diff --git a/src/storages/UserStore.ts b/src/storages/UserStore.ts
index f9cc068d..615e2afd 100644
--- a/src/storages/UserStore.ts
+++ b/src/storages/UserStore.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,10 @@ import { getTagSet } from '@/tags.ts';
 export class UserStore implements NStore {
   private store: NStore;
   private pubkey: string;
-  private muteList: Promise<DittoEvent | undefined>;
 
   constructor(pubkey: string, store: NStore) {
     this.pubkey = pubkey;
     this.store = store;
-    this.muteList = this.getMuteList();
   }
 
   async event(event: NostrEvent, opts?: { signal?: AbortSignal }): Promise<void> {
@@ -24,7 +22,7 @@ export class UserStore implements NStore {
   async query(filters: NostrFilter[], opts: { signal?: AbortSignal; limit?: number } = {}): Promise<DittoEvent[]> {
     const allEvents = await this.store.query(filters, opts);
 
-    const mutedPubkeysEvent = await this.muteList;
+    const mutedPubkeysEvent = await this.getMuteList();
     if (!mutedPubkeysEvent) {
       return allEvents;
     }
@@ -36,10 +34,7 @@ export class UserStore implements NStore {
   }
 
   private async getMuteList(): Promise<DittoEvent | undefined> {
-    const [muteList] = await this.query([{ authors: [this.pubkey], kinds: [10000], limit: 1 }], {
-      signal: AbortSignal.timeout(5000),
-      limit: 1,
-    });
+    const [muteList] = await this.store.query([{ authors: [this.pubkey], kinds: [10000], limit: 1 }]);
     return muteList;
   }
 }