diff --git a/backend/src/billing.rs b/backend/src/billing.rs
index fa12bce..c263b7d 100644
--- a/backend/src/billing.rs
+++ b/backend/src/billing.rs
@@ -151,7 +151,11 @@ impl Billing {
             return Ok(());
         }
 
-        tracing::info!(source, relay_count = relays.len(), "reconciling relay billing state");
+        tracing::info!(
+            source,
+            relay_count = relays.len(),
+            "reconciling relay billing state"
+        );
 
         for relay in relays {
             if let Err(error) = self.sync_relay_subscription_for_relay(&relay).await {
@@ -765,8 +769,9 @@ impl Billing {
     }
 
     pub async fn stripe_create_customer(&self, tenant_pubkey: &str) -> Result<String> {
-        let short_pubkey: String = tenant_pubkey.chars().take(12).collect();
-        let display_name = format!("Caravel tenant {short_pubkey}");
+        let short_pubkey: String = tenant_pubkey.chars().take(8).collect();
+        let nostr_name = self.robot.fetch_nostr_name(tenant_pubkey).await;
+        let display_name = nostr_name.unwrap_or_else(|| short_pubkey.clone());
         let idempotency_key = self.idempotency_key(&["create_customer", tenant_pubkey]);
 
         let resp = self
@@ -998,8 +1003,7 @@ impl Billing {
         customer_id: &str,
         price_id: &str,
     ) -> Result<(String, String)> {
-        let idempotency_key =
-            self.idempotency_key(&["create_subscription", customer_id, price_id]);
+        let idempotency_key = self.idempotency_key(&["create_subscription", customer_id, price_id]);
         let resp = self
             .http
             .post(format!("{STRIPE_API}/subscriptions"))
@@ -1726,5 +1730,4 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(billing.stripe_secret_key, "sk_test_dummy");
         assert_eq!(billing.stripe_webhook_secret, "whsec_test_dummy");
     }
-
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/robot.rs b/backend/src/robot.rs
index e8195db..7873c3e 100644
--- a/backend/src/robot.rs
+++ b/backend/src/robot.rs
@@ -160,6 +160,25 @@ impl Robot {
         Ok(relays)
     }
 
+    pub async fn fetch_nostr_name(&self, pubkey: &str) -> Option<String> {
+        let pubkey = PublicKey::parse(pubkey).ok()?;
+        let filter = Filter::new().author(pubkey).kind(Kind::Metadata).limit(1);
+        let events = self
+            .indexer_client
+            .fetch_events(filter, Duration::from_secs(5))
+            .await
+            .ok()?;
+        let event = events.into_iter().max_by_key(|e| e.created_at)?;
+        let content: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&event.content).ok()?;
+        let name = content
+            .get("display_name")
+            .or_else(|| content.get("name"))
+            .and_then(|v| v.as_str())
+            .map(|s| s.trim().to_string())
+            .filter(|s| !s.is_empty())?;
+        Some(name)
+    }
+
     async fn fetch_messaging_relays_from_outbox(
         &self,
         recipient: &str,