diff --git a/src/main/cache/cache.ts b/src/main/cache/cache.ts
index d1044cd..2e775e1 100644
--- a/src/main/cache/cache.ts
+++ b/src/main/cache/cache.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { writeFileAtomic, writeFileAtomicSync } from "../lib/atomicFile";
 import type { CacheEntryInfo, CacheStats } from "../../shared/types/debug";
+import { httpStatusOf } from "../vrchat/errors";
 
 interface Entry<T> {
   value: T;
@@ -31,14 +32,11 @@ function byteSize(value: unknown): number {
 }
 
 function retryAfterMs(err: unknown): number | null {
+  if (httpStatusOf(err) !== 429) return null;
   const e = (err ?? {}) as {
-    status?: number;
-    statusCode?: number;
-    response?: { status?: number; headers?: Record<string, string> };
+    response?: { headers?: Record<string, string> };
     headers?: Record<string, string>;
   };
-  const status = e.status ?? e.statusCode ?? e.response?.status;
-  if (status !== 429) return null;
   const raw = e.response?.headers?.["retry-after"] ?? e.headers?.["retry-after"];
   const secs = raw != null ? Number(raw) : NaN;
   return Number.isFinite(secs) ? secs * 1000 : 8000;
diff --git a/src/main/vrchat/mappers.ts b/src/main/vrchat/mappers.ts
index a327473..08a2489 100644
--- a/src/main/vrchat/mappers.ts
+++ b/src/main/vrchat/mappers.ts
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ function normalizeStatus(status?: string): UserStatus {
   }
 }
 
-function toIso(v?: string | Date | null): string | undefined {
+export function toIso(v?: string | Date | null): string | undefined {
   if (!v) return undefined;
-  const s = v instanceof Date ? v.toISOString() : v;
-  return s === "" ? undefined : s;
+  const date = v instanceof Date ? v : new Date(v);
+  return Number.isNaN(date.getTime()) ? undefined : date.toISOString();
 }
 
 export function toUserProfile(raw: RawUser, selfId: string): UserProfile {
diff --git a/src/main/vrchat/settingsService.ts b/src/main/vrchat/settingsService.ts
index ea531a1..e2ab705 100644
--- a/src/main/vrchat/settingsService.ts
+++ b/src/main/vrchat/settingsService.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import type {
 import type { TwoFactorMethod } from "../../shared/types/auth";
 import type { UserStatus } from "../../shared/types/user";
 import { requireActiveClient } from "./client";
+import { toIso } from "./mappers";
 import { userCache } from "./userService";
 import { cacheKeys } from "../cache/policies";
 import { entityStore } from "../store/entityStore";
@@ -20,12 +21,6 @@ const CONTENT_FILTER_KEYS: ContentFilterKey[] = [
   "content_horror",
 ];
 
-function toIso(d?: Date | string | null): string | undefined {
-  if (!d) return undefined;
-  const date = typeof d === "string" ? new Date(d) : d;
-  return Number.isNaN(date.getTime()) ? undefined : date.toISOString();
-}
-
 function toSettings(u: CurrentUser): AccountSettings {
   const filters = (u.contentFilters ?? []).filter((t): t is ContentFilterKey =>
     (CONTENT_FILTER_KEYS as string[]).includes(t),
diff --git a/src/main/vrchat/userService.ts b/src/main/vrchat/userService.ts
index 4732b14..1ca9134 100644
--- a/src/main/vrchat/userService.ts
+++ b/src/main/vrchat/userService.ts
@@ -49,10 +49,13 @@ export async function getUser(userId: string): Promise<UserProfile> {
 export async function getUserByName(username: string): Promise<UserProfile> {
   const vrc = requireActiveClient();
   const self = await selfId();
-  return userCache.get(cacheKeys.userByName(username), policies.user, async () => {
+  const key = cacheKeys.userByName(username);
+  const profile = await userCache.get(key, policies.user, async () => {
     const { data } = await vrc.getUserByName({ path: { username }, throwOnError: true });
     return toUserProfile(data, self);
   });
+  refreshStore(profile, key);
+  return profile;
 }
 
 export async function searchUsers(query: string): Promise<UserProfile[]> {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/ui/CardGrid.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/ui/CardGrid.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a247c4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/ui/CardGrid.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+export function CardGrid({
+  children,
+  className = "",
+}: {
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+  className?: string;
+}) {
+  return <div className={`grid grid-cols-2 gap-3 sm:grid-cols-3 ${className}`}>{children}</div>;
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/ui/IconLabel.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/ui/IconLabel.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44f74ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/ui/IconLabel.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+export function IconLabel({
+  icon,
+  children,
+  gap = "gap-1",
+  title,
+  className = "",
+  style,
+}: {
+  icon: React.ReactNode;
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+  gap?: string;
+  title?: string;
+  className?: string;
+  style?: React.CSSProperties;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <span className={`inline-flex items-center ${gap} ${className}`} title={title} style={style}>
+      {icon}
+      {children}
+    </span>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/ui/index.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/ui/index.ts
index 5b132f3..f6ba166 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/ui/index.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/ui/index.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ export { Toggle } from "./Toggle";
 export { Section, Fact } from "./Section";
 export { StatTile } from "./StatTile";
 export { SkeletonGrid } from "./SkeletonGrid";
+export { CardGrid } from "./CardGrid";
+export { IconLabel } from "./IconLabel";
 export { Skeleton } from "./Skeleton";
 export { LinkPill } from "./LinkPill";
 export { CodeBlock } from "./CodeBlock";
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/features/debug/ui.tsx b/src/renderer/src/features/debug/ui.tsx
index 37f580a..d884801 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/features/debug/ui.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/features/debug/ui.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { X } from "lucide-react";
 import type { CacheEntryInfo, CacheStatus } from "../../../../shared/types/debug";
 
+export { formatBytes } from "../../lib/format";
+
 export const statusTone = {
   fresh: "success",
   stale: "warn",
@@ -44,12 +46,6 @@ export function cacheStatus(e: CacheEntryInfo, now: number): CacheStatus {
   return now < e.expiresAt ? "fresh" : now < e.hardExpiresAt ? "stale" : "expired";
 }
 
-export function formatBytes(n: number): string {
-  if (n < 1024) return `${n} B`;
-  if (n < 1024 * 1024) return `${(n / 1024).toFixed(1)} KB`;
-  return `${(n / (1024 * 1024)).toFixed(1)} MB`;
-}
-
 export function formatDuration(s: number): string {
   if (s < 60) return `${s}s`;
   if (s < 3600) return `${Math.floor(s / 60)}m ${s % 60}s`;
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/features/gallery/format.ts b/src/renderer/src/features/gallery/format.ts
index 91e4745..f8b05fb 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/features/gallery/format.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/features/gallery/format.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,4 @@
-export function formatBytes(bytes: number): string {
-  if (bytes < 1024) return `${bytes} B`;
-  const units = ["KB", "MB", "GB"];
-  let n = bytes / 1024;
-  let i = 0;
-  while (n >= 1024 && i < units.length - 1) {
-    n /= 1024;
-    i++;
-  }
-  return `${n.toFixed(n < 10 ? 1 : 0)} ${units[i]}`;
-}
+export { formatBytes } from "../../lib/format";
 
 export function formatBucket(bucket: string, locale?: string): string {
   const m = /^(\d{4})-(\d{2})$/.exec(bucket);
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/features/profile/LocationSection.tsx b/src/renderer/src/features/profile/LocationSection.tsx
index 8cdc347..683ddfa 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/features/profile/LocationSection.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/features/profile/LocationSection.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { ChevronRight, Globe, Hash, MapPin, Users } from "lucide-react";
 import { parseLocation, type Location } from "../../../../shared/types/user";
-import { HoverImage } from "../../components/ui";
+import { HoverImage, IconLabel } from "../../components/ui";
 import { useWorld } from "../../store/worlds";
 import { useNav } from "../navigation/NavContext";
 import { api } from "../../lib/api";
@@ -54,36 +54,34 @@ export function LocationSection({ location }: { location?: Location }) {
               <span className="truncate">
                 {t("profile:location.by", { author: world.authorName })}
               </span>
-              <span
-                className="inline-flex items-center gap-1"
-                title={t("profile:location.instance")}
-              >
-                <Hash size={11} />
+              <IconLabel icon={<Hash size={11} />} title={t("profile:location.instance")}>
                 {parsed.instanceId}
-              </span>
+              </IconLabel>
               {region ? (
-                <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1">
-                  {flag ? (
-                    <span className="text-[13px] leading-none">{flag}</span>
-                  ) : (
-                    <Globe size={11} />
-                  )}{" "}
+                <IconLabel
+                  icon={
+                    flag ? (
+                      <span className="text-[13px] leading-none">{flag}</span>
+                    ) : (
+                      <Globe size={11} />
+                    )
+                  }
+                >
+                  {" "}
                   {region}
-                </span>
+                </IconLabel>
               ) : null}
               {inInstance ? (
-                <span
-                  className="inline-flex items-center gap-1"
-                  style={{ color: "var(--status-active)" }}
-                >
-                  <Users size={11} />{" "}
+                <IconLabel icon={<Users size={11} />} style={{ color: "var(--status-active)" }}>
+                  {" "}
                   {t("profile:location.inInstance", { n: inInstance.userCount })}
-                </span>
+                </IconLabel>
               ) : null}
               {world.occupants > 0 ? (
-                <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1">
-                  <Users size={11} /> {t("profile:location.inWorld", { n: world.occupants })}
-                </span>
+                <IconLabel icon={<Users size={11} />}>
+                  {" "}
+                  {t("profile:location.inWorld", { n: world.occupants })}
+                </IconLabel>
               ) : null}
             </div>
           </div>
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/features/profile/WorldsSection.tsx b/src/renderer/src/features/profile/WorldsSection.tsx
index ae9930c..deb05fc 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/features/profile/WorldsSection.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/features/profile/WorldsSection.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import type { World } from "../../../../shared/types/world";
-import { CollapsibleCard, Field, SkeletonGrid } from "../../components/ui";
+import { CardGrid, CollapsibleCard, Field, SkeletonGrid } from "../../components/ui";
 import { useT } from "../../lib/i18n";
 import { WorldCard } from "../world/WorldCard";
 import { useUserWorlds } from "./useUserWorlds";
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ export function FavoriteWorldsSection({
     <div className="flex flex-col gap-5">
       {shown.map((folder) => (
         <CollapsibleCard key={folder.name} title={folder.displayName} count={folder.worlds.length}>
-          <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-3 sm:grid-cols-3">
+          <CardGrid>
             {folder.worlds.map((w) => (
               <WorldCard key={w.id} world={w} />
             ))}
-          </div>
+          </CardGrid>
         </CollapsibleCard>
       ))}
       {loading ? <SkeletonGrid count={3} /> : null}
@@ -99,11 +99,11 @@ function WorldGrid({
   if (worlds.length) {
     return (
       <CollapsibleCard title={title} count={worlds.length}>
-        <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-3 sm:grid-cols-3">
+        <CardGrid>
           {worlds.map((w) => (
             <WorldCard key={w.id} world={w} />
           ))}
-        </div>
+        </CardGrid>
       </CollapsibleCard>
     );
   }
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/features/search/SearchView.tsx b/src/renderer/src/features/search/SearchView.tsx
index 2cac459..e900343 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/features/search/SearchView.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/features/search/SearchView.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { Search as SearchIcon } from "lucide-react";
 import type { UserProfile } from "../../../../shared/types/user";
 import type { World } from "../../../../shared/types/world";
 import { api } from "../../lib/api";
-import { Avatar, Button, ContextMenu, Field, Tabs, Tag } from "../../components/ui";
+import { Avatar, Button, CardGrid, ContextMenu, Field, Tabs, Tag } from "../../components/ui";
 import { useT } from "../../lib/i18n";
 import { useNav } from "../navigation/NavContext";
 import { useUserMenu } from "../friends/useUserMenu";
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ export function SearchView() {
             ))}
           </div>
         ) : (
-          <div className="grid grid-cols-2 gap-3 sm:grid-cols-3">
+          <CardGrid>
             {(results as World[]).map((w) => (
               <WorldCard key={w.id} world={w} showAuthor onOpen={() => openWorld(w.id)} />
             ))}
-          </div>
+          </CardGrid>
         )}
       </div>
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/features/world/WorldCard.tsx b/src/renderer/src/features/world/WorldCard.tsx
index 54168ba..dcd0e1c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/features/world/WorldCard.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/features/world/WorldCard.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Circle, Star, Users } from "lucide-react";
 import type { World } from "../../../../shared/types/world";
-import { Card, HoverImage, Tag } from "../../components/ui";
+import { Card, HoverImage, IconLabel, Tag } from "../../components/ui";
 import { compactNumber } from "../../lib/format";
 import { useT } from "../../lib/i18n";
 import { useNav } from "../navigation/NavContext";
@@ -37,26 +37,29 @@ export function WorldCard({
           </div>
         ) : null}
         <div className="mt-1 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-3 text-[11px] tabular-nums text-faint">
-          <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1" title={t("profile:worlds.tip.favorites")}>
-            <Star size={12} /> {compactNumber(world.favorites)}
-          </span>
+          <IconLabel icon={<Star size={12} />} title={t("profile:worlds.tip.favorites")}>
+            {" "}
+            {compactNumber(world.favorites)}
+          </IconLabel>
           {world.occupants > 0 ? (
-            <span
-              className="inline-flex items-center gap-1"
+            <IconLabel
+              icon={<Circle size={9} fill="currentColor" />}
               title={t("profile:worlds.tip.online")}
               style={{ color: "var(--status-active)" }}
             >
-              <Circle size={9} fill="currentColor" /> {compactNumber(world.occupants)}
-            </span>
+              {" "}
+              {compactNumber(world.occupants)}
+            </IconLabel>
           ) : null}
           {world.visits > 0 ? (
             <span title={t("profile:worlds.tip.visits")}>
               {t("profile:worlds.visitsCount", { formattedCount: compactNumber(world.visits) })}
             </span>
           ) : null}
-          <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1" title={t("profile:worlds.tip.capacity")}>
-            <Users size={12} /> {world.capacity}
-          </span>
+          <IconLabel icon={<Users size={12} />} title={t("profile:worlds.tip.capacity")}>
+            {" "}
+            {world.capacity}
+          </IconLabel>
         </div>
       </div>
     </Card>
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/lib/format.ts b/src/renderer/src/lib/format.ts
index fe3dd2d..f300b24 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/lib/format.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/lib/format.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+export function formatBytes(bytes: number): string {
+  if (bytes < 1024) return `${bytes} B`;
+  const units = ["KB", "MB", "GB"];
+  let n = bytes / 1024;
+  let i = 0;
+  while (n >= 1024 && i < units.length - 1) {
+    n /= 1024;
+    i++;
+  }
+  return `${n.toFixed(n < 10 ? 1 : 0)} ${units[i]}`;
+}
+
 export function compactNumber(n: number): string {
   if (n < 1000) return `${n}`;
   if (n < 1_000_000) return `${(n / 1000).toFixed(n < 10_000 ? 1 : 0)}k`;
diff --git a/src/shared/types/auth.ts b/src/shared/types/auth.ts
index 82bf525..efdee2f 100644
--- a/src/shared/types/auth.ts
+++ b/src/shared/types/auth.ts
@@ -5,19 +5,16 @@ export type AuthStatus =
   | { state: "awaiting2fa"; methods: TwoFactorMethod[] }
   | { state: "authenticated"; user: CurrentUserSummary };
 
-export interface CurrentUserSummary {
-  id: string;
-  displayName: string;
-  userIcon: string;
-  currentAvatarThumbnailImageUrl: string;
-}
-
 export interface Account {
   id: string;
   displayName: string;
   userIcon: string;
 }
 
+export interface CurrentUserSummary extends Account {
+  currentAvatarThumbnailImageUrl: string;
+}
+
 export interface AccountsState {
   accounts: Account[];
   activeId: string | null;