diff --git a/app/api/interests/route.ts b/app/api/interests/route.ts
index c2dc808e..a733a23b 100644
--- a/app/api/interests/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/interests/route.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
 export async function GET() {
   try {
     // Get all interests from the database
-    const cacheStrategy = { swr: 60, ttl: 60 };
+    const cacheStrategy = { swr: 60, ttl: 60, tags: ["interests"] };
     const interests = await prisma.interest.findMany({
       select: {
         id: true,
diff --git a/app/api/profiles/[id]/route.ts b/app/api/profiles/[id]/route.ts
index 5311037d..a698b906 100644
--- a/app/api/profiles/[id]/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/profiles/[id]/route.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export async function GET(
     const params = await context.params;
     const { id } = params;
 
+    const cacheStrategy = { swr: 3600, ttl: 3600, tags: ["profiles/[id]"] };
     const user = await prisma.user.findUnique({
       where: { id },
       select: {
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ export async function GET(
           },
         },
       },
+      cacheStrategy: cacheStrategy,
     });
 
     // If user not found, return 404
diff --git a/app/api/profiles/route.ts b/app/api/profiles/route.ts
index cdad5c63..d0036b26 100644
--- a/app/api/profiles/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/profiles/route.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export async function GET(request: Request) {
   }
 
   // Fetch paginated and filtered profiles
-  const cacheStrategy = { swr: 3600, ttl: 3600 };
+  const cacheStrategy = { swr: 3600, ttl: 3600 , tags: ["profiles"]};
   const profiles = await prisma.user.findMany({
     skip: offset,
     take: profilesPerPage,
diff --git a/prisma/seed.ts b/prisma/seed.ts
index 8af5f2f1..b4c1cbbd 100644
--- a/prisma/seed.ts
+++ b/prisma/seed.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
-import {prisma} from "@/lib/server/prisma";
+import {PrismaClient} from "@prisma/client";
+
+// Cannot import from prisma.ts as we are outside the server
+const prisma = new PrismaClient({log: ['query']})
 
 
 async function main() {
+
   // Create some interests and cause areas
   await prisma.interest.createMany({
     data: [
@@ -31,17 +35,25 @@ async function main() {
     skipDuplicates: true,
   });
 
+  const names = [
+    'Alice Wonderland',
+    'Bob the Builder',
+    'Emily McConaughey',
+    'Alex Hepburn',
+    'Laurent Golden'
+  ]
+
   // Get actual Interest & CauseArea objects
   const allInterests = await prisma.interest.findMany();
   const allCauseAreas = await prisma.causeArea.findMany();
   const allConnections = await prisma.connection.findMany();
 
   // Create mock users
-  for (let i = 1; i <= 5; i++) {
+  for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
     const user = await prisma.user.create({
       data: {
-        email: `user${i}@bayesbond.com`,
-        name: `User ${i}`,
+        email: `user${i+1}@bayesbond.com`,
+        name: names[i],
         image: null,
         profile: {
           create: {