diff --git a/js/ui/profileModalController.js b/js/ui/profileModalController.js
index f154ea52..d6b42703 100644
--- a/js/ui/profileModalController.js
+++ b/js/ui/profileModalController.js
@@ -96,11 +96,6 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
     this.showStatus = showStatus;
     this.designSystem = normalizeDesignSystemContext(designSystem);
 
-    this.dmController = new ProfileDirectMessageController(this);
-    this.relayController = new ProfileRelayController(this);
-    this.hashtagController = new ProfileHashtagController(this);
-    this.hashtagController.initialize();
-
     const resolvedMaxWalletDefaultZap =
       typeof providedConstants.MAX_WALLET_DEFAULT_ZAP === "number" &&
       Number.isFinite(providedConstants.MAX_WALLET_DEFAULT_ZAP)
@@ -168,8 +163,6 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
     this.adminSuperNpub = resolvedAdminSuperNpub;
     this.adminDmImageUrl = resolvedAdminDmImageUrl;
     this.bitvidWebsiteUrl = resolvedbitvidWebsiteUrl;
-    this.dmController.enableNip17RelayWarning = resolvedEnableNip17RelayWarning;
-    this.dmController.hasShownRelayWarning = false;
 
     this.internalState = {
       savedProfiles: [],
@@ -183,11 +176,18 @@ export class ProfileModalController {
       dmRelayHints: new Map(),
     };
 
-    this.dmController.dmMobileView = "list";
-
     this.services = buildServicesContract(services, this.internalState);
     this.state = buildStateContract(state, this.internalState);
 
+    this.dmController = new ProfileDirectMessageController(this);
+    this.relayController = new ProfileRelayController(this);
+    this.hashtagController = new ProfileHashtagController(this);
+    this.hashtagController.initialize();
+
+    this.dmController.enableNip17RelayWarning = resolvedEnableNip17RelayWarning;
+    this.dmController.hasShownRelayWarning = false;
+    this.dmController.dmMobileView = "list";
+
     this.normalizeHexPubkey = this.services.normalizeHexPubkey;
     this.safeEncodeNpub = this.services.safeEncodeNpub;
     this.safeDecodeNpub = this.services.safeDecodeNpub;
diff --git a/tests/profile-modal-controller.test.mjs b/tests/profile-modal-controller.test.mjs
index b0fc2e3f..8c8df906 100644
--- a/tests/profile-modal-controller.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/profile-modal-controller.test.mjs
@@ -312,6 +312,8 @@ function createController(options = {}) {
       eventId: null,
       createdAt: null,
       loaded: true,
+      uiReady: true,
+      dataReady: true,
     }),
     describeHashtagPreferencesError: () => '',
     onAccessControlUpdated: async () => {},
@@ -961,7 +963,7 @@ for (const _ of [0]) {
       const interestList = document.getElementById('profileHashtagInterestList');
       assert.equal(interestList?.querySelectorAll('li').length, 1);
 
-      controller.hashtagPreferencesService.removeInterest('art');
+      controller.services.hashtagPreferences.removeInterest('art');
       await controller.handleAuthLogout({});
       await waitForAnimationFrame(window, 2);