diff --git a/relays.yaml b/relays.yaml
index d7d8ac3..a6c3ff7 100644
--- a/relays.yaml
+++ b/relays.yaml
@@ -212,4 +212,7 @@ relays:
   - wss://relay.nosphr.com
   - wss://rsslay.nostr.moe
   - wss://relay.nostr.scot
+  - wss://relay.nostrich.de
+  - wss://nostr.mouton.dev
+  - wss://nostr.handyjunky.com
   - wss://student.chadpolytechnic.com
diff --git a/scripts/relays.js b/scripts/relays.js
index a2f49b2..bd99c90 100644
--- a/scripts/relays.js
+++ b/scripts/relays.js
@@ -118,12 +118,14 @@ const sanitizeRelay = function(relay) {
 }
 
 const checkRemoteRelays = async function(){
-  for(let i=0;i<relaysRemote.length;i++) {
+  const randomlyOrderedRelays = relaysRemote.sort(() => Math.random() - 0.5)
+
+  for(let i=0;i<randomlyOrderedRelays.length;i++) {
     // //console.log('check for connect', remoteMerged[i])
-    await checkRelay(relaysRemote[i])
+    await checkRelay(randomlyOrderedRelays[i])
             .catch( () => {
-              remove.push(relaysRemote[i])
-              //console.log('removals:', remove.length, relaysRemote[i])
+              remove.push(randomlyOrderedRelays[i])
+              //console.log('removals:', remove.length, randomlyOrderedRelays[i])
             })
   }
 }
@@ -145,4 +147,4 @@ const removeOfflineRelays = function(){
   relaysRemote = relaysRemote.filter( relay => !remove.includes(relay) )
 }
 
-run()
\ No newline at end of file
+run()
diff --git a/src/components/relays/partials/NostrSync.vue b/src/components/relays/partials/NostrSync.vue
index 006eed5..0f96d37 100644
--- a/src/components/relays/partials/NostrSync.vue
+++ b/src/components/relays/partials/NostrSync.vue
@@ -162,8 +162,10 @@ export default defineComponent({
         return 
 
       console.log('valid event?', ok, veryOk)
+      
+      const relaysWrite = Object.keys(this.store.user.kind3).filter( key => this.store.user.kind3[key].write)
 
-      const pool = new RelayPool( Object.keys(this.store.user.kind3) )
+      const pool = new RelayPool( relaysWrite )
 
       pool.on('open', relay=>{
         relay.send(['EVENT', signedEvent])
diff --git a/src/store/user.js b/src/store/user.js
index 4843a66..b2987f9 100644
--- a/src/store/user.js
+++ b/src/store/user.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export const useUserStore = defineStore('user', {
             // reject(err)
           })
         setTimeout( () => {
-          ordered.sort( (a, b) => a.created_at - b.created_at )
+          ordered.sort( (a, b) => b.created_at - a.created_at )
           if(!ordered.length)
             return 
           this.kind3Event = ordered[0]
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ export const useUserStore = defineStore('user', {
       if(obj instanceof Object && Object.keys(obj).length)
         this.kind3 = obj
       else 
-        this.kind3 = Object.assign(this.kind3, await this.retrieveKind3())
+        this.kind3 = Object.assign(await this.retrieveKind3(), this.kind3)
     },
     setPublicKey: function(pubKey){ this.pubKey = pubKey },
     setProfile: function(stringifiedEvContent){