diff --git a/nostr.go b/nostr.go
index db06bdd..75799e9 100644
--- a/nostr.go
+++ b/nostr.go
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@ var (
 	}
 	profiles = []string{
 		"wss://purplepag.es",
+		"wss://relay.noswhere.com",
 	}
 	justIds = []string{
 		"wss://cache2.primal.net/v1",
+		"wss://relay.noswhere.com",
 	}
 
 	trustedPubKeys = []string{
@@ -91,7 +93,6 @@ func getEvent(ctx context.Context, code string, relayHints []string) (*nostr.Eve
 	case nostr.EventPointer:
 		author = v.Author
 		filter.IDs = []string{v.ID}
-		relays = append(relays, getRandomRelay())
 		relays = append(relays, v.Relays...)
 		relays = append(relays, justIds...)
 		withRelays = true
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ func getEvent(ctx context.Context, code string, relayHints []string) (*nostr.Eve
 	case string:
 		if prefix == "note" {
 			filter.IDs = []string{v}
-			relays = append(relays, getRandomRelay(), getRandomRelay())
+			relays = append(relays, getRandomRelay())
 			relays = append(relays, justIds...)
 		} else if prefix == "npub" {
 			author = v
diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
index f8c4f80..47de7ca 100644
--- a/utils.go
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -513,6 +513,11 @@ func isntRealRelay(url string) bool {
 		return true
 	}
 
+	// hardcoded
+	if url == "wss://relay.noswhere.com" {
+		return true
+	}
+
 	// if there is a "/" after the initial "wss://" part that means this is probably a "virtual relay"
 	// like wss://feeds.nostr.band/topic or wss://filter.nostr.wine/pubkey or wss://cache2.primal.net/v1
 	// and should not be used in computing outbox model relay recommendations