diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 35e44dd..95e2427 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4444,17 +4444,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing",
 ]
 
-[[package]]
-name = "nostr-memory"
-version = "0.44.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/rust-nostr/nostr#6503a7a86e904800de54c8592a6811f5f17cd805"
-dependencies = [
- "btreecap",
- "nostr",
- "nostr-database",
- "tokio",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "nostr-sdk"
 version = "0.44.1"
@@ -6613,7 +6602,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "nostr-connect",
  "nostr-gossip-memory",
  "nostr-lmdb",
- "nostr-memory",
  "nostr-sdk",
  "petname",
  "rustls",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 98d7a38..cc9b945 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ reqwest_client = { git = "https://github.com/zed-industries/zed" }
 
 # Nostr
 nostr-lmdb = { git = "https://github.com/rust-nostr/nostr" }
-nostr-memory = { git = "https://github.com/rust-nostr/nostr" }
 nostr-connect = { git = "https://github.com/rust-nostr/nostr" }
 nostr-blossom = { git = "https://github.com/rust-nostr/nostr" }
 nostr-gossip-memory = { git = "https://github.com/rust-nostr/nostr" }
diff --git a/crates/state/Cargo.toml b/crates/state/Cargo.toml
index ae39528..f3384d7 100644
--- a/crates/state/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/state/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ common = { path = "../common" }
 nostr.workspace = true
 nostr-sdk.workspace = true
 nostr-lmdb.workspace = true
-nostr-memory.workspace = true
 nostr-gossip-memory.workspace = true
 nostr-connect.workspace = true
 nostr-blossom.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/state/src/lib.rs b/crates/state/src/lib.rs
index 1734786..155e673 100644
--- a/crates/state/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/state/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ use gpui::{App, AppContext, Context, Entity, EventEmitter, Global, SharedString,
 use nostr_connect::prelude::*;
 use nostr_gossip_memory::prelude::*;
 use nostr_lmdb::prelude::*;
-use nostr_memory::prelude::*;
 use nostr_sdk::prelude::*;
 
 mod blossom;
@@ -114,9 +113,17 @@ impl NostrRegistry {
         // Construct the nostr npubs entity
         let npubs = cx.new(|_| vec![]);
 
-        // Construct the nostr client builder
-        let mut builder = ClientBuilder::default()
+        // Construct the nostr lmdb instance
+        let lmdb = cx.foreground_executor().block_on(async move {
+            NostrLmdb::open(config_dir().join("nostr"))
+                .await
+                .expect("Failed to initialize database")
+        });
+
+        // Construct the nostr client
+        let client = ClientBuilder::default()
             .signer(signer.clone())
+            .database(lmdb)
             .gossip(NostrGossipMemory::unbounded())
             .gossip_config(
                 GossipConfig::default()
@@ -125,27 +132,12 @@ impl NostrRegistry {
                     .sync_initial_timeout(Duration::from_millis(600)),
             )
             .automatic_authentication(false)
-            .verify_subscriptions(false)
+            .verify_subscriptions(true)
             .connect_timeout(Duration::from_secs(10))
             .sleep_when_idle(SleepWhenIdle::Enabled {
                 timeout: Duration::from_secs(600),
-            });
-
-        // Add database if not in debug mode
-        if !cfg!(debug_assertions) {
-            // Construct the nostr lmdb instance
-            let lmdb = cx.foreground_executor().block_on(async move {
-                NostrLmdb::open(config_dir().join("nostr"))
-                    .await
-                    .expect("Failed to initialize database")
-            });
-            builder = builder.database(lmdb);
-        } else {
-            builder = builder.database(MemoryDatabase::unbounded())
-        }
-
-        // Build the nostr client
-        let client = builder.build();
+            })
+            .build();
 
         // Run at the end of current cycle
         cx.defer_in(window, |this, _window, cx| {
@@ -911,7 +903,7 @@ fn default_messaging_relays() -> Vec<RelayUrl> {
     vec![
         RelayUrl::parse("wss://nos.lol").unwrap(),
         RelayUrl::parse("wss://nip17.com").unwrap(),
-        RelayUrl::parse("wss://relay.0xchat.com").unwrap(),
+        RelayUrl::parse("wss://auth.nostr1.com").unwrap(),
     ]
 }