diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 27555c87..c1683c15 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "photon-lemmy",
-  "version": "1.6.5",
+  "version": "1.7.0",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite dev",
diff --git a/src/lib/auth.ts b/src/lib/auth.ts
index dd55de9e..018531e6 100644
--- a/src/lib/auth.ts
+++ b/src/lib/auth.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ import { getClient, site } from '$lib/lemmy.js'
 import { getInbox, getInboxItemPublished } from '$lib/lemmy/inbox.js'
 import { userSettings } from '$lib/settings.js'
 import { moveItem } from '$lib/util.js'
-import type { GetSiteResponse, MyUserInfo } from 'lemmy-js-client'
+import {
+  LemmyHttp,
+  type GetSiteResponse,
+  type MyUserInfo,
+} from 'lemmy-js-client'
 import { get, writable } from 'svelte/store'
 
 const getDefaultProfile = (): Profile => ({
@@ -197,9 +201,20 @@ const serializeUser = (user: Profile): Profile => ({
   user: undefined,
 })
 
+instance.subscribe(async (i) => {
+  try {
+    // fetching site is handled by auth.ts if logged in
+    if (get(profile)?.jwt) return
+    const s = await new LemmyHttp(`https://${i}`).getSite()
+
+    site.set(s)
+  } catch (e) {}
+})
+
 export async function setUserID(id: number) {
   const pd = get(profileData)
   if (id == -1) {
+    instance.set(DEFAULT_INSTANCE_URL)
     resetProfile()
     return
   }
diff --git a/src/lib/components/ui/Navbar.svelte b/src/lib/components/ui/Navbar.svelte
index 09a9c2b7..8e34f736 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/ui/Navbar.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/ui/Navbar.svelte
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
                 Powered by <Link
                   href="https://github.com/Xyphyn/photon"
                   highlight={false}
-                  class="font-bold flex items-center gap-0.5 hover:underline text-black dark:text-white"
+                  class="!font-bold flex items-center gap-0.5 hover:underline text-black dark:text-white"
                 >
                   <Logo width={12} /> Photon
                 </Link>
diff --git a/src/lib/lemmy.ts b/src/lib/lemmy.ts
index 36cc3864..0d28943a 100644
--- a/src/lib/lemmy.ts
+++ b/src/lib/lemmy.ts
@@ -39,12 +39,6 @@ export const getInstance = () => get(instance)
 
 export const site = writable<GetSiteResponse | undefined>(undefined)
 
-if (LINKED_INSTANCE_URL) {
-  getClient(LINKED_INSTANCE_URL)
-    .getSite({})
-    .then((s) => site.set(s))
-}
-
 export async function validateInstance(instance: string): Promise<boolean> {
   if (instance == '') return false
 
diff --git a/src/routes/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
index 1b1409c4..2e7911c6 100644
--- a/src/routes/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+layout.svelte
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@
   $: webManifest = pwaInfo ? pwaInfo.webManifest.linkTag : ''
   $: darkTheme = $theme && inDarkTheme()
 
-  $: console.log(darkTheme)
-
   onMount(() => {
     if (browser) {
       window
diff --git a/src/routes/+page.svelte b/src/routes/+page.svelte
index f50975b7..7944fda2 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   import { GlobeAmericas, Icon } from 'svelte-hero-icons'
   import { profile } from '$lib/auth.js'
   import ViewSelect from '$lib/components/lemmy/ViewSelect.svelte'
+  import { site } from '$lib/lemmy.js'
 
   export let data
 
@@ -23,13 +24,13 @@
 <Modal bind:open={sidebar}>
   <span slot="title">About</span>
   <div class="mx-auto">
-    {#await data.streamed.site then site}
+    {#if $site}
       <SiteCard
-        site={site.site_view}
-        taglines={site.taglines}
-        admins={site.admins}
+        site={$site.site_view}
+        taglines={$site.taglines}
+        admins={$site.admins}
       />
-    {/await}
+    {/if}
   </div>
 </Modal>
 
@@ -75,22 +76,18 @@
     </div>
   </div>
   <div class="hidden xl:block">
-    {#await data.streamed.site}
+    {#if !$site}
       <StickyCard>
         <div class="h-64 grid place-items-center">
           <Spinner width={32} />
         </div>
       </StickyCard>
-    {:then site}
+    {:else}
       <SiteCard
-        site={site.site_view}
-        taglines={site.taglines}
-        admins={site.admins}
+        site={$site.site_view}
+        taglines={$site.taglines}
+        admins={$site.admins}
       />
-    {:catch}
-      <StickyCard>
-        <h1 class="font-bold text-lg">Failed to load</h1>
-      </StickyCard>
-    {/await}
+    {/if}
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/routes/+page.ts b/src/routes/+page.ts
index a82fd68f..7daa3ec6 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.ts
+++ b/src/routes/+page.ts
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ export async function load({ url, fetch }) {
         type_: listingType,
         auth: get(profile)?.jwt,
       }),
-      streamed: {
-        site: getClient(undefined, fetch).getSite({}),
-      },
     }
   } catch (err) {
     throw error(500, {