diff --git a/src/lib/atproto/methods.ts b/src/lib/atproto/methods.ts
index abbbc051..07bd4912 100644
--- a/src/lib/atproto/methods.ts
+++ b/src/lib/atproto/methods.ts
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ export async function getDetailedProfile(data?: { did?: Did; client?: Client })
 	});
 
 	if (!response.ok || response.data.handle === 'handle.invalid') {
-		// fall back to describe repo
-		const repo = await describeRepo({ did: data.did, client: data.client });
+		const repo = await describeRepo({ did: data.did });
 		return { handle: repo?.handle ?? 'handle.invalid', did: data.did };
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/lib/cards/SpecialCards/UpdatedBlentos/index.ts b/src/lib/cards/SpecialCards/UpdatedBlentos/index.ts
index 6615ecc1..48932f04 100644
--- a/src/lib/cards/SpecialCards/UpdatedBlentos/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/cards/SpecialCards/UpdatedBlentos/index.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ export const UpdatedBlentosCardDefitition = {
 				}
 			}
 
-			const result = [...(await Promise.all(profiles)), ...existingUsersArray];
+			const result = [...(await Promise.all(profiles)), ...existingUsersArray].filter(
+				(v) => v && v.handle !== 'handle.invalid'
+			);
 
 			if (cache) {
 				await cache?.put('updatedBlentos', JSON.stringify(result));