diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/getters/user.js b/services/gunDB/contact-api/getters/user.js
index fdcd7dfb..8f1d9cf2 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/contact-api/getters/user.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/getters/user.js
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ const Utils = require('../utils')
  */
 const getAnUser = async publicKey => {
   const oldProfile = await Utils.tryAndWait(
-    g => {
-      const user = g.get(`~${publicKey}`)
+    (g, u) => {
+      const user = u._.sea.pub === publicKey ? u : g.user(publicKey)
 
       return new Promise(res => user.get(Key.PROFILE).load(res))
     },
@@ -21,25 +21,29 @@ const getAnUser = async publicKey => {
   )
 
   const bio = await Utils.tryAndWait(
-    g =>
-      g
-        .get(`~${publicKey}`)
-        .get(Key.BIO)
-        .then(),
+    (g, u) => {
+      const user = u._.sea.pub === publicKey ? u : g.user(publicKey)
+
+      return user.get(Key.BIO).then()
+    },
     v => typeof v !== 'string'
   )
 
   const lastSeenApp = await Utils.tryAndWait(
-    g =>
-      g
-        .get(`~${publicKey}`)
-        .get(Key.LAST_SEEN_APP)
-        .then(),
+    (g, u) => {
+      const user = u._.sea.pub === publicKey ? u : g.user(publicKey)
+
+      return user.get(Key.LAST_SEEN_APP).then()
+    },
     v => typeof v !== 'number'
   )
 
   const lastSeenNode = await Utils.tryAndWait(
-    (_, user) => user.get(Key.LAST_SEEN_NODE).then(),
+    (g, u) => {
+      const user = u._.sea.pub === publicKey ? u : g.user(publicKey)
+
+      return user.get(Key.LAST_SEEN_NODE).then()
+    },
     v => typeof v !== 'number'
   )
 
diff --git a/services/gunDB/contact-api/getters/wall.js b/services/gunDB/contact-api/getters/wall.js
index 6a4b2aa5..aeb00746 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/contact-api/getters/wall.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/contact-api/getters/wall.js
@@ -15,7 +15,14 @@ const Wall = require('./user')
 const getWallTotalPages = async publicKey => {
   const totalPages = await Utils.tryAndWait(
     (gun, u) => {
-      const user = publicKey ? gun.get(`~${publicKey}`) : u
+      /**
+       * @type {import('../SimpleGUN').GUNNode}
+       */
+      let user = u
+
+      if (publicKey && u._.sea.pub !== publicKey) {
+        user = gun.user(publicKey)
+      }
 
       return user
         .get(Key.WALL)
@@ -65,7 +72,14 @@ const getWallPage = async (page, publicKey) => {
   // @ts-ignore
   const count = await Utils.tryAndWait(
     (g, u) => {
-      const user = publicKey ? g.get(`~${publicKey}`) : u
+      /**
+       * @type {import('../SimpleGUN').GUNNode}
+       */
+      let user = u
+
+      if (publicKey && u._.sea.pub === publicKey) {
+        user = g.user(publicKey)
+      }
 
       return user
         .get(Key.WALL)
@@ -86,7 +100,14 @@ const getWallPage = async (page, publicKey) => {
    */
   const thePage = await Utils.tryAndWait(
     (g, u) => {
-      const user = publicKey ? g.get(`~${publicKey}`) : u
+      /**
+       * @type {import('../SimpleGUN').GUNNode}
+       */
+      let user = u
+
+      if (publicKey && u._.sea.pub) {
+        user = g.user(publicKey)
+      }
 
       return new Promise(res => {
         user