diff --git a/src/hooks/useAuthor.ts b/src/hooks/useAuthor.ts
index 9c63cee1..103368b4 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useAuthor.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useAuthor.ts
@@ -12,10 +12,14 @@ export function useAuthor(pubkey: string | undefined) {
         return {};
       }
 
+      const queryStart = performance.now();
       const [event] = await nostr.query(
         [{ kinds: [0], authors: [pubkey!], limit: 1 }],
         { signal: AbortSignal.any([signal, AbortSignal.timeout(1500)]) },
       );
+      const queryDuration = performance.now() - queryStart;
+      
+      console.debug(`[useAuthor] Query for ${pubkey.substring(0, 8)}... took ${queryDuration.toFixed(2)}ms, found: ${!!event}`);
 
       if (!event) {
         // Return empty object instead of throwing - profile doesn't exist or isn't cached yet
@@ -30,6 +34,7 @@ export function useAuthor(pubkey: string | undefined) {
       }
     },
     staleTime: 5 * 60 * 1000, // Keep cached data fresh for 5 minutes
+    gcTime: Infinity, // Never garbage collect - profiles are small and useful to keep
     retry: false, // Don't retry - if profile isn't found, it just doesn't exist
   });
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/eventStore.ts b/src/lib/eventStore.ts
index 27c06a3f..71b62d98 100644
--- a/src/lib/eventStore.ts
+++ b/src/lib/eventStore.ts
@@ -141,7 +141,15 @@ class EventStore {
       const checkComplete = () => {
         if (pendingOperations === 0 && !hasError) {
           const duration = performance.now() - startTime;
-          console.debug(`[EventStore] Query completed in ${duration.toFixed(2)}ms, ${allEvents.length} events found`);
+          const filterDesc = filters.map(f => {
+            const parts = [];
+            if (f.kinds) parts.push(`kinds:${f.kinds.join(',')}`);
+            if (f.authors) parts.push(`authors:${f.authors.length}`);
+            if (f.ids) parts.push(`ids:${f.ids.length}`);
+            if (f.limit) parts.push(`limit:${f.limit}`);
+            return parts.join(' ');
+          }).join(' | ');
+          console.debug(`[EventStore] Query [${filterDesc}] completed in ${duration.toFixed(2)}ms, found ${allEvents.length} events`);
           this.finalizeQueryResults(allEvents, filters[0]?.limit, resolve);
         }
       };