From a7088a494c039286d267863a648c0c6dcbcf707b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jure <44338+hoornet@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2026 20:54:25 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Fix empty Trending feed: retry on empty relay response

---
 src/stores/feed.ts | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/stores/feed.ts b/src/stores/feed.ts
index 43c2327..0353b7a 100644
--- a/src/stores/feed.ts
+++ b/src/stores/feed.ts
@@ -247,10 +247,16 @@ export const useFeedStore = create<FeedState>((set, get) => ({
 
     set({ trendingLoading: true, ...(force ? { trendingNotes: [] } : {}) });
     try {
-      const notes = await fetchTrendingCandidates(200, 24);
+      let notes = await fetchTrendingCandidates(200, 24);
+
+      // Retry once after 3s if relays returned nothing (common on slow startup)
+      if (notes.length === 0) {
+        await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 3000));
+        notes = await fetchTrendingCandidates(200, 24);
+      }
 
       if (notes.length === 0) {
-        set({ trendingNotes: [], trendingLoading: false });
+        set({ trendingLoading: false });
         return;
       }