diff --git a/composeApp/src/androidMain/kotlin/su/reya/coop/NostrForegroundService.kt b/composeApp/src/androidMain/kotlin/su/reya/coop/NostrForegroundService.kt
index 48e9bc3..41e99f8 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/androidMain/kotlin/su/reya/coop/NostrForegroundService.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/androidMain/kotlin/su/reya/coop/NostrForegroundService.kt
@@ -30,9 +30,10 @@ class NostrForegroundService : Service() {
         return ProcessLifecycleOwner.get().lifecycle.currentState.isAtLeast(Lifecycle.State.STARTED)
     }
 
-    @RequiresApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
     override fun onStartCommand(intent: Intent?, flags: Int, startId: Int): Int {
-        createNotificationChannel()
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
+            createNotificationChannel()
+        }
 
         val notification = createNotification()
         startForeground(1, notification)
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ class NostrForegroundService : Service() {
         val manager = getSystemService(NotificationManager::class.java)
 
         val serviceChannel = NotificationChannel(
-            "nostr_service_silent",
+            "nostr_service",
             "Nostr Background Status",
             NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_MIN
         ).apply {
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ class NostrForegroundService : Service() {
             intent,
             PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT or PendingIntent.FLAG_IMMUTABLE
         )
-        
+
         val notification = NotificationCompat.Builder(this, "nostr_messages")
             .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_notification)
             .setContentTitle("You received a new message")
diff --git a/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/su/reya/coop/NostrViewModel.kt b/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/su/reya/coop/NostrViewModel.kt
index acf0b18..b78eb72 100644
--- a/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/su/reya/coop/NostrViewModel.kt
+++ b/shared/src/commonMain/kotlin/su/reya/coop/NostrViewModel.kt
@@ -202,19 +202,24 @@ class NostrViewModel(
 
     private fun login() {
         viewModelScope.launch {
-            val secret = secretStore.get("user_signer")
+            try {
+                val secret = secretStore.get("user_signer")
 
-            if (secret == null) {
-                _signerRequired.value = true
-                return@launch
-            }
+                if (secret == null) {
+                    _signerRequired.value = true
+                    return@launch
+                }
 
-            runCatching {
-                val signer = createSigner(secret)
-                nostr.setSigner(signer)
-            }.onSuccess {
-                _signerRequired.value = false
-            }.onFailure { e ->
+                runCatching {
+                    val signer = createSigner(secret)
+                    nostr.setSigner(signer)
+                }.onSuccess {
+                    _signerRequired.value = false
+                }.onFailure { e ->
+                    showError("Login failed: ${e.message}")
+                    _signerRequired.value = true
+                }
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
                 showError("Login failed: ${e.message}")
                 _signerRequired.value = true
             }