diff --git a/web/components/profile/profile-info.tsx b/web/components/profile/profile-info.tsx
index 7ae938e3..671f31ff 100644
--- a/web/components/profile/profile-info.tsx
+++ b/web/components/profile/profile-info.tsx
@@ -38,13 +38,16 @@ export function ProfileInfo(props: {
   fromProfilePage?: Profile
   fromSignup?: boolean
 }) {
-  const {profile, user, refreshProfile, fromProfilePage, fromSignup} = props
-  debug('Rendering Profile for', user.username, user.name, props)
+  const {profile, refreshProfile, fromProfilePage, fromSignup} = props
 
   const currentUser = useUser()
   const t = useT()
   // const currentProfile = useProfile()
-  // const isCurrentUser = currentUser?.id === user.id
+
+  const isCurrentUser = currentUser?.id === props.user.id
+  const user = isCurrentUser ? currentUser : props.user // to refresh user info after update
+
+  debug('Rendering Profile for', user.username, user.name, props)
 
   const {data: starredUsers, refresh: refreshStars} = useGetter('stars', currentUser?.id, getStars)
   const starredUserIds = starredUsers?.map((u) => u.id)
@@ -319,7 +322,7 @@ function ProfileContent(props: {
 
           {currentUser && (
             // <ProfileCard className="!p-0">
-            <ProfileCarousel profile={profile} refreshProfile={refreshProfile} />
+            <ProfileCarousel profile={profile} />
             // </ProfileCard>
           )}
 
diff --git a/web/hooks/use-profile.tsx b/web/hooks/use-profile.tsx
index 6f674450..35ce21be 100644
--- a/web/hooks/use-profile.tsx
+++ b/web/hooks/use-profile.tsx
@@ -99,3 +99,32 @@ export const useProfileByUserId = (userId: string | undefined) => {
 
   return profile
 }
+//
+// async function getUserById(userId: string) {
+//   const userRes = await run(
+//     db
+//       .from('users')
+//       .select(`id, name, username, created_time, avatar_url, is_banned_from_posting`)
+//       .eq('id', userId),
+//   )
+//   const user = userRes.data?.[0]
+//   if (!user) return null
+//   return convertPartialUser(user)
+// }
+//
+// export const useUserById = (userId: string | undefined) => {
+//   const [user, setUser] = usePersistentInMemoryState<User | undefined | null>(
+//     undefined,
+//     `user-${userId}`,
+//   )
+//
+//   useEffect(() => {
+//     if (userId) {
+//       getUserById(userId).then((user) => {
+//         setUser(user ?? null)
+//       })
+//     }
+//   }, [userId])
+//
+//   return user
+// }