diff --git a/net/web/src/User/Conversation/TopicItem/AudioAsset/AudioAsset.jsx b/net/web/src/User/Conversation/TopicItem/AudioAsset/AudioAsset.jsx
index 2fa1e861..ac431404 100644
--- a/net/web/src/User/Conversation/TopicItem/AudioAsset/AudioAsset.jsx
+++ b/net/web/src/User/Conversation/TopicItem/AudioAsset/AudioAsset.jsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export function AudioAsset({ label, audioUrl }) {
   const onReady = () => {
     if (!ready) {
       setReady(true);
-      setPlaying(true);
+      setPlaying(false);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/net/web/src/User/SideBar/Contacts/Cards/Registry/useRegistry.hook.js b/net/web/src/User/SideBar/Contacts/Cards/Registry/useRegistry.hook.js
index 30f3990e..7ab5d41d 100644
--- a/net/web/src/User/SideBar/Contacts/Cards/Registry/useRegistry.hook.js
+++ b/net/web/src/User/SideBar/Contacts/Cards/Registry/useRegistry.hook.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export function useRegistry() {
         updateState({ busy: true });
         try {
           let profiles = await getListing(state.server)
-          updateState({ profiles: profiles });
+          updateState({ profiles: profiles.filter(contact => contact.guid !== profile.state.profile.guid) });
         }
         catch (err) {
           window.alert(err)