diff --git a/composeApp/src/androidMain/kotlin/press/mantra/compose/ui/view/model/NavigationViewModel.android.kt b/composeApp/src/androidMain/kotlin/press/mantra/compose/ui/view/model/NavigationViewModel.android.kt
index 13c67861..f1220cf8 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/androidMain/kotlin/press/mantra/compose/ui/view/model/NavigationViewModel.android.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/androidMain/kotlin/press/mantra/compose/ui/view/model/NavigationViewModel.android.kt
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ actual fun platformWriteSeed(
                 val newSeedMap = existingSeeds + (newWalletId to mnemonics)
                 val encrypted = EncryptedSeed.V2.encrypt(newSeedMap)
                 SeedManager.writeSeedToDisk(phoenixGlobal, encrypted, overwrite = true)
-                onSeedWritten.invoke(newWalletId)
                 if (isRestoringWallet) {
                     log.i("successfully restored wallet=$newWalletId")
                 } else {
diff --git a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/press/mantra/compose/database/model/UnsignedNostrEvent.kt b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/press/mantra/compose/database/model/UnsignedNostrEvent.kt
index 99d3026b..cd57b8ba 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/press/mantra/compose/database/model/UnsignedNostrEvent.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/press/mantra/compose/database/model/UnsignedNostrEvent.kt
@@ -43,9 +43,13 @@ data class UnsignedNostrEvent(
         other as UnsignedNostrEvent
 
         if (id != other.id) return false
+        if (pubKey != other.pubKey) return false
         if (kind != other.kind) return false
         if (!tags.contentDeepEquals(other.tags)) return false
+        if (privateTags == null != (other.privateTags == null)) return false
+        if (privateTags != null && !privateTags.contentDeepEquals(other.privateTags)) return false
         if (content != other.content) return false
+        if (signedAt != other.signedAt) return false
         if (createdAt != other.createdAt) return false
         if (updatedAt != other.updatedAt) return false
         if (savedAt != other.savedAt) return false
@@ -57,9 +61,12 @@ data class UnsignedNostrEvent(
 
     override fun hashCode(): Int {
         var result = id.hashCode()
+        result = 31 * result + pubKey.hashCode()
         result = 31 * result + kind
         result = 31 * result + tags.contentDeepHashCode()
+        result = 31 * result + (privateTags?.contentDeepHashCode() ?: 0)
         result = 31 * result + content.hashCode()
+        result = 31 * result + (signedAt?.hashCode() ?: 0)
         result = 31 * result + createdAt.hashCode()
         result = 31 * result + updatedAt.hashCode()
         result = 31 * result + savedAt.hashCode()
diff --git a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/press/mantra/compose/database/repository/DatabaseNostrRepository.kt b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/press/mantra/compose/database/repository/DatabaseNostrRepository.kt
index efa90774..b810b155 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/press/mantra/compose/database/repository/DatabaseNostrRepository.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/press/mantra/compose/database/repository/DatabaseNostrRepository.kt
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class DatabaseNostrRepository(
             UnsignedNostrEvent(
                 pubKey = publicKey,
                 kind = SearchRelayListEvent.KIND,
-                tags = Relays.DefaultDMRelayList.map {
+                tags = Relays.DefaultSearchRelayList.map {
                     RelayTag.assemble(
                         it
                     )
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ class DatabaseNostrRepository(
                     .plus(
                         SearchRelayListEvent.ALT_TAG
                     ).toTypedArray(),
-                privateTags = emptyArray(),
                 content = ""
             )
         )
diff --git a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/press/mantra/compose/ui/composable/CreateProfileScreen.kt b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/press/mantra/compose/ui/composable/CreateProfileScreen.kt
index c03f7da5..72310562 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/press/mantra/compose/ui/composable/CreateProfileScreen.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/press/mantra/compose/ui/composable/CreateProfileScreen.kt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ fun CreateProfileScreen(
     onNavigateToEndThis: () -> Unit,
     nostrRepository: press.mantra.compose.repository.NostrRepository,
     marmotRepository: MarmotRepository,
-    writeSeed: (List<String>) -> Unit
+    writeSeed: (mnemonics: List<String>, onSeedWritten: () -> Unit, onSeedWriteError: () -> Unit) -> Unit
 ) {
     val createProfileViewModel: CreateProfileViewModel =  viewModel (
         factory = CreateProfileViewModel.factory(
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ fun CreateProfileScreen(
                             ),
                             label = {
                                 Text(
-                                    text = "Name (eg. Alan Turin)",
+                                    text = "Name (eg. Alan Turing)",
                                     maxLines = 1,
                                 )
                             },
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ fun CreateAccountScreenPreview() {
 //                        )
 //                    ),
                 onNavigateToEndThis = {},
-                writeSeed = {},
+                writeSeed = { _, _, _ -> },
                 nostrRepository = press.mantra.compose.repository.NostrRepository.NO_OP_NOSTR_REPOSITORY,
                 marmotRepository = MarmotRepository.NO_OP_MARMOT_KEY_PACKAGE_BUNDLE
             )
diff --git a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/press/mantra/compose/ui/composable/navigation/MantraNavHost.kt b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/press/mantra/compose/ui/composable/navigation/MantraNavHost.kt
index 7a224b85..1a0c1236 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/press/mantra/compose/ui/composable/navigation/MantraNavHost.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/press/mantra/compose/ui/composable/navigation/MantraNavHost.kt
@@ -368,11 +368,12 @@ fun MantraNavHost(
                 },
                 nostrRepository = databaseNostrRepository,
                 marmotRepository = databaseMarmotRepository,
-                writeSeed = { words ->
+                writeSeed = { words, onSeedWritten, onSeedWriteError ->
                     sovereignWalletViewModel.writeSeed(
                         words,
                         isRestoringWallet = false,
                         onSeedWritten = { walletId ->
+                            onSeedWritten()
 
                             sovereignWalletViewModel.loadSovereignData(walletId)
                             sovereignWalletViewModel.listAvailableWallets {
@@ -381,7 +382,8 @@ fun MantraNavHost(
                                     route = SovereignWalletStartupRoute
                                 )
                             }
-                        }
+                        },
+                        onSeedWriteError = { onSeedWriteError() }
                     )
                 }
             )
diff --git a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/press/mantra/compose/ui/view/model/CreateProfileViewModel.kt b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/press/mantra/compose/ui/view/model/CreateProfileViewModel.kt
index df62015d..96125e8e 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/press/mantra/compose/ui/view/model/CreateProfileViewModel.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/press/mantra/compose/ui/view/model/CreateProfileViewModel.kt
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import press.mantra.compose.repository.NostrRepository
 import press.mantra.compose.ui.view.state.CreateProfileUIState
 import press.mantra.compose.ui.view.state.form.CreateProfileFormState
 import co.touchlab.kermit.Logger
-import fr.acinq.bitcoin.Chain
 import fr.acinq.bitcoin.MnemonicCode
 import fr.acinq.bitcoin.byteVector
 import fr.acinq.lightning.Lightning
@@ -79,48 +78,67 @@ class CreateProfileViewModel(
     }
 
 
+    private fun failProfileCreation(e: Throwable? = null) {
+        if (e != null) {
+            logger.e("error when creating new profile: ", e)
+        } else {
+            logger.e { "seed write failed, aborting profile creation" }
+        }
+        createProfileUIState.value = CreateProfileUIState.Error
+        isActionPending.value = false
+    }
+
     fun createAccount(
-        writeSeed: (List<String>) -> Unit
-//        onNavigateToUnsignedProfile: (UnsignedProfileRoute) -> Unit,
-//        onNavigateToUnannouncedProfile: (UnannouncedProfileRoute) -> Unit
+        writeSeed: (mnemonics: List<String>, onSeedWritten: () -> Unit, onSeedWriteError: () -> Unit) -> Unit
     ) {
         logger.d { "createAccount" }
+        if (isActionPending.value) return
         isActionPending.value = true
 
         viewModelScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO + CoroutineExceptionHandler { _, e ->
-            logger.e("error when creating new wallet: ", e)
-            throw e
+            failProfileCreation(e)
         }) {
-            // TODO: Generate a new profile...
             logger.d("generating new wallet...")
             val entropy = Lightning.randomBytes(16)
             val mnemonics = MnemonicCode.toMnemonics(
                 entropy = entropy,
                 wordlist = MnemonicLanguage.English.wordlist()
             )
-            writeSeed(mnemonics)
 
             val localKeyManager = LocalKeyManager(
                 seed = MnemonicCode.toSeed(mnemonics, "").byteVector(),
-                chain = Chain.Mainnet,
-                remoteSwapInExtendedPublicKey =  NodeParamsManager.remoteSwapInXpub
+                chain = NodeParamsManager.chain,
+                remoteSwapInExtendedPublicKey = NodeParamsManager.remoteSwapInXpub
             )
 
             val pubkey = localKeyManager.nostrPublicKey()
 
             logger.d("Pubkey: $pubkey" )
-            nostrRepository.createNewProfile(
-                pubkey,
-                name = createProfileFormState.nameField.textFieldState.text.toString(),
-                biography = createProfileFormState.biographyField.textFieldState.text.toString(),
-                onCompletion = {
-                    logger.d("Created: $pubkey" )
 
-                    marmotRepository.publishMarmotKeyPackageBundle(
-                        publicKey = pubkey,
-                        nsecPassword = localKeyManager.nsecPassword()
-                    )
-                }
+            // Only create the profile events once the seed backing this pubkey is safely
+            // on disk; otherwise the notary could never sign them.
+            writeSeed(
+                mnemonics,
+                {
+                    viewModelScope.launch(Dispatchers.IO + CoroutineExceptionHandler { _, e ->
+                        failProfileCreation(e)
+                    }) {
+                        nostrRepository.createNewProfile(
+                            pubkey,
+                            name = createProfileFormState.nameField.textFieldState.text.toString(),
+                            biography = createProfileFormState.biographyField.textFieldState.text.toString(),
+                            onCompletion = {
+                                logger.d("Created: $pubkey" )
+
+                                marmotRepository.publishMarmotKeyPackageBundle(
+                                    publicKey = pubkey,
+                                    nsecPassword = localKeyManager.nsecPassword()
+                                )
+                            }
+                        )
+                    }
+                },
+                { failProfileCreation() }
             )
         }
     }
diff --git a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/press/mantra/compose/ui/view/model/SovereignWalletViewModel.kt b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/press/mantra/compose/ui/view/model/SovereignWalletViewModel.kt
index 56905778..3a653777 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/press/mantra/compose/ui/view/model/SovereignWalletViewModel.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/commonMain/kotlin/press/mantra/compose/ui/view/model/SovereignWalletViewModel.kt
@@ -234,8 +234,13 @@ class SovereignWalletViewModel(
     fun writeSeed(
         mnemonics: List<String>,
         isRestoringWallet: Boolean,
-        onSeedWritten: (WalletId) -> Unit
+        onSeedWritten: (WalletId) -> Unit,
+        onSeedWriteError: (WritingSeedState.Error) -> Unit = {}
     ) {
+        if (writingState is WritingSeedState.Error || writingState is WritingSeedState.WrittenToDisk) {
+            // A previous attempt finished; reset so platformWriteSeed does not silently skip this one.
+            writingState = WritingSeedState.Init
+        }
         platformWriteSeed(
             log = log,
             phoenixGlobal = phoenixGlobal,
@@ -245,6 +250,7 @@ class SovereignWalletViewModel(
             mnemonics = mnemonics,
             onWritingSeedError = { writingSeedStateError ->
                 writingState = writingSeedStateError
+                onSeedWriteError(writingSeedStateError)
             },
             onWritingSeedStateWriting = { writing ->
                 writingState = writing
@@ -253,6 +259,7 @@ class SovereignWalletViewModel(
             isTorEnabled = isTorEnabled.value,
             customElectrumServer = customElectrumServer.value,
             onSeedWritten = { walletId ->
+                writingState = WritingSeedState.WrittenToDisk(walletId)
                 onSeedWritten(walletId)
             }
         )
diff --git a/composeApp/src/iosMain/kotlin/press/mantra/compose/ui/view/model/NavigationViewModel.ios.kt b/composeApp/src/iosMain/kotlin/press/mantra/compose/ui/view/model/NavigationViewModel.ios.kt
index 6399e2ea..6c04560d 100644
--- a/composeApp/src/iosMain/kotlin/press/mantra/compose/ui/view/model/NavigationViewModel.ios.kt
+++ b/composeApp/src/iosMain/kotlin/press/mantra/compose/ui/view/model/NavigationViewModel.ios.kt
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ actual fun platformWriteSeed(
                 val newSeedMap = existingSeeds + (newWalletId to mnemonics)
                 val encrypted = EncryptedSeed.V2.encrypt(newSeedMap)
                 SeedManager.writeSeedToDisk(phoenixGlobal, encrypted, overwrite = true)
-                onSeedWritten.invoke(newWalletId)
                 if (isRestoringWallet) {
                     log.i("successfully restored wallet=$newWalletId")
                 } else {