diff --git a/src/app/components/ModalContainer.svelte b/src/app/components/ModalContainer.svelte
index 54e785fd..9255df4e 100644
--- a/src/app/components/ModalContainer.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/ModalContainer.svelte
@@ -4,9 +4,15 @@
   import Dialog from "@lib/components/Dialog.svelte"
   import {modal, clearModals} from "@app/util/modal"
 
+  const closeModals = () => {
+    if ($modal && !$modal.options.noEscape) {
+      clearModals()
+    }
+  }
+
   const onKeyDown = (e: any) => {
     if (e.code === "Escape" && e.target === document.body) {
-      clearModals()
+      closeModals()
     }
   }
 
@@ -27,7 +33,7 @@
         instance = mount(wrapper as any, {
           target: element,
           props: {
-            onClose: clearModals,
+            onClose: closeModals,
             children: createRawSnippet(() => ({
               render: () => "<div></div>",
               setup: (target: Element) => {
diff --git a/src/app/components/PrimaryNavItemSpace.svelte b/src/app/components/PrimaryNavItemSpace.svelte
index 78ced315..ff2fe2ce 100644
--- a/src/app/components/PrimaryNavItemSpace.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/PrimaryNavItemSpace.svelte
@@ -1,24 +1,19 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-  import {goto} from "$app/navigation"
   import {displayRelayUrl} from "@welshman/util"
   import PrimaryNavItem from "@lib/components/PrimaryNavItem.svelte"
   import SpaceAvatar from "@app/components/SpaceAvatar.svelte"
-  import {encodeRelay} from "@app/core/state"
-  import {makeSpacePath} from "@app/util/routes"
-  import {lastPageBySpaceUrl} from "@app/util/history"
+  import {makeSpacePath, goToSpace} from "@app/util/routes"
   import {notifications} from "@app/util/notifications"
 
   const {url} = $props()
 
-  const path = makeSpacePath(url)
-
-  const onClick = () => goto(lastPageBySpaceUrl.get(encodeRelay(url)) || path)
+  const onClick = () => goToSpace(url)
 </script>
 
 <PrimaryNavItem
   onclick={onClick}
   title={displayRelayUrl(url)}
   class="tooltip-right"
-  notification={$notifications.has(path)}>
+  notification={$notifications.has(makeSpacePath(url))}>
   <SpaceAvatar {url} />
 </PrimaryNavItem>
diff --git a/src/app/components/SpaceAuthError.svelte b/src/app/components/SpaceAuthError.svelte
index 79c1dd78..ebf02d1f 100644
--- a/src/app/components/SpaceAuthError.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/SpaceAuthError.svelte
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <script lang="ts">
+  import {goto} from "$app/navigation"
   import {displayRelayUrl} from "@welshman/util"
   import {parse, renderAsHtml} from "@welshman/content"
   import Button from "@lib/components/Button.svelte"
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@
 
   const {url, error} = $props()
 
-  const back = () => history.back()
+  const back = () => goto("/home")
 
   const requestAccess = () => pushModal(SpaceAccessRequest, {url})
 </script>
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@
   <ModalFooter>
     <Button class="btn btn-link" onclick={back}>
       <Icon icon={AltArrowLeft} />
-      Go back
+      Go Home
     </Button>
     <Button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">
       Request Access
diff --git a/src/app/components/SpaceInvite.svelte b/src/app/components/SpaceInvite.svelte
index c37c98ea..ceb11445 100644
--- a/src/app/components/SpaceInvite.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/SpaceInvite.svelte
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import {onMount} from "svelte"
-  import {sleep, nthEq} from "@welshman/lib"
+  import {sleep} from "@welshman/lib"
   import {request} from "@welshman/net"
-  import {displayRelayUrl, RELAY_INVITE} from "@welshman/util"
+  import {displayRelayUrl, getTagValue, RELAY_INVITE} from "@welshman/util"
   import LinkRound from "@assets/icons/link-round.svg?dataurl"
   import Copy from "@assets/icons/copy.svg?dataurl"
   import Spinner from "@lib/components/Spinner.svelte"
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@
   import ModalFooter from "@lib/components/ModalFooter.svelte"
   import QRCode from "@app/components/QRCode.svelte"
   import {clip} from "@app/util/toast"
-  import {PLATFORM_URL} from "@app/core/state"
+  import {PLATFORM_URL, deriveRelayAuthError} from "@app/core/state"
 
   const {url} = $props()
 
+  const authError = deriveRelayAuthError(url)
+
   const back = () => history.back()
 
   const copyInvite = () => clip(invite)
@@ -38,12 +40,13 @@
       request({
         relays: [url],
         autoClose: true,
+        signal: AbortSignal.timeout(3000),
         filters: [{kinds: [RELAY_INVITE]}],
       }),
       sleep(2000),
     ])
 
-    claim = event?.tags.find(nthEq(0, "claim"))?.[1] || ""
+    claim = getTagValue("claim", event?.tags || []) || ""
     loading = false
   })
 </script>
@@ -65,6 +68,8 @@
       <p class="center">
         <Spinner {loading}>Requesting an invite link...</Spinner>
       </p>
+    {:else if $authError}
+      <p class="center">Oops! It looks like you're not a member of this relay.</p>
     {:else}
       <div class="flex flex-col items-center gap-6">
         <QRCode code={invite} />
diff --git a/src/app/components/SpaceTrustRelay.svelte b/src/app/components/SpaceTrustRelay.svelte
index 21a8ea96..6b0fc5ee 100644
--- a/src/app/components/SpaceTrustRelay.svelte
+++ b/src/app/components/SpaceTrustRelay.svelte
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     try {
       await removeSpaceMembership(url)
       await removeTrustedRelay(url)
-      goto("/")
+      goto("/home")
     } finally {
       loading = false
     }
diff --git a/src/app/core/state.ts b/src/app/core/state.ts
index f5f961f5..859dab56 100644
--- a/src/app/core/state.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/state.ts
@@ -982,8 +982,8 @@ export const deriveRelayAuthError = (url: string, claim = "") => {
   })
 
   return derived(
-    [relaysMostlyRestricted, deriveSocket(url)],
-    ([$relaysMostlyRestricted, $socket]) => {
+    [thunk, relaysMostlyRestricted, deriveSocket(url)],
+    ([$thunk, $relaysMostlyRestricted, $socket]) => {
       if ($socket.auth.status === AuthStatus.Forbidden && $socket.auth.details) {
         return stripPrefix($socket.auth.details)
       }
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ export const deriveRelayAuthError = (url: string, claim = "") => {
         return stripPrefix($relaysMostlyRestricted[url])
       }
 
-      const error = getThunkError(thunk)
+      const error = getThunkError($thunk)
 
       if (error) {
         const isEmptyInvite = !claim && error.includes("invite code")
diff --git a/src/app/util/modal.ts b/src/app/util/modal.ts
index 9ffeee21..e7935a80 100644
--- a/src/app/util/modal.ts
+++ b/src/app/util/modal.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {page} from "$app/stores"
 
 export type ModalOptions = {
   drawer?: boolean
+  noEscape?: boolean
   fullscreen?: boolean
   replaceState?: boolean
   path?: string
diff --git a/src/app/util/policies.ts b/src/app/util/policies.ts
index 9097f92a..db11a667 100644
--- a/src/app/util/policies.ts
+++ b/src/app/util/policies.ts
@@ -62,11 +62,10 @@ export const mostlyRestrictedPolicy = (socket: Socket) => {
 
   const pending = new Set<string>()
 
-  const updateStatus = () => {
+  const updateStatus = () =>
     relaysMostlyRestricted.update(
       restricted > total / 2 ? assoc(socket.url, error) : dissoc(socket.url),
     )
-  }
 
   const unsubscribers = [
     on(socket, SocketEvent.Receive, (message: RelayMessage) => {
diff --git a/src/app/util/routes.ts b/src/app/util/routes.ts
index 938960ef..6e3942cc 100644
--- a/src/app/util/routes.ts
+++ b/src/app/util/routes.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import * as nip19 from "nostr-tools/nip19"
 import {goto} from "$app/navigation"
 import {nthEq, sleep} from "@welshman/lib"
 import type {TrustedEvent} from "@welshman/util"
-import {tracker, relaysByUrl} from "@welshman/app"
+import {tracker, loadRelay} from "@welshman/app"
 import {scrollToEvent} from "@lib/html"
 import {identity} from "@welshman/lib"
 import {
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {
   hasNip29,
   ROOM,
 } from "@app/core/state"
+import {lastPageBySpaceUrl} from "@app/util/history"
 
 export const makeSpacePath = (url: string, ...extra: (string | undefined)[]) => {
   let path = `/spaces/${encodeRelay(url)}`
@@ -37,19 +38,23 @@ export const makeSpacePath = (url: string, ...extra: (string | undefined)[]) =>
         .filter(identity)
         .map(s => encodeURIComponent(s as string))
         .join("/")
-  } else {
-    const relay = relaysByUrl.get().get(url)
-
-    if (hasNip29(relay)) {
-      path += "/recent"
-    } else {
-      path += "/chat"
-    }
   }
 
   return path
 }
 
+export const goToSpace = async (url: string) => {
+  const prevPath = lastPageBySpaceUrl.get(encodeRelay(url))
+
+  if (prevPath) {
+    goto(prevPath)
+  } else if (hasNip29(await loadRelay(url))) {
+    goto(makeSpacePath(url, "recent"))
+  } else {
+    goto(makeSpacePath("chat"))
+  }
+}
+
 export const makeChatPath = (pubkeys: string[]) => `/chat/${makeChatId(pubkeys)}`
 
 export const makeRoomPath = (url: string, h: string) => `/spaces/${encodeRelay(url)}/${h}`
diff --git a/src/routes/+page.svelte b/src/routes/+page.svelte
index b9feb91b..e07f6adc 100644
--- a/src/routes/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/+page.svelte
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import {onMount} from "svelte"
   import {goto} from "$app/navigation"
-  import {makeSpacePath} from "@app/util/routes"
+  import {goToSpace} from "@app/util/routes"
   import {PLATFORM_RELAYS} from "@app/core/state"
 
-  onMount(() => {
+  onMount(async () => {
     if (PLATFORM_RELAYS.length > 0) {
-      goto(makeSpacePath(PLATFORM_RELAYS[0]))
+      goToSpace(PLATFORM_RELAYS[0])
     } else {
       goto("/home")
     }
diff --git a/src/routes/home/+page.svelte b/src/routes/home/+page.svelte
index 55271657..bb4e2528 100644
--- a/src/routes/home/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/home/+page.svelte
@@ -12,16 +12,16 @@
   import SpaceAdd from "@app/components/SpaceAdd.svelte"
   import ChatEnable from "@app/components/ChatEnable.svelte"
   import {pushModal} from "@app/util/modal"
-  import {makeSpacePath} from "@app/util/routes"
+  import {goToSpace} from "@app/util/routes"
   import {PLATFORM_NAME, PLATFORM_RELAYS} from "@app/core/state"
 
   const addSpace = () => pushModal(SpaceAdd)
 
   const openChat = () => ($shouldUnwrap ? goto("/chat") : pushModal(ChatEnable, {next: "/chat"}))
 
-  onMount(() => {
+  onMount(async () => {
     if (PLATFORM_RELAYS.length > 0) {
-      goto(makeSpacePath(PLATFORM_RELAYS[0]))
+      goToSpace(PLATFORM_RELAYS[0])
     }
   })
 </script>
diff --git a/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/+layout.svelte b/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/+layout.svelte
index b27c2274..31d8b9ca 100644
--- a/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/+layout.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/spaces/[relay]/+layout.svelte
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   import {page} from "$app/stores"
   import {once} from "@welshman/lib"
   import Page from "@lib/components/Page.svelte"
-  import Dialog from "@lib/components/Dialog.svelte"
   import SecondaryNav from "@lib/components/SecondaryNav.svelte"
   import MenuSpace from "@app/components/MenuSpace.svelte"
   import SpaceAuthError from "@app/components/SpaceAuthError.svelte"
@@ -23,7 +22,11 @@
 
   const authError = deriveRelayAuthError(url)
 
-  const showAuthError = once(() => pushModal(SpaceAuthError, {url, error: $authError}))
+  const showAuthError = once(() =>
+    pushModal(SpaceAuthError, {url, error: $authError}, {noEscape: true}),
+  )
+
+  const showPendingTrust = once(() => pushModal(SpaceTrustRelay, {url}, {noEscape: true}))
 
   // We have to watch this one, since on mobile the badge will be visible when active
   $effect(() => {
@@ -36,6 +39,8 @@
   $effect(() => {
     if ($authError) {
       showAuthError()
+    } else if ($relaysPendingTrust.includes(url)) {
+      showPendingTrust()
     }
   })
 </script>
@@ -48,9 +53,3 @@
     {@render children?.()}
   {/key}
 </Page>
-
-{#if $relaysPendingTrust.includes(url)}
-  <Dialog>
-    <SpaceTrustRelay {url} />
-  </Dialog>
-{/if}