diff --git a/utils/eventHandler.go b/utils/eventHandler.go
index 4d23285..7ee491f 100644
--- a/utils/eventHandler.go
+++ b/utils/eventHandler.go
@@ -527,19 +527,29 @@ func (eh *EventHandler) handleProfileEvent(ev *EventProfileEnvelope) string {
 			// auto handled event means the setting is already done, we're just deciding if we need to tell the UI
 			onion := ev.Event.Data[event.RemotePeer]
 			scope := ev.Event.Data[event.Scope]
-			path := ev.Event.Data[event.Path]
+			szpath := ev.Event.Data[event.Path]
+			newVal := ev.Event.Data[event.Data]
 			exists, _ := strconv.ParseBool(ev.Event.Data[event.Exists])
 
 			conversation, err := profile.FetchConversationInfo(onion)
 			if err == nil {
+				if exists {
+					zone, szpath := attr.ParseZone(szpath)
+					if attr.IntoScope(scope) == attr.PublicScope {
+						if val, err := profile.GetConversationAttribute(conversation.ID, attr.LocalScope.ConstructScopedZonedPath(zone.ConstructZonedPath(szpath))); err == nil || val != "" {
+							// we have a locally set override, don't pass this remote set public scope update to UI
+							return ""
+						}
+					}
 
-				if exists && attr.IntoScope(scope) == attr.PublicScope {
-					zone, path := attr.ParseZone(path)
-					if val, err := profile.GetConversationAttribute(conversation.ID, attr.LocalScope.ConstructScopedZonedPath(zone.ConstructZonedPath(path))); err == nil || val != "" {
-						// we have a locally set override, don't pass this remote set public scope update to UI
+					if val, err := profile.GetConversationAttribute(conversation.ID, attr.IntoScope(scope).ConstructScopedZonedPath(zone.ConstructZonedPath(szpath))); err == nil && val == newVal {
+						// this is identical to the current value. Suppress
 						return ""
 					}
 				}
+			} else {
+				// suppress error events
+				return ""
 			}
 		case event.TokenManagerInfo:
 			conversations, err := profile.FetchConversations()
@@ -603,7 +613,6 @@ func (eh *EventHandler) startHandlingPeer(onion string) {
 	eventBus.Subscribe(event.ServerStateChange, q)
 	eventBus.Subscribe(event.PeerStateChange, q)
 	eventBus.Subscribe(event.NewRetValMessageFromPeer, q)
-	eventBus.Subscribe(event.ShareManifest, q)
 	eventBus.Subscribe(event.ManifestSizeReceived, q)
 	eventBus.Subscribe(event.ManifestError, q)
 	eventBus.Subscribe(event.ManifestReceived, q)