diff --git a/src/components/StarterPack/StarterPackCard.tsx b/src/components/StarterPack/StarterPackCard.tsx
index b8483fa212..f5a25a6439 100644
--- a/src/components/StarterPack/StarterPackCard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/StarterPack/StarterPackCard.tsx
@@ -127,7 +127,10 @@ export function useStarterPackLink({
 
   return {
     to: `/starter-pack/${handleOrDid}/${rkey}`,
-    label: AppBskyGraphStarterpack.isRecord(view.record)
+    label: bsky.dangerousIsType<AppBskyGraphStarterpack.Record>(
+      view.record,
+      AppBskyGraphStarterpack.isRecord,
+    )
       ? _(msg`Navigate to ${view.record.name}`)
       : _(msg`Navigate to starter pack`),
     precache,
@@ -151,7 +154,12 @@ export function Link({
     return {rkey, handleOrDid: creator.handle || creator.did}
   }, [starterPack])
 
-  if (!AppBskyGraphStarterpack.isRecord(record)) {
+  if (
+    !bsky.dangerousIsType<AppBskyGraphStarterpack.Record>(
+      record,
+      AppBskyGraphStarterpack.isRecord,
+    )
+  ) {
     return null
   }
 
diff --git a/src/screens/Hashtag.tsx b/src/screens/Hashtag.tsx
index 251be89061..9b0d238a0c 100644
--- a/src/screens/Hashtag.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/Hashtag.tsx
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export default function HashtagScreen({
   }, [fullTag, isCashtag])
 
   const sanitizedAuthor = React.useMemo(() => {
-    if (!author) return
+    if (!author) return ''
     return sanitizeHandle(author)
   }, [author])
 
diff --git a/src/screens/StarterPack/Wizard/StepDetails.tsx b/src/screens/StarterPack/Wizard/StepDetails.tsx
index e8f4132049..5a7770f2f0 100644
--- a/src/screens/StarterPack/Wizard/StepDetails.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/StarterPack/Wizard/StepDetails.tsx
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ export function StepDetails() {
   const {currentAccount} = useSession()
   const {data: currentProfile} = useProfileQuery({
     did: currentAccount?.did,
-    staleTime: 300,
+    staleTime: Infinity,
   })
 
+  const name = currentProfile?.displayName || currentProfile?.handle
+
   return (
     <ScreenTransition direction={state.transitionDirection} enabledWeb>
       <View style={[a.px_xl, a.gap_xl, a.mt_4xl]}>
@@ -43,11 +45,9 @@ export function StepDetails() {
           </TextField.LabelText>
           <TextField.Root>
             <TextField.Input
-              label={_(
-                msg`${
-                  currentProfile?.displayName || currentProfile?.handle
-                }'s starter pack`,
-              )}
+              label={
+                name ? _(msg`${name}'s starter pack`) : _(msg`My starter pack`)
+              }
               value={state.name}
               onChangeText={text => dispatch({type: 'SetName', name: text})}
             />
@@ -71,11 +71,11 @@ export function StepDetails() {
           </TextField.LabelText>
           <TextField.Root>
             <TextField.Input
-              label={_(
-                msg`${
-                  currentProfile?.displayName || currentProfile?.handle
-                }'s favorite feeds and people - join me!`,
-              )}
+              label={
+                name
+                  ? _(msg`${name}'s favorite feeds and people - join me!`)
+                  : _(msg`My favorite feeds and people - join me!`)
+              }
               value={state.description}
               onChangeText={text =>
                 dispatch({type: 'SetDescription', description: text})
diff --git a/src/state/queries/starter-packs.ts b/src/state/queries/starter-packs.ts
index 74d75814e8..53d668d89a 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/starter-packs.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/starter-packs.ts
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ async function whenAppViewReady(
   )
 }
 
-export async function precacheStarterPack(
+export function precacheStarterPack(
   queryClient: QueryClient,
   starterPack:
     | AppBskyGraphDefs.StarterPackViewBasic