diff --git a/nostr_dvm/tasks/content_discovery_currently_popular_followers.py b/nostr_dvm/tasks/content_discovery_currently_popular_followers.py
index 307391f..85f7e7c 100644
--- a/nostr_dvm/tasks/content_discovery_currently_popular_followers.py
+++ b/nostr_dvm/tasks/content_discovery_currently_popular_followers.py
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import json
 import os
 from datetime import timedelta
 from nostr_sdk import Client, Timestamp, PublicKey, Tag, Keys, Options, SecretKey, NostrSigner, NostrDatabase, \
-    ClientBuilder, Filter, NegentropyOptions, NegentropyDirection, init_logger, LogLevel, Event, EventId, Kind
+    ClientBuilder, Filter, NegentropyOptions, NegentropyDirection, init_logger, LogLevel, Event, EventId, Kind, \
+    RelayOptions
 
 from nostr_dvm.interfaces.dvmtaskinterface import DVMTaskInterface, process_venv
 from nostr_dvm.utils import definitions
@@ -98,6 +99,9 @@ class DicoverContentCurrentlyPopularFollowers(DVMTaskInterface):
         cli.add_relay("wss://relay.damus.io")
         cli.add_relay("wss://nos.lol")
         cli.add_relay("wss://pablof7z.nostr1.com")
+        #add nostr band, too.
+        ropts = RelayOptions().ping(False)
+        cli.add_relay_with_opts("wss://nostr.band", ropts)
 
         cli.connect()
 
diff --git a/nostr_dvm/tasks/discovery_censor_wot.py b/nostr_dvm/tasks/discovery_censor_wot.py
index f24301f..35559e0 100644
--- a/nostr_dvm/tasks/discovery_censor_wot.py
+++ b/nostr_dvm/tasks/discovery_censor_wot.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import os
 from datetime import timedelta
 from threading import Thread
 
-from nostr_sdk import Client, Timestamp, PublicKey, Tag, Keys, Options, SecretKey, NostrSigner, Kind
+from nostr_sdk import Client, Timestamp, PublicKey, Tag, Keys, Options, SecretKey, NostrSigner, Kind, RelayOptions
 
 from nostr_dvm.interfaces.dvmtaskinterface import DVMTaskInterface, process_venv
 from nostr_dvm.utils.admin_utils import AdminConfig
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ class DiscoverNonFollowers(DVMTaskInterface):
         # cli.add_relay("wss://relay.nostr.band")
         for relay in self.dvm_config.RELAY_LIST:
             cli.add_relay(relay)
+        #add nostr band, too.
+        ropts = RelayOptions().ping(False)
+        cli.add_relay_with_opts("wss://nostr.band", ropts)
+
         cli.connect()
 
         options = DVMTaskInterface.set_options(request_form)
diff --git a/nostr_dvm/tasks/discovery_inactive_follows.py b/nostr_dvm/tasks/discovery_inactive_follows.py
index bdf31aa..0c81cdd 100644
--- a/nostr_dvm/tasks/discovery_inactive_follows.py
+++ b/nostr_dvm/tasks/discovery_inactive_follows.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import os
 from datetime import timedelta
 from threading import Thread
 
-from nostr_sdk import Client, Timestamp, PublicKey, Tag, Keys, Options, SecretKey, NostrSigner, Kind
+from nostr_sdk import Client, Timestamp, PublicKey, Tag, Keys, Options, SecretKey, NostrSigner, Kind, RelayOptions
 
 from nostr_dvm.interfaces.dvmtaskinterface import DVMTaskInterface, process_venv
 from nostr_dvm.utils.admin_utils import AdminConfig
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Params:  None
 class DiscoverInactiveFollows(DVMTaskInterface):
     KIND: Kind = EventDefinitions.KIND_NIP90_PEOPLE_DISCOVERY
     TASK: str = "inactive-follows"
-    FIX_COST: float = 50
+    FIX_COST: float = 0
     client: Client
     dvm_config: DVMConfig
 
@@ -75,12 +75,17 @@ class DiscoverInactiveFollows(DVMTaskInterface):
         cli = Client.with_opts(signer, opts)
         for relay in self.dvm_config.RELAY_LIST:
             cli.add_relay(relay)
+
+        #add nostr band, too.
+        ropts = RelayOptions().ping(False)
+        cli.add_relay_with_opts("wss://nostr.band", ropts)
+
         cli.connect()
 
         options = DVMTaskInterface.set_options(request_form)
         step = 20
 
-        followers_filter = Filter().author(PublicKey.from_hex(options["user"])).kind(Kind(3))
+        followers_filter = Filter().author(PublicKey.parse(options["user"])).kind(Kind(3))
         followers = cli.get_events_of([followers_filter], timedelta(seconds=self.dvm_config.RELAY_TIMEOUT))
 
 
@@ -89,10 +94,12 @@ class DiscoverInactiveFollows(DVMTaskInterface):
             newest = 0
             best_entry = followers[0]
             for entry in followers:
+                print(len(best_entry.tags()))
                 if entry.created_at().as_secs() > newest:
                     newest = entry.created_at().as_secs()
                     best_entry = entry
 
+
             print(best_entry.as_json())
             followings = []
             ns.dic = {}
diff --git a/nostr_dvm/tasks/discovery_nonfollowers.py b/nostr_dvm/tasks/discovery_nonfollowers.py
index cf38b42..b925174 100644
--- a/nostr_dvm/tasks/discovery_nonfollowers.py
+++ b/nostr_dvm/tasks/discovery_nonfollowers.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import os
 from datetime import timedelta
 from threading import Thread
 
-from nostr_sdk import Client, Timestamp, PublicKey, Tag, Keys, Options, SecretKey, NostrSigner, Kind
+from nostr_sdk import Client, Timestamp, PublicKey, Tag, Keys, Options, SecretKey, NostrSigner, Kind, RelayOptions
 
 from nostr_dvm.interfaces.dvmtaskinterface import DVMTaskInterface, process_venv
 from nostr_dvm.utils.admin_utils import AdminConfig
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ class DiscoverNonFollowers(DVMTaskInterface):
         # cli.add_relay("wss://relay.nostr.band")
         for relay in self.dvm_config.RELAY_LIST:
             cli.add_relay(relay)
+        #add nostr band, too.
+        ropts = RelayOptions().ping(False)
+        cli.add_relay_with_opts("wss://nostr.band", ropts)
+
         cli.connect()
 
         options = DVMTaskInterface.set_options(request_form)