diff --git a/src/app/chat/[id]/page.tsx b/src/app/chat/[id]/page.tsx
index 11df39b..7fa696e 100644
--- a/src/app/chat/[id]/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/chat/[id]/page.tsx
@@ -4,10 +4,30 @@ import MessageBox from "@/components/MessageBox";
 import AppSidebar from "@/components/Sidebar";
 import { useParams } from "next/navigation";
 import useApp from "@/hooks/use-app";
+import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+import auth from "@/lib/auth";
 
 export default function DMs() {
   const { id } = useParams<{ id: string }>();
   const app = useApp();
+  const targetNode = useRef<WebSocket | null>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    async function connectTargetNode() {
+      const target = await app.getUserById(id);
+      if (target) {
+        auth(
+          target.node_address,
+          targetNode,
+          () => {},
+          app.addMessage,
+          () => {}
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    connectTargetNode().then(() => {});
+  }, [id]);
 
   return (
     <AppSidebar app={app}>
diff --git a/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index f5a0a7b..0699d4c 100644
--- a/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export default function AppSidebar({
   const [newServer, setNewServer] = useState({ name: "", ip: "" });
   const [query, setQuery] = useState("");
   const router = useRouter();
+  const [filteredDms, setFilteredDms] = useState<UserProfile[]>([]);
 
   const dms = Array.from(
     new Set(
@@ -65,14 +66,20 @@ export default function AppSidebar({
     )
   );
 
-  const filteredDms = dms.filter((id) => {
-    const user = getUser(id, app.profiles, app.setProfiles);
-    const name = user?.display_name || "";
-    return (
-      name.toLowerCase().includes(query.toLowerCase()) ||
-      id.toLowerCase().includes(query.toLowerCase())
-    );
-  });
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const load = async () => {
+      const users = await Promise.all(dms.map((id) => app.getUserById(id)));
+      setFilteredDms(
+        users.filter(
+          (user) =>
+            user !== null &&
+            (user?.username.toLowerCase().includes(query.toLowerCase()) ||
+              user?.id.toLowerCase().includes(query.toLowerCase()))
+        ) as UserProfile[]
+      );
+    };
+    load();
+  }, [dms]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const s = Cookies.get("servers")?.split(",");
@@ -246,19 +253,13 @@ export default function AppSidebar({
                 </>
               ) : (
                 <>
-                  {filteredDms.map((id) => (
+                  {filteredDms.map((user) => (
                     <DMItem
-                      name={
-                        getUser(id, app.profiles, app.setProfiles)
-                          ?.display_name || id
-                      }
-                      id={id}
+                      name={user.display_name}
+                      id={user.id}
                       status="online"
-                      avatar={
-                        getUser(id, app.profiles, app.setProfiles)
-                          ?.avatar_url || ""
-                      }
-                      key={id}
+                      avatar={user.avatar_url}
+                      key={user.id}
                       app={app}
                     />
                   ))}
@@ -368,29 +369,3 @@ function ChannelIcon({ kind }: { kind: "text" | "voice" }) {
       return null;
   }
 }
-
-function getUser(
-  id: string,
-  userList: StringMap<UserProfile | null>,
-  setUserList: React.Dispatch<
-    React.SetStateAction<StringMap<UserProfile | null>>
-  >
-) {
-  if (userList[id] !== undefined) return userList[id];
-
-  const onResponse = (res: Response<UserProfile>) => {
-    setUserList((prev) => {
-      prev[id] = res.data as UserProfile;
-      return prev;
-    });
-  };
-
-  get(`/api/profile/?id=${id}`, onResponse)
-    ?.then(onResponse)
-    .catch((e) => {
-      setUserList((prev) => {
-        prev[id] = null;
-        return prev;
-      });
-    });
-}
diff --git a/src/components/auth/CreateAccount.tsx b/src/components/auth/CreateAccount.tsx
index 2552658..a4e29ef 100644
--- a/src/components/auth/CreateAccount.tsx
+++ b/src/components/auth/CreateAccount.tsx
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ export default function CreateAccount() {
   };
 
   const signup = async () => {
+    localStorage.removeItem("chat-messages");
+    localStorage.removeItem("server-messages");
     setFeedback(undefined);
     const validationError = validateInput();
     if (validationError) {
diff --git a/src/components/auth/Login.tsx b/src/components/auth/Login.tsx
index ed410b3..5b0e83d 100644
--- a/src/components/auth/Login.tsx
+++ b/src/components/auth/Login.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ export default function Login() {
   const router = useRouter();
 
   const login = async () => {
+    localStorage.removeItem("chat-messages");
+    localStorage.removeItem("server-messages");
     setFeedback(undefined);
     try {
       const res = await axios.get("/api/user", {
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-app.ts b/src/hooks/use-app.ts
index 35f1d58..59dc115 100644
--- a/src/hooks/use-app.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/use-app.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { useMessages } from "./use-messages";
 import { StringMap } from "@/types/typeUtils";
 import useUser, { UserProfile } from "./get-user";
 import { useClientSettings } from "./use-settings";
+import { get, Response } from "@/lib/request";
 
 export default function useApp(): App {
   const node = useRef<WebSocket | null>(null);
@@ -24,5 +25,23 @@ export default function useApp(): App {
     addMessage,
     sidebarOpen,
     setSidebarOpen,
+    getUserById: async (id: string) => {
+      if (profiles[id] !== undefined) return profiles[id];
+
+      const onResponse = (res: Response<UserProfile>) => {
+        setProfiles((prev) => {
+          prev[id] = res.data as UserProfile;
+          return prev;
+        });
+      };
+
+      try {
+        const user = await get(`/api/profile/?id=${id}`, onResponse);
+        onResponse(user);
+        return user.data;
+      } catch {
+        return null;
+      }
+    },
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/hooks/use-mobile.ts b/src/hooks/use-mobile.ts
index 2b0fe1d..48fab93 100644
--- a/src/hooks/use-mobile.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/use-mobile.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
-import * as React from "react"
+import * as React from "react";
 
-const MOBILE_BREAKPOINT = 768
+const MOBILE_BREAKPOINT = 768;
 
 export function useIsMobile() {
-  const [isMobile, setIsMobile] = React.useState<boolean | undefined>(undefined)
+  const [isMobile, setIsMobile] = React.useState<boolean | undefined>(
+    undefined
+  );
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
-    const mql = window.matchMedia(`(max-width: ${MOBILE_BREAKPOINT - 1}px)`)
+    const mql = window.matchMedia(`(max-width: ${MOBILE_BREAKPOINT - 1}px)`);
     const onChange = () => {
-      setIsMobile(window.innerWidth < MOBILE_BREAKPOINT)
-    }
-    mql.addEventListener("change", onChange)
-    setIsMobile(window.innerWidth < MOBILE_BREAKPOINT)
-    return () => mql.removeEventListener("change", onChange)
-  }, [])
+      setIsMobile(window.innerWidth < MOBILE_BREAKPOINT);
+    };
+    mql.addEventListener("change", onChange);
+    setIsMobile(window.innerWidth < MOBILE_BREAKPOINT);
+    return () => mql.removeEventListener("change", onChange);
+  }, []);
 
-  return !!isMobile
+  return !!isMobile;
 }
diff --git a/src/types/app.ts b/src/types/app.ts
index 53fcaac..834fff5 100644
--- a/src/types/app.ts
+++ b/src/types/app.ts
@@ -21,4 +21,6 @@ export default interface App {
 
   sidebarOpen: boolean;
   setSidebarOpen: SetState<boolean>;
+
+  getUserById: (userId: string) => Promise<UserProfile | null>;
 }