diff --git a/src/components/sideMenu/container/sideMenuContainer.tsx b/src/components/sideMenu/container/sideMenuContainer.tsx
index f6e4c9961..4edb1cc82 100644
--- a/src/components/sideMenu/container/sideMenuContainer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sideMenu/container/sideMenuContainer.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
-import { Alert } from 'react-native'
 import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux';
 
 // Actions
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ const SideMenuContainer = ({ navigation }) => {
   const drawerStatus = useDrawerStatus();
 
   
-
   const isLoggedIn = useSelector((state) => state.application.isLoggedIn);
   const currentAccount = useSelector((state) => state.account.currentAccount);
   const isVisibleAccountsBottomSheet = useSelector(
diff --git a/src/providers/queries/postQueries/wavesQueries.ts b/src/providers/queries/postQueries/wavesQueries.ts
index 592f8d39c..3ce8f242f 100644
--- a/src/providers/queries/postQueries/wavesQueries.ts
+++ b/src/providers/queries/postQueries/wavesQueries.ts
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ export const useWavesQuery = (host: string) => {
 
 
 
+
   const _data = unionBy(...wavesQueries.map((query) => query.data), 'url');
 
   const _filteredData = useMemo(() =>
@@ -236,6 +237,7 @@ export const useWavesQuery = (host: string) => {
     const _prevLatestWave = _filteredData[0]
 
     await _fetchPermlinks('', true);
+
     const queryResponse = await wavesQueries[0].refetch();
 
     const _newData:any[] = queryResponse.data || [];
@@ -247,12 +249,13 @@ export const useWavesQuery = (host: string) => {
     let _newWaves:any[] = []
     if (_lastIndex && _lastIndex !== 0) {
       if (_lastIndex < 0) {
-        _newWaves = _newData?.splice(0, 5) || [];
+        _newWaves = _newData?.slice(0, 5) || [];
       } else {
-        _newWaves = _newData?.splice(0, _lastIndex) || [];
+        _newWaves = _newData?.slice(0, _lastIndex) || [];
       }
     }
 
+
     return _newWaves
   }
 
diff --git a/src/screens/waves/screen/wavesScreen.tsx b/src/screens/waves/screen/wavesScreen.tsx
index 2fb8e35c4..d9f6b7ae0 100644
--- a/src/screens/waves/screen/wavesScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/waves/screen/wavesScreen.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import WavesHeader from '../children/wavesHeader';
 import { PostTypes } from '../../../constants/postTypes';
 import ScrollTopPopup from '../../../components/tabbedPosts/view/scrollTopPopup';
 import { debounce } from 'lodash';
+import reactotron from 'reactotron-react-native';
 
 
 const SCROLL_POPUP_THRESHOLD = 5000;
@@ -39,14 +40,13 @@ const WavesScreen = () => {
 
     //actions
     const _handleAppStateChange = async (nextAppState) => {
+
         if (
             appState.current.match(/inactive|background/) &&
-            nextAppState === 'active' &&
-            wavesQuery.data.length > 0
+            nextAppState === 'active'
         ) {
             const latestWaves = await wavesQuery.latestWavesFetch()
             if (latestWaves.length > 0) {
-                Alert.alert("latest waves: " + latestWaves.length);
                 setPopupAvatars(latestWaves.map((item) => item.avatar))
                 setEnableScrollTop(true)
             }
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ const WavesScreen = () => {
         if (postsListRef.current) {
             postsListRef.current.scrollToOffset({ offset: 0 });
             setEnableScrollTop(false);
+            setPopupAvatars([])
             scrollPopupDebouce.cancel();
             blockPopupRef.current = true;
             setTimeout(() => {