diff --git a/js/nostr/adapters/nip07Adapter.js b/js/nostr/adapters/nip07Adapter.js
index 37bf5068..ab3a3226 100644
--- a/js/nostr/adapters/nip07Adapter.js
+++ b/js/nostr/adapters/nip07Adapter.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // js/nostr/adapters/nip07Adapter.js
 
 import { normalizeActorKey } from "../watchHistory.js";
-import { runNip07WithRetry } from "../nip07Permissions.js";
+import { runNip07WithRetry, NIP07_PRIORITY } from "../nip07Permissions.js";
 
 async function retryNip07Call(operation, label, priority) {
   let lastError = null;
@@ -196,7 +196,11 @@ export async function createNip07Adapter(initialExtension, { preloadedPubkey } =
       if (typeof ext?.signEvent !== "function") {
         throw new Error("NIP-07 extension missing signEvent.");
       }
-      return retryNip07Call(() => ext.signEvent(event), "extension.signEvent");
+      return retryNip07Call(
+        () => ext.signEvent(event),
+        "extension.signEvent",
+        NIP07_PRIORITY.HIGH,
+      );
     },
     requestPermissions,
     destroy: async () => {},
diff --git a/js/userBlocks.js b/js/userBlocks.js
index 48daef32..1e3b9730 100644
--- a/js/userBlocks.js
+++ b/js/userBlocks.js
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ class UserBlockListManager {
           "nip44",
           (payload) =>
             signer.nip44Decrypt(normalized, payload, {
-              priority: NIP07_PRIORITY.HIGH,
+              priority: NIP07_PRIORITY.LOW,
             }),
           "active-signer",
         );
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ class UserBlockListManager {
           "nip44_v2",
           (payload) =>
             signer.nip44Decrypt(normalized, payload, {
-              priority: NIP07_PRIORITY.HIGH,
+              priority: NIP07_PRIORITY.LOW,
             }),
           "active-signer",
         );
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ class UserBlockListManager {
           "nip04",
           (payload) =>
             signer.nip04Decrypt(normalized, payload, {
-              priority: NIP07_PRIORITY.HIGH,
+              priority: NIP07_PRIORITY.LOW,
             }),
           "active-signer",
         );
@@ -1068,7 +1068,7 @@ class UserBlockListManager {
 
       const nostrApi = typeof window !== "undefined" ? window?.nostr : null;
       const decrypterOptions = {
-        priority: NIP07_PRIORITY.HIGH,
+        priority: NIP07_PRIORITY.LOW,
         timeoutMs: nip07DecryptTimeoutMs,
         retryMultiplier: 1,
       };