diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index b199923a..83400867 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -404,6 +404,8 @@
     "block_sure_desc": { "message": "They will not be able to follow you or view your Tweets, and you will not see Tweets or notifications from @$SCREEN_NAME$.", "placeholders": { "screen_name": { "content": "CoolPerson2000" } } },
     "blocked_by_user" : { "message": "@$SCREEN_NAME$ blocked you", "placeholders": { "screen_name": { "content": "CoolPerson2000" } } },
     "why_you_cant_see_block_user": { "message": "You can't follow or see @$SCREEN_NAME$'s Tweets.", "placeholders": { "screen_name": { "content": "CoolPerson2000" } } },
+    "nonexistent_user": { "message": "This account doesn't exist" },
+    "nonexistent_user_desc": { "message": "Try searching for another." },
     "you_blocked_user": { "message": "You blocked @$SCREEN_NAME$", "placeholders": { "screen_name": { "content": "CoolPerson2000" } } },
     "do_you_want_see_blocked_user": { "message": "Are you sure you want to view these Tweets? Viewing Tweets won't unblock @$SCREEN_NAME$.", "placeholders": { "screen_name": { "content": "CoolPerson2000" } } },
     "I_want_see_blocked_user": { "message": "Yes, view profile" },
diff --git a/layouts/header/script.js b/layouts/header/script.js
index a00028f2..fbec18e1 100644
--- a/layouts/header/script.js
+++ b/layouts/header/script.js
@@ -3007,7 +3007,7 @@ setInterval(() => {
                 userDataFunction(u);
             });
         }
-    }, 1750);
+    }, 0); // fixes a bug where user info doesn't load on the profile page occasionally
     setTimeout(() => {
         let version = document.getElementById('oldtwitter-version');
         let version2 = document.getElementById('oldtwitter-version-left');
diff --git a/layouts/profile/script.js b/layouts/profile/script.js
index 322b823c..de4733ca 100644
--- a/layouts/profile/script.js
+++ b/layouts/profile/script.js
@@ -196,13 +196,17 @@ function updateUserData() {
             API.user.get(user_handle, false),
             API.account.verifyCredentials()
         ]).catch(e => {
+            if(String(e).includes("reading 'result'")) {
+                document.getElementById('loading-box').hidden = true;
+                document.getElementById('profile-name').innerText = `@${user_handle}`;
+                document.getElementById('timeline').innerHTML = html`<div class="unable_load_timeline" dir="auto" style="padding: 50px;color: var(--darker-gray); font-size: 20px;"><h2>${LOC.nonexistent_user.message}</h2><p style="font-size: 15px;" href="/${pageUser.screen_name}">${LOC.nonexistent_user_desc.message.replaceAll("$SCREEN_NAME$",pageUser.screen_name)}</p></div>`;
+                document.getElementById('profile-avatar').src = 'moz-extension://9605be5b-b11d-4459-879e-2b65fd1d7bca/images/default_profile_images/default_profile_0_400x400.png';
+                return;
+            }
             document.getElementById('loading-box').hidden = false;
             if(String(e).includes('User has been suspended.')) {
                 return document.getElementById('loading-box-error').innerHTML = html`${LOC.user_was_suspended.message}<br><a href="/home">${LOC.go_homepage.message}</a>`;
             }
-            if(String(e).includes("reading 'result'")) {
-                return document.getElementById('loading-box-error').innerHTML = html`${LOC.user_was_not_found.message}<br><a href="/home">${LOC.go_homepage.message}</a>`;
-            }
             return document.getElementById('loading-box-error').innerHTML = html`${String(e)}.<br><a href="/home">${LOC.go_homepage.message}</a>`;
         });
         if(oldUser.reason) {
@@ -214,10 +218,19 @@ function updateUserData() {
         }
         if(pageUserData.reason) {
             let e = pageUserData.reason;
-            document.getElementById('loading-box').hidden = false;
             if(String(e).includes("reading 'result'")) {
-                return document.getElementById('loading-box-error').innerHTML = html`${LOC.user_was_not_found.message}<br><a href="/home">${LOC.go_homepage.message}</a>`;
+                document.getElementById('loading-box').hidden = true;
+                document.getElementById('profile-name').innerText = `@${user_handle}`;
+                document.getElementById('timeline').innerHTML = html`<div class="unable_load_timeline" dir="auto" style="padding: 50px;color: var(--darker-gray); font-size: 20px;"><h2>${LOC.nonexistent_user.message}</h2><p style="font-size: 15px;" href="/${pageUser.screen_name}">${LOC.nonexistent_user_desc.message.replaceAll("$SCREEN_NAME$",pageUser.screen_name)}</p></div>`;
+                document.getElementById('trends').hidden = true;
+                document.getElementById('profile-nav-center-cell').style.display = 'none'; // ???
+                document.getElementById('profile-banner-sticky').style.backgroundColor = 'var(--background-color)';
+                document.getElementById('wtf').hidden = true;
+                document.getElementById('profile-nav').style.boxShadow = 'none';
+                document.getElementById('profile-avatar').src = chrome.runtime.getURL(`images/default_profile_images/default_profile_0_normal.png`);
+                return;
             }
+            document.getElementById('loading-box').hidden = false;
             return document.getElementById('loading-box-error').innerHTML = html`${String(e)}.<br><a href="/home">${LOC.go_homepage.message}</a>`;
         }
         followersYouFollowData = followersYouFollowData.value;