diff --git a/src/app/(sidebars)/error.tsx b/src/app/(sidebars)/error.tsx
index ac6d97b..50e5139 100644
--- a/src/app/(sidebars)/error.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(sidebars)/error.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export default function error({ error, reset }: { error: Error & { digest?: stri
   return (
     <div className="max-w-screen-xl px-4 py-16">
       <div className="max-w-screen-sm text-center">
-        <h2 className="text-2xl font-bold">Σ(O_O) Something went wrong</h2>
+        <h2 className="text-2xl font-bold">Something went wrong</h2>
 
         {message && <p className="text-base mx-auto text-muted-foreground p-4 w-[50%]">{message}</p>}
         <div className="flex flex-row gap-4 items-center justify-center mt-10">
diff --git a/src/app/(sidebars)/u/[user]/layout.tsx b/src/app/(sidebars)/u/[user]/layout.tsx
index eb27248..6ee6847 100644
--- a/src/app/(sidebars)/u/[user]/layout.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(sidebars)/u/[user]/layout.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { Card } from "~/components/ui/card";
 import { UserNavigation } from "~/components/user/UserNavigation";
 import { UserProfile } from "~/components/user/UserProfile";
-import { getLensClient } from "~/utils/getLensClient";
 import { getUserByHandle } from "~/utils/getUserByHandle";
 
 export default async function layout({
@@ -11,12 +10,11 @@ export default async function layout({
   children: React.ReactNode;
   params: { user: string };
 }) {
-  const { handle: authenticatedHandle } = await getLensClient();
   const handle = params.user;
-  const isUserProfile = handle === authenticatedHandle;
   const user = await getUserByHandle(handle);
 
   if (!user) throw new Error("∑(O_O;) Profile not found");
+  console.log(user);
   return (
     <>
       <UserProfile user={user} />
diff --git a/src/app/(sidebars)/u/[user]/page.tsx b/src/app/(sidebars)/u/[user]/page.tsx
index a7dfed5..9522989 100644
--- a/src/app/(sidebars)/u/[user]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(sidebars)/u/[user]/page.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ const getInitialData = async (handle: string) => {
   const { client } = await getLensClient();
   const user = await getUserByHandle(handle);
 
+  if (!user) {
+    throw new Error("☆⌒(>。<) User not found");
+  }
+  
   const lensPosts = await client.publication
     .fetchAll({
       where: { from: [user.id], publicationTypes: [PublicationType.Post] },
diff --git a/src/components/user/UserInterests.tsx b/src/components/user/UserInterests.tsx
index 660cf68..c5d86ed 100644
--- a/src/components/user/UserInterests.tsx
+++ b/src/components/user/UserInterests.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { ProfileInterestTypes } from "@lens-protocol/react-web";
 import { useMemo } from "react";
 import { toast } from "sonner";
 import { Label } from "../ui/label";
-import { Separator } from "../ui/separator";
 import { Toggle } from "../ui/toggle";
 import { type UserInterests, capitalize, parseInterests } from "./User";
 
diff --git a/src/components/user/UserProfile.tsx b/src/components/user/UserProfile.tsx
index 9d13efe..dd42f3e 100644
--- a/src/components/user/UserProfile.tsx
+++ b/src/components/user/UserProfile.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { CalendarIcon, EditIcon, MessageCircleIcon, PawPrintIcon, User2Icon } from "lucide-react";
 import Link from "next/link";
-import Markdown from "~/components/Markdown";
 import { TimeSince } from "~/components/TimeLabel";
 import { UserAvatar } from "~/components/user/UserAvatar";
 import { getLensClient } from "~/utils/getLensClient";
@@ -8,13 +7,12 @@ import { FollowButton } from "../FollowButton";
 import { TruncatedText } from "../TruncatedText";
 import { Badge } from "../ui/badge";
 import { Dialog, DialogContent, DialogHeader, DialogTrigger } from "../ui/dialog";
-import { Label } from "../ui/label";
 import { Separator } from "../ui/separator";
 import { type User, parseInterests } from "./User";
 import { UserInterestsList } from "./UserInterests";
 
 export const UserProfile = async ({ user }: { user: User }) => {
-  if (!user) throw new Error("∑(O_O;) Profile not found");
+  if (!user) throw new Error("Profile not found");
 
   const { user: authedUser } = await getLensClient();
   const isUserProfile = user.id === authedUser.id;
@@ -22,7 +20,7 @@ export const UserProfile = async ({ user }: { user: User }) => {
 
   const commonInterestTypes = user.interests
     .map((interest) => interest.value)
-    .filter((interest) => authedUser.interests.map((interest) => interest.value).includes(interest));
+    .filter((interest) => authedUser?.interests?.map((interest) => interest.value).includes(interest));
   const commonInterests = parseInterests(commonInterestTypes);
 
   return (
diff --git a/src/utils/getUserByHandle.ts b/src/utils/getUserByHandle.ts
index a4802e8..61166c1 100644
--- a/src/utils/getUserByHandle.ts
+++ b/src/utils/getUserByHandle.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
-import { lensProfileToUser } from "~/components/user/User";
+import { type User, lensProfileToUser } from "~/components/user/User";
 import { getLensClient } from "./getLensClient";
 
-export const getUserByHandle = async (handle: string) => {
+export const getUserByHandle = async (handle: string): Promise<User | null> => {
   const { client } = await getLensClient();
 
   const profile = await client.profile.fetch({
     forHandle: `lens/${handle}`,
   });
 
+  if (!profile) return null
+
   const user = lensProfileToUser(profile);
   if (!user) throw new Error("∑(O_O;) Profile not found");