diff --git a/src/components/ZapThreadsWrapper.js b/src/components/ZapThreadsWrapper.js
index 31d6261..05fb797 100644
--- a/src/components/ZapThreadsWrapper.js
+++ b/src/components/ZapThreadsWrapper.js
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 
-const ZapThreadsWrapper = ({ anchor, user, relays, disable, className }) => {
+const ZapThreadsWrapper = ({ anchor, user, relays, disable, className, isAuthorized }) => {
   // Create a ref to store the reference to the <div> element
   const zapRef = useRef(null);
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    // Only load the script if the user is authorized
+    if (!isAuthorized) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Store the current value of zapRef to use in the cleanup function
+    const currentZapRef = zapRef.current;
+
     // Create a new <script> element
     const script = document.createElement('script');
     // Set the source URL of the script to load the ZapThreads library
@@ -17,39 +25,67 @@ const ZapThreadsWrapper = ({ anchor, user, relays, disable, className }) => {
       // Create a new <zap-threads> element
       const zapElement = document.createElement('zap-threads');
       zapElement.setAttribute('anchor', anchor);
-      if (user) zapElement.setAttribute('user', user);
-      zapElement.setAttribute('relays', relays.replace(/\s/g, ''));
-      if (disable) zapElement.setAttribute('disable', disable);
 
-      // Remove any existing <zap-threads> element before appending a new one
-      if (zapRef.current && zapRef.current.firstChild) {
-        zapRef.current.removeChild(zapRef.current.firstChild);
+      // Only set user if it exists and is not null
+      if (user) {
+        zapElement.setAttribute('user', user);
       }
 
-      // Append the new <zap-threads> element to the <div> referenced by zapRef
-      if (zapRef.current) {
-        zapRef.current.appendChild(zapElement);
+      // Clean up relay URLs
+      const cleanRelays = relays
+        .split(',')
+        .map(relay => relay.trim())
+        .filter(relay => relay)
+        .join(',');
+      zapElement.setAttribute('relays', cleanRelays);
+
+      // Always set disable attribute, even if empty
+      zapElement.setAttribute('disable', disable || '');
+
+      // Add error handling
+      zapElement.addEventListener('error', e => {
+        console.error('ZapThreads error:', e);
+      });
+
+      // Remove any existing <zap-threads> element
+      if (currentZapRef) {
+        while (currentZapRef.firstChild) {
+          currentZapRef.removeChild(currentZapRef.firstChild);
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Append the new element
+      if (currentZapRef) {
+        currentZapRef.appendChild(zapElement);
       }
     };
 
     // Attach the handleScriptLoad function to the script's load event
     script.addEventListener('load', handleScriptLoad);
+    script.addEventListener('error', e => {
+      console.error('Failed to load ZapThreads script:', e);
+    });
 
     // Append the <script> element to the <body> of the document
     document.body.appendChild(script);
 
     // Cleanup function to remove the <zap-threads> element and the <script> element when the component is unmounted
     return () => {
-      // Remove the <zap-threads> element from the <div> referenced by zapRef
-      if (zapRef.current && zapRef.current.firstChild) {
-        zapRef.current.removeChild(zapRef.current.firstChild);
+      if (currentZapRef) {
+        while (currentZapRef.firstChild) {
+          currentZapRef.removeChild(currentZapRef.firstChild);
+        }
       }
       // Remove the <script> element from the <body> of the document
       document.body.removeChild(script);
       // Remove the load event listener from the script
       script.removeEventListener('load', handleScriptLoad);
     };
-  }, [anchor, user, relays, disable]);
+  }, [anchor, user, relays, disable, isAuthorized]);
+
+  if (!isAuthorized) {
+    return null;
+  }
 
   // Render a <div> element and attach the zapRef to it
   return <div className={`overflow-x-hidden ${className || ''}`} ref={zapRef} />;
diff --git a/src/components/content/carousels/templates/CourseTemplate.js b/src/components/content/carousels/templates/CourseTemplate.js
index 5b0f051..7904048 100644
--- a/src/components/content/carousels/templates/CourseTemplate.js
+++ b/src/components/content/carousels/templates/CourseTemplate.js
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ import appConfig from '@/config/appConfig';
 import { BookOpen } from 'lucide-react';
 
 export function CourseTemplate({ course, showMetaTags = true }) {
-  const { zaps, zapsLoading, zapsError } = useZapsSubscription({ event: course });
+  const { zaps, zapsLoading, zapsError } = useZapsSubscription({
+    event: course,
+  });
   const [zapAmount, setZapAmount] = useState(0);
   const [lessonCount, setLessonCount] = useState(0);
   const [nAddress, setNAddress] = useState(null);
@@ -108,7 +110,9 @@ export function CourseTemplate({ course, showMetaTags = true }) {
         </div>
       </CardHeader>
       <CardContent
-        className={`${isMobile ? 'px-3' : ''} pt-4 pb-2 w-full flex flex-row justify-between items-center`}
+        className={`${
+          isMobile ? 'px-3' : ''
+        } pt-4 pb-2 w-full flex flex-row justify-between items-center`}
       >
         <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2 max-w-[65%]">
           {course &&
@@ -139,7 +143,9 @@ export function CourseTemplate({ course, showMetaTags = true }) {
         )}
       </CardContent>
       <CardDescription
-        className={`${isMobile ? 'w-full p-3' : 'p-6'} py-2 pt-0 text-base text-neutral-50/90 dark:text-neutral-900/90 overflow-hidden min-h-[4em] flex items-center max-w-[100%]`}
+        className={`${
+          isMobile ? 'w-full p-3' : 'p-6'
+        } py-2 pt-0 text-base text-neutral-50/90 dark:text-neutral-900/90 overflow-hidden min-h-[4em] flex items-center max-w-[100%]`}
         style={{
           overflow: 'hidden',
           display: '-webkit-box',
@@ -156,7 +162,9 @@ export function CourseTemplate({ course, showMetaTags = true }) {
         </p>
       </CardDescription>
       <CardFooter
-        className={`flex flex-col sm:flex-row items-start sm:items-center justify-between gap-4 border-t border-gray-700 pt-4 ${isMobile ? 'px-3' : ''}`}
+        className={`flex flex-col sm:flex-row items-start sm:items-center justify-between gap-4 border-t border-gray-700 pt-4 ${
+          isMobile ? 'px-3' : ''
+        }`}
       >
         <p className="text-sm text-gray-300">
           {course?.published_at && course.published_at !== ''
diff --git a/src/components/content/combined/CombinedDetails.js b/src/components/content/combined/CombinedDetails.js
index e254b7e..ab95db1 100644
--- a/src/components/content/combined/CombinedDetails.js
+++ b/src/components/content/combined/CombinedDetails.js
@@ -15,8 +15,13 @@ import useWindowWidth from '@/hooks/useWindowWidth';
 import dynamic from 'next/dynamic';
 import { Toast } from 'primereact/toast';
 import MoreOptionsMenu from '@/components/ui/MoreOptionsMenu';
+import ZapThreadsWrapper from '@/components/ZapThreadsWrapper';
+import appConfig from '@/config/appConfig';
+import { nip19 } from 'nostr-tools';
 
-const MDDisplay = dynamic(() => import('@uiw/react-markdown-preview'), { ssr: false });
+const MDDisplay = dynamic(() => import('@uiw/react-markdown-preview'), {
+  ssr: false,
+});
 
 const CombinedDetails = ({
   processedEvent,
@@ -45,6 +50,8 @@ const CombinedDetails = ({
   const isMobileView = windowWidth <= 768;
   const menuRef = useRef(null);
   const toastRef = useRef(null);
+  const [nsec, setNsec] = useState(null);
+  const [npub, setNpub] = useState(null);
 
   const handleDelete = async () => {
     try {
@@ -126,6 +133,24 @@ const CombinedDetails = ({
     }
   }, [zaps, processedEvent]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // reset first to avoid key‑leak across session changes
+    setNsec(null);
+    setNpub(null);
+
+    if (session?.user?.privkey) {
+      const privkeyBuffer = Buffer.from(session.user.privkey, 'hex');
+      setNsec(nip19.nsecEncode(privkeyBuffer));
+      setNpub(null);
+    } else if (session?.user?.pubkey) {
+      setNsec(null);
+      setNpub(nip19.npubEncode(session.user.pubkey));
+    } else {
+      setNsec(null);
+      setNpub(null);
+    }
+  }, [session]);
+
   const renderPaymentMessage = () => {
     if (session?.user?.role?.subscribed && decryptedContent) {
       return (
@@ -292,6 +317,26 @@ const CombinedDetails = ({
             </div>
           </div>
           <div className="w-full mt-4">{renderPaymentMessage()}</div>
+          {nAddress && (
+            <div className="mt-8">
+              {!paidResource || decryptedContent || session?.user?.role?.subscribed ? (
+                <ZapThreadsWrapper
+                  anchor={nAddress}
+                  user={session?.user ? nsec || npub : null}
+                  relays={appConfig.defaultRelayUrls.join(',')}
+                  disable="zaps"
+                  isAuthorized={true}
+                />
+              ) : (
+                <div className="text-center p-4 bg-gray-800/50 rounded-lg">
+                  <p className="text-gray-400">
+                    Comments are only available to content purchasers, subscribers, and the content
+                    creator.
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+              )}
+            </div>
+          )}
         </div>
         {renderContent()}
       </div>
diff --git a/src/components/content/documents/DocumentDetails.js b/src/components/content/documents/DocumentDetails.js
index 6d91805..18027a8 100644
--- a/src/components/content/documents/DocumentDetails.js
+++ b/src/components/content/documents/DocumentDetails.js
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ import useWindowWidth from '@/hooks/useWindowWidth';
 import dynamic from 'next/dynamic';
 import { Toast } from 'primereact/toast';
 import MoreOptionsMenu from '@/components/ui/MoreOptionsMenu';
+import ZapThreadsWrapper from '@/components/ZapThreadsWrapper';
+import appConfig from '@/config/appConfig';
+import { nip19 } from 'nostr-tools';
 
 const MDDisplay = dynamic(() => import('@uiw/react-markdown-preview'), {
   ssr: false,
@@ -40,13 +43,17 @@ const DocumentDetails = ({
   const [course, setCourse] = useState(null);
   const router = useRouter();
   const { returnImageProxy } = useImageProxy();
-  const { zaps, zapsLoading, zapsError } = useZapsSubscription({ event: processedEvent });
+  const { zaps, zapsLoading, zapsError } = useZapsSubscription({
+    event: processedEvent,
+  });
   const { data: session, status } = useSession();
   const { showToast } = useToast();
   const windowWidth = useWindowWidth();
   const isMobileView = windowWidth <= 768;
   const menuRef = useRef(null);
   const toastRef = useRef(null);
+  const [nsec, setNsec] = useState(null);
+  const [npub, setNpub] = useState(null);
 
   const handleDelete = async () => {
     try {
@@ -134,6 +141,20 @@ const DocumentDetails = ({
     }
   }, [processedEvent.d, isLesson]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (session?.user?.privkey) {
+      const privkeyBuffer = Buffer.from(session.user.privkey, 'hex');
+      setNsec(nip19.nsecEncode(privkeyBuffer));
+      setNpub(null);
+    } else if (session?.user?.pubkey) {
+      setNsec(null);
+      setNpub(nip19.npubEncode(session.user.pubkey));
+    } else {
+      setNsec(null);
+      setNpub(null);
+    }
+  }, [session]);
+
   const renderPaymentMessage = () => {
     if (session?.user && session.user?.role?.subscribed && decryptedContent) {
       return (
@@ -159,7 +180,9 @@ const DocumentDetails = ({
       return (
         <GenericButton
           tooltipOptions={{ position: 'top' }}
-          tooltip={`You have this lesson through purchasing the course it belongs to. You paid ${session?.user?.purchased?.find(purchase => purchase.courseId === course)?.course?.price} sats for the course.`}
+          tooltip={`You have this lesson through purchasing the course it belongs to. You paid ${
+            session?.user?.purchased?.find(purchase => purchase.courseId === course)?.course?.price
+          } sats for the course.`}
           icon="pi pi-check"
           label={`Paid`}
           severity="success"
diff --git a/src/components/content/videos/VideoDetails.js b/src/components/content/videos/VideoDetails.js
index f9219aa..6c9625c 100644
--- a/src/components/content/videos/VideoDetails.js
+++ b/src/components/content/videos/VideoDetails.js
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ import useWindowWidth from '@/hooks/useWindowWidth';
 import dynamic from 'next/dynamic';
 import { Toast } from 'primereact/toast';
 import MoreOptionsMenu from '@/components/ui/MoreOptionsMenu';
+import ZapThreadsWrapper from '@/components/ZapThreadsWrapper';
+import appConfig from '@/config/appConfig';
+import { nip19 } from 'nostr-tools';
+import { Buffer } from 'buffer';
 
 const MDDisplay = dynamic(() => import('@uiw/react-markdown-preview'), {
   ssr: false,
@@ -40,13 +44,17 @@ const VideoDetails = ({
   const [course, setCourse] = useState(null);
   const router = useRouter();
   const { returnImageProxy } = useImageProxy();
-  const { zaps, zapsLoading, zapsError } = useZapsSubscription({ event: processedEvent });
+  const { zaps, zapsLoading, zapsError } = useZapsSubscription({
+    event: processedEvent,
+  });
   const { data: session, status } = useSession();
   const { showToast } = useToast();
   const windowWidth = useWindowWidth();
   const isMobileView = windowWidth <= 768;
   const menuRef = useRef(null);
   const toastRef = useRef(null);
+  const [nsec, setNsec] = useState(null);
+  const [npub, setNpub] = useState(null);
 
   const handleDelete = async () => {
     try {
@@ -134,6 +142,20 @@ const VideoDetails = ({
     }
   }, [zaps, processedEvent]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (session?.user?.privkey) {
+      const privkeyBuffer = Buffer.from(session.user.privkey, 'hex');
+      setNsec(nip19.nsecEncode(privkeyBuffer));
+      setNpub(null);
+    } else if (session?.user?.pubkey) {
+      setNsec(null);
+      setNpub(nip19.npubEncode(session.user.pubkey));
+    } else {
+      setNsec(null);
+      setNpub(null);
+    }
+  }, [session]);
+
   const renderPaymentMessage = () => {
     if (session?.user && session.user?.role?.subscribed && decryptedContent) {
       return (
@@ -158,9 +180,13 @@ const VideoDetails = ({
       return (
         <GenericButton
           tooltipOptions={{ position: 'top' }}
-          tooltip={`You have this lesson through purchasing the course it belongs to. You paid ${session?.user?.purchased?.find(purchase => purchase.courseId === course)?.course?.price} sats for the course.`}
+          tooltip={`You have this lesson through purchasing the course it belongs to. You paid ${
+            session?.user?.purchased?.find(purchase => purchase.courseId === course)?.course?.price
+          } sats for the course.`}
           icon="pi pi-check"
-          label={`Paid ${session?.user?.purchased?.find(purchase => purchase.courseId === course)?.course?.price} sats`}
+          label={`Paid ${
+            session?.user?.purchased?.find(purchase => purchase.courseId === course)?.course?.price
+          } sats`}
           severity="success"
           outlined
           size="small"
diff --git a/src/components/feeds/messages/CommunityMessage.js b/src/components/feeds/messages/CommunityMessage.js
index 803ead7..61de758 100644
--- a/src/components/feeds/messages/CommunityMessage.js
+++ b/src/components/feeds/messages/CommunityMessage.js
@@ -68,14 +68,16 @@ const CommunityMessage = ({ message, searchQuery, windowWidth, platform }) => {
   const { data: session } = useSession();
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (session?.user?.pubkey || session?.user?.privkey) {
-      let privkeyBuffer;
-      if (session.user.privkey) {
-        privkeyBuffer = Buffer.from(session.user.privkey, 'hex');
-        setNsec(nip19.nsecEncode(privkeyBuffer));
-      } else {
-        setNpub(nip19.npubEncode(session.user.pubkey));
-      }
+    if (session?.user?.privkey) {
+      const privkeyBuffer = Buffer.from(session.user.privkey, 'hex');
+      setNsec(nip19.nsecEncode(privkeyBuffer));
+      setNpub(null);
+    } else if (session?.user?.pubkey) {
+      setNsec(null);
+      setNpub(nip19.npubEncode(session.user.pubkey));
+    } else {
+      setNsec(null);
+      setNpub(null);
     }
   }, [session]);
 
diff --git a/src/pages/course/[slug]/index.js b/src/pages/course/[slug]/index.js
index 3e09182..a99ef5e 100644
--- a/src/pages/course/[slug]/index.js
+++ b/src/pages/course/[slug]/index.js
@@ -15,8 +15,12 @@ import { Accordion, AccordionTab } from 'primereact/accordion';
 import { Tag } from 'primereact/tag';
 import { useDecryptContent } from '@/hooks/encryption/useDecryptContent';
 import dynamic from 'next/dynamic';
+import ZapThreadsWrapper from '@/components/ZapThreadsWrapper';
+import appConfig from '@/config/appConfig';
 
-const MDDisplay = dynamic(() => import('@uiw/react-markdown-preview'), { ssr: false });
+const MDDisplay = dynamic(() => import('@uiw/react-markdown-preview'), {
+  ssr: false,
+});
 
 const useCourseData = (ndk, fetchAuthor, router) => {
   const [course, setCourse] = useState(null);
@@ -94,7 +98,11 @@ const useLessons = (ndk, fetchAuthor, lessonIds, pubkey) => {
       const fetchLesson = async lessonId => {
         try {
           await ndk.connect();
-          const filter = { '#d': [lessonId], kinds: [30023, 30402], authors: [pubkey] };
+          const filter = {
+            '#d': [lessonId],
+            kinds: [30023, 30402],
+            authors: [pubkey],
+          };
           const event = await ndk.fetchEvent(filter);
           if (event) {
             const author = await fetchAuthor(event.pubkey);
@@ -171,6 +179,9 @@ const Course = () => {
   const { showToast } = useToast();
   const [expandedIndex, setExpandedIndex] = useState(null);
   const [completedLessons, setCompletedLessons] = useState([]);
+  const [nAddresses, setNAddresses] = useState({});
+  const [nsec, setNsec] = useState(null);
+  const [npub, setNpub] = useState(null);
 
   const setCompleted = useCallback(lessonId => {
     setCompletedLessons(prev => [...prev, lessonId]);
@@ -217,6 +228,36 @@ const Course = () => {
     }
   }, [router.isReady, router.query]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (uniqueLessons.length > 0) {
+      const addresses = {};
+      uniqueLessons.forEach(lesson => {
+        const addr = nip19.naddrEncode({
+          pubkey: lesson.pubkey,
+          kind: lesson.kind,
+          identifier: lesson.d,
+          relays: appConfig.defaultRelayUrls,
+        });
+        addresses[lesson.id] = addr;
+      });
+      setNAddresses(addresses);
+    }
+  }, [uniqueLessons]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (session?.user?.privkey) {
+      const privkeyBuffer = Buffer.from(session.user.privkey, 'hex');
+      setNsec(nip19.nsecEncode(privkeyBuffer));
+      setNpub(null);
+    } else if (session?.user?.pubkey) {
+      setNsec(null);
+      setNpub(nip19.npubEncode(session.user.pubkey));
+    } else {
+      setNsec(null);
+      setNpub(null);
+    }
+  }, [session]);
+
   const handleAccordionChange = e => {
     const newIndex = e.index === expandedIndex ? null : e.index;
     setExpandedIndex(newIndex);
@@ -327,7 +368,29 @@ const Course = () => {
                 </div>
               }
             >
-              <div className="w-full py-4 rounded-b-lg">{renderLesson(lesson)}</div>
+              <div className="w-full py-4 rounded-b-lg">
+                {renderLesson(lesson)}
+                {nAddresses[lesson.id] && (
+                  <div className="mt-8">
+                    {!paidCourse || decryptionPerformed || session?.user?.role?.subscribed ? (
+                      <ZapThreadsWrapper
+                        anchor={nAddresses[lesson.id]}
+                        user={session?.user ? nsec || npub : null}
+                        relays={appConfig.defaultRelayUrls.join(',')}
+                        disable="zaps"
+                        isAuthorized={true}
+                      />
+                    ) : (
+                      <div className="text-center p-4 bg-gray-800/50 rounded-lg">
+                        <p className="text-gray-400">
+                          Comments are only available to course purchasers, subscribers, and the
+                          course creator.
+                        </p>
+                      </div>
+                    )}
+                  </div>
+                )}
+              </div>
             </AccordionTab>
           ))}
       </Accordion>
diff --git a/src/pages/details/[slug]/index.js b/src/pages/details/[slug]/index.js
index fb87e7c..c4704d8 100644
--- a/src/pages/details/[slug]/index.js
+++ b/src/pages/details/[slug]/index.js
@@ -83,8 +83,13 @@ const Details = () => {
     if (session?.user?.privkey) {
       const privkeyBuffer = Buffer.from(session.user.privkey, 'hex');
       setNsec(nip19.nsecEncode(privkeyBuffer));
+      setNpub(null);
     } else if (session?.user?.pubkey) {
+      setNsec(null);
       setNpub(nip19.npubEncode(session.user.pubkey));
+    } else {
+      setNsec(null);
+      setNpub(null);
     }
   }, [session]);
 
@@ -190,6 +195,9 @@ const Details = () => {
 
   const DetailComponent = getDetailComponent();
 
+  const isAuthorized =
+    !event.price || decryptedContent || session?.user?.role?.subscribed || authorView;
+
   return (
     <>
       <DetailComponent
@@ -208,25 +216,23 @@ const Details = () => {
         handlePaymentError={handlePaymentError}
         authorView={authorView}
       />
-      {nAddress !== null && (nsec || npub) ? (
+      {nAddress !== null && isAuthorized ? (
         <div className="px-4">
           <ZapThreadsWrapper
             anchor={nAddress}
             user={nsec || npub || null}
             relays="wss://nos.lol/, wss://relay.damus.io/, wss://relay.snort.social/, wss://relay.nostr.band/, wss://relay.primal.net/, wss://nostrue.com/, wss://purplerelay.com/, wss://relay.devs.tools/"
             disable="zaps"
+            isAuthorized={isAuthorized}
           />
         </div>
-      ) : nAddress !== null ? (
-        <div className="px-4">
-          <ZapThreadsWrapper
-            anchor={nAddress}
-            user={npub}
-            relays="wss://nos.lol/, wss://relay.damus.io/, wss://relay.snort.social/, wss://relay.nostr.band/, wss://relay.primal.net/, wss://nostrue.com/, wss://purplerelay.com/, wss://relay.devs.tools/"
-            disable="zaps"
-          />
+      ) : (
+        <div className="text-center p-4 mx-4 bg-gray-800/50 rounded-lg">
+          <p className="text-gray-400">
+            Comments are only available to content purchasers, subscribers, and the content creator.
+          </p>
         </div>
-      ) : null}
+      )}
     </>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/styles/globals.css b/src/styles/globals.css
index 9a45c40..30d3ed8 100644
--- a/src/styles/globals.css
+++ b/src/styles/globals.css
@@ -148,4 +148,32 @@ code {
 /* hide attribution */
 div.react-flow__attribution {
   display: none !important;
+}
+
+/* Dialog backdrop styles */
+.p-dialog-mask {
+    backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
+    background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
+}
+
+.p-dialog {
+    background: #1e1e1e;
+    border: 1px solid #333;
+    box-shadow: 0 4px 6px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1), 0 2px 4px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06);
+}
+
+.p-dialog-header {
+    background: #1e1e1e;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #333;
+    color: #fff;
+}
+
+.p-dialog-content {
+    background: #1e1e1e;
+    color: #fff;
+}
+
+.p-dialog-footer {
+    background: #1e1e1e;
+    border-top: 1px solid #333;
 }
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