diff --git a/src/hooks/useMarkdownToHTML.ts b/src/hooks/useMarkdownToHTML.ts
index 84564977..b8320a01 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useMarkdownToHTML.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useMarkdownToHTML.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@ export const useMarkdownToHTML = (
   // Create stable dependencies based on Map contents, not Map objects
   // This prevents unnecessary reprocessing when Maps are recreated with same content
   const profileLabelsKey = useMemo(() => {
-    return Array.from(profileLabels.entries()).sort(([a], [b]) => a.localeCompare(b)).map(([k, v]) => `${k}:${v}`).join('|')
+    const key = Array.from(profileLabels.entries()).sort(([a], [b]) => a.localeCompare(b)).map(([k, v]) => `${k}:${v}`).join('|')
+    console.log(`[shimmer-debug][markdown-to-html] profileLabelsKey computed, profileLabels.size=${profileLabels.size}, key length=${key.length}`)
+    if (profileLabels.size > 0) {
+      console.log(`[shimmer-debug][markdown-to-html] Profile labels in key:`, Array.from(profileLabels.entries()).slice(0, 3).map(([k, v]) => `${k.slice(0, 16)}...="${v}"`))
+    }
+    return key
   }, [profileLabels])
   
   const profileLoadingKey = useMemo(() => {
diff --git a/src/hooks/useProfileLabels.ts b/src/hooks/useProfileLabels.ts
index 2983a043..300aefc4 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useProfileLabels.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useProfileLabels.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,11 @@ export function useProfileLabels(
    */
   const applyPendingUpdates = () => {
     const pendingUpdates = pendingUpdatesRef.current
-    if (pendingUpdates.size === 0) return
+    console.log(`[shimmer-debug][profile-labels] applyPendingUpdates called, pendingUpdates.size=${pendingUpdates.size}`)
+    if (pendingUpdates.size === 0) {
+      console.log(`[shimmer-debug][profile-labels] No pending updates to apply`)
+      return
+    }
     
     // Cancel scheduled RAF since we're applying synchronously
     if (rafScheduledRef.current !== null) {
@@ -100,9 +104,13 @@ export function useProfileLabels(
     // Apply all pending updates in one batch
     setProfileLabels(prevLabels => {
       const updatedLabels = new Map(prevLabels)
-      for (const [encoded, label] of pendingUpdates.entries()) {
-        updatedLabels.set(encoded, label)
+      const updatesList: string[] = []
+      for (const [pubkey, label] of pendingUpdates.entries()) {
+        updatedLabels.set(pubkey, label)
+        updatesList.push(`${pubkey.slice(0, 16)}...="${label}"`)
       }
+      console.log(`[shimmer-debug][profile-labels] Applying ${updatesList.length} pending updates:`, updatesList)
+      console.log(`[shimmer-debug][profile-labels] Profile labels before: ${prevLabels.size}, after: ${updatedLabels.size}`)
       pendingUpdates.clear()
       return updatedLabels
     })
@@ -115,10 +123,14 @@ export function useProfileLabels(
    */
   const scheduleBatchedUpdate = useCallback(() => {
     if (rafScheduledRef.current === null) {
+      console.log(`[shimmer-debug][profile-labels] Scheduling batched update via RAF`)
       rafScheduledRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        console.log(`[shimmer-debug][profile-labels] RAF fired, calling applyPendingUpdates`)
         applyPendingUpdates()
         rafScheduledRef.current = null
       })
+    } else {
+      console.log(`[shimmer-debug][profile-labels] RAF already scheduled, skipping`)
     }
   }, []) // Empty deps: only uses refs which are stable
   
@@ -265,6 +277,7 @@ export function useProfileLabels(
         const label = displayName ? (displayName.startsWith('@') ? displayName : `@${displayName}`) : getNpubFallbackDisplay(pubkey)
         
         // Add to pending updates and schedule batched application
+        console.log(`[shimmer-debug][profile-labels] Adding to pending updates: ${pubkey.slice(0, 16)}...="${label}", pendingUpdates.size=${pendingUpdatesRef.current.size + 1}`)
         pendingUpdatesRef.current.set(pubkey, label)
         scheduleBatchedUpdate()