diff --git a/nostr/nostr_client.py b/nostr/nostr_client.py
index 965c827..b788072 100644
--- a/nostr/nostr_client.py
+++ b/nostr/nostr_client.py
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ class NostrClient:
         await self.send_req_queue.put(["EVENT", e.dict()])
 
     async def subscribe_to_direct_messages(self, public_key: str, since: int):
-        in_messages_filter = {"kind": 4, "#p": [public_key]}
-        out_messages_filter = {"kind": 4, "authors": [public_key]}
+        in_messages_filter = {"kinds": [4], "#p": [public_key]}
+        out_messages_filter = {"kinds": [4], "authors": [public_key]}
         if since and since != 0:
             in_messages_filter["since"] = since
             out_messages_filter["since"] = since
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ class NostrClient:
         )
 
     async def subscribe_to_merchant_events(self, public_key: str, since: int):
-        stall_filter = {"kind": 30017, "authors": [public_key]}
-        product_filter = {"kind": 30018, "authors": [public_key]}
+        stall_filter = {"kinds": [30017], "authors": [public_key]}
+        product_filter = {"kinds": [30018], "authors": [public_key]}
 
         await self.send_req_queue.put(
             ["REQ", f"stall-events:{public_key}", stall_filter]
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class NostrClient:
         )
 
     async def subscribe_to_user_profile(self, public_key: str, since: int):
-        profile_filter = {"kind": 0, "authors": [public_key]}
+        profile_filter = {"kinds": [0], "authors": [public_key]}
         if since and since != 0:
             profile_filter["since"] = since + 1
 
diff --git a/services.py b/services.py
index 827960b..6a878ed 100644
--- a/services.py
+++ b/services.py
@@ -315,6 +315,11 @@ async def _handle_dirrect_message(
             incoming=True,
         )
         await create_direct_message(merchant_id, dm)
+        await websocketUpdater(
+            merchant_id,
+            json.dumps({"type": "new-direct-message", "customerPubkey": from_pubkey}),
+        )
+
         if order:
             order["public_key"] = from_pubkey
             order["merchant_public_key"] = merchant_public_key
@@ -322,11 +327,6 @@ async def _handle_dirrect_message(
             order["event_created_at"] = event_created_at
             return await _handle_new_order(PartialOrder(**order))
 
-        await websocketUpdater(
-            merchant_id,
-            json.dumps({"type": "new-direct-message", "customerPubkey": from_pubkey}),
-        )
-
         return None
     except Exception as ex:
         logger.warning(ex)
@@ -355,10 +355,6 @@ async def _handle_new_customer(event, merchant):
         merchant.id, Customer(merchant_id=merchant.id, public_key=event.pubkey)
     )
     await nostr_client.subscribe_to_user_profile(event.pubkey, 0)
-    await websocketUpdater(
-        merchant.id,
-        json.dumps({"type": "new-customer"}),
-    )
 
 
 async def _handle_customer_profile_update(event: NostrEvent):
diff --git a/static/js/index.js b/static/js/index.js
index 2a8c6be..6593430 100644
--- a/static/js/index.js
+++ b/static/js/index.js
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ const merchant = async () => {
             type: 'positive',
             message: 'Merchant Created!'
           })
+          this.waitForNotifications()
         } catch (error) {
           LNbits.utils.notifyApiError(error)
         }
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ const merchant = async () => {
         this.orderPubkey = customerPubkey
       },
       waitForNotifications: async function () {
+        if (!this.merchant) return
         try {
           const scheme = location.protocol === 'http:' ? 'ws' : 'wss'
           const port = location.port ? `:${location.port}` : ''
@@ -122,7 +124,6 @@ const merchant = async () => {
                 message: 'New Order'
               })
               await this.$refs.orderListRef.addOrder(data)
-            } else if (data.type === 'new-customer') {
             } else if (data.type === 'new-direct-message') {
               await this.$refs.directMessagesRef.handleNewMessage(data)
             }
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ const merchant = async () => {
           this.$q.notify({
             timeout: 5000,
             type: 'warning',
-            message: 'Failed to watch for updated',
+            message: 'Failed to watch for updates',
             caption: `${error}`
           })
         }