        ),
     );
 
     console.log('==>Current Applicants', parsedApplicants.length);