diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/AppAPITypes.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/AppAPITypes.swift
index 240f1e2de6..357d3a28c5 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/AppAPITypes.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/AppAPITypes.swift
@@ -1496,7 +1496,7 @@ enum NameRegistration: Hashable {
     }
 }
 
-// stock derivation cannot read this: the core tags it flat as {"type": ...}, not in swift's nested shape
+// stock derivation cannot decode this: the core encodes it with a flat "type" tag, not swift's nested shape
 extension NameRegistration: Decodable {
     private enum CodingKeys: String, CodingKey {
         case type, expires, graceUntil, reservedReason_, pricing, reservedReason
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/NewChatView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/NewChatView.swift
index 99217ccec6..76b6ffb7da 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/NewChatView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/NewChat/NewChatView.swift
@@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@ func recordSimplexNameResolved(_ domain: SimplexDomain, _ reg: NameRegistration?
     saveNamesResolvedAt(m)
 }
 
-func forgetSimplexNameResolved(_ fullDomainName: String) {
+func clearSimplexNameResolved(_ fullDomainName: String) {
     var m = simplexNamesResolvedAtDefault.get()
     if m.removeValue(forKey: fullDomainName) != nil { saveNamesResolvedAt(m) }
 }
@@ -1358,13 +1358,6 @@ private func nameCentsPerYear(_ pricing: NamePricing, _ domain: SimplexDomain) -
     return "$\(cents / 100)" + (cents % 100 == 0 ? "" : String(format: ".%02lld", cents % 100))
 }
 
-private func showNameNotRegisteredAlert() {
-    showAlert(
-        NSLocalizedString("Name not registered", comment: "alert title"),
-        message: NSLocalizedString("This SimpleX name is not registered. Please check the name.", comment: "")
-    )
-}
-
 private func showNameRegistrationAlert(
     domain: SimplexDomain,
     reg: NameRegistration,
@@ -1520,6 +1513,7 @@ func planAndConnect(
                     case .contactAddress(.ownLink, _), .groupLink(.ownLink, _): true
                     default: false
                     }
+                    let notConnectable = if case .nameNotConnectable = connectionPlan { true } else { false }
                     let handled = await MainActor.run {
                         var openExisting: (() -> Void)? = nil
                         if let contact = knownContact {
@@ -1545,7 +1539,7 @@ func planAndConnect(
                             domain: nameDomain,
                             reg: nameReg,
                             isOwn: isOwnName,
-                            notConnectable: { if case .nameNotConnectable = connectionPlan { true } else { false } }(),
+                            notConnectable: notConnectable,
                             hasLocalChat: knownContact != nil || knownGroup != nil,
                             openExistingChat: openExisting,
                             cleanup: cleanup
@@ -1554,19 +1548,12 @@ func planAndConnect(
                     if handled { return }
                 }
                 guard let connectionLink = result.connLink else {
-                    await MainActor.run {
-                        if case .nameNotConnectable = connectionPlan { showNameNotRegisteredAlert() }
-                        cleanup?()
-                    }
+                    await MainActor.run { cleanup?() }
                     return
                 }
                 switch connectionPlan {
                 case .nameNotConnectable:
-                    logger.debug("planAndConnect, .nameNotConnectable")
-                    await MainActor.run {
-                        showNameNotRegisteredAlert()
-                        cleanup?()
-                    }
+                    break
                 case let .invitationLink(ilp):
                     switch ilp {
                     case let .ok(contactSLinkData_, ownerVerification):
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/UserAddressView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/UserAddressView.swift
index 6ad2667fcd..97d3c715f3 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/UserAddressView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/UserSettings/UserAddressView.swift
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ struct UserAddressView: View {
                     save: { simplexDomain in
                         do {
                             let u = try await apiSetUserDomain(simplexDomain)
-                            if let d = chatModel.currentUser?.profile.contactDomain?.domain { forgetSimplexNameResolved(d) }
+                            if let d = chatModel.currentUser?.profile.contactDomain?.domain { clearSimplexNameResolved(d) }
                             await MainActor.run { chatModel.updateUser(u) }
                             return true
                         } catch {
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/newchat/ConnectPlan.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/newchat/ConnectPlan.kt
index 11d84d727d..db334450ae 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/newchat/ConnectPlan.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/newchat/ConnectPlan.kt
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ fun recordSimplexNameResolved(domain: SimplexDomain, reg: NameRegistration?) {
   saveNamesResolvedAt(m)
 }
 
-fun forgetSimplexNameResolved(fullDomainName: String) {
+fun clearSimplexNameResolved(fullDomainName: String) {
   val m = loadNamesResolvedAt()
   if (m.remove(fullDomainName) != null) saveNamesResolvedAt(m)
 }
@@ -254,12 +254,7 @@ private suspend fun planAndConnectTask(
       val label = if (it.nameType == SimplexNameType.publicGroup) MR.strings.connect_plan_join_name else MR.strings.connect_plan_connect_to_name
       generalGetString(label).format(it.shortStr)
     }
-    val nameReg = when (connectionPlan) {
-      is ConnectionPlan.NameNotConnectable -> connectionPlan.nameRegistration
-      is ConnectionPlan.ContactAddress -> connectionPlan.nameRegistration_
-      is ConnectionPlan.GroupLink -> connectionPlan.nameRegistration_
-      else -> null
-    }
+    val nameReg = connectionPlan.nameRegistration()
     val nameDomain = when (connectionPlan) {
       is ConnectionPlan.NameNotConnectable -> connectionPlan.simplexDomain
       else -> planSimplexName?.nameDomain
@@ -290,24 +285,11 @@ private suspend fun planAndConnectTask(
       if (handled) return completable
     }
     val connectionLink = connectionLink_ ?: run {
-      when (connectionPlan) {
-        is ConnectionPlan.NameNotConnectable -> AlertManager.privacySensitive.showAlertMsg(
-          generalGetString(MR.strings.simplex_name_not_registered),
-          generalGetString(MR.strings.simplex_name_not_found_desc)
-        )
-        else -> {}
-      }
       cleanup()
       return completable
     }
     when (connectionPlan) {
-      is ConnectionPlan.NameNotConnectable -> {
-        AlertManager.privacySensitive.showAlertMsg(
-          generalGetString(MR.strings.simplex_name_not_registered),
-          generalGetString(MR.strings.simplex_name_not_found_desc)
-        )
-        cleanup()
-      }
+      is ConnectionPlan.NameNotConnectable -> {}
       is ConnectionPlan.InvitationLink -> when (connectionPlan.invitationLinkPlan) {
         is InvitationLinkPlan.Ok ->
           if (connectionPlan.invitationLinkPlan.contactSLinkData_ != null) {
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/usersettings/UserAddressView.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/usersettings/UserAddressView.kt
index a18bc4faee..401d241220 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/usersettings/UserAddressView.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/usersettings/UserAddressView.kt
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ private fun UserAddressLayout(
                     save = { simplexDomain ->
                       try {
                         val u = chatModel.controller.apiSetUserDomain(user?.remoteHostId, simplexDomain)
-                        domain?.let { forgetSimplexNameResolved(it) }
+                        domain?.let { clearSimplexNameResolved(it) }
                         withContext(Dispatchers.Main) { chatModel.updateUser(u) }
                         true
                       } catch (e: Exception) {
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs
index f4e95ff885..2d366a20f0 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Controller.hs
@@ -1150,9 +1150,9 @@ data ChatDeleteMode
 
 data ConnectionPlan
   = CPInvitationLink {invitationLinkPlan :: InvitationLinkPlan}
-  | CPContactAddress {contactAddressPlan :: ContactAddressPlan, nameRegistration_ :: Maybe NameRegistration} -- nameRegistration_ is set when the target was a name
+  | CPContactAddress {contactAddressPlan :: ContactAddressPlan, nameRegistration_ :: Maybe NameRegistration}
   | CPGroupLink {groupLinkPlan :: GroupLinkPlan, nameRegistration_ :: Maybe NameRegistration}
-  | CPNameNotConnectable {simplexDomain :: SimplexDomain, nameRegistration :: NameRegistration} -- the name is not registered, expired or has no usable link, and no local chat has it
+  | CPNameNotConnectable {simplexDomain :: SimplexDomain, nameRegistration :: NameRegistration}
   | CPError {chatError :: ChatError}
   deriving (Show)
 
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Commands.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Commands.hs
index 123eb573d9..e75bd1e3d1 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Commands.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/Library/Commands.hs
@@ -4419,14 +4419,13 @@ processChatCommand cxt nm = \case
             tryAllErrors (resolveNameRegistration user nm d) >>= \case
               Right reg -> do
                 expired <- nameExpired reg
-                case reg of
-                  NRRegistered {nameRecord = nr}
-                    | not expired && isJust (firstNameLink CCTChannel (nrSimplexChannel nr)) ->
-                        (setPlanRegistration reg <$> connectPlanName NTPublicGroup (Right reg)) `catchAllErrors` \e ->
-                          (setPlanRegistration reg <$> connectPlanName NTContact (Right reg) `catchAllErrors` \_ -> throwError e)
-                    | not expired && isJust (firstNameLink CCTContact (nrSimplexContact nr)) ->
-                        setPlanRegistration reg <$> connectPlanName NTContact (Right reg)
-                  _ -> connectPlanLocal reg
+                let connectable nameType = not expired && nameHasLink nameType reg
+                if
+                  | connectable NTPublicGroup ->
+                      (setPlanRegistration reg <$> connectPlanName NTPublicGroup (Right reg)) `catchAllErrors` \e ->
+                        (setPlanRegistration reg <$> connectPlanName NTContact (Right reg) `catchAllErrors` \_ -> throwError e)
+                  | connectable NTContact -> setPlanRegistration reg <$> connectPlanName NTContact (Right reg)
+                  | otherwise -> connectPlanLocal reg
               Left e -> connectPlanNoName e
         where
           connectPlanLocal reg =
@@ -4438,10 +4437,9 @@ processChatCommand cxt nm = \case
           connectPlanName nameType nr_ = setOtherName <$> connectPlan user (nameTarget nameType) resolveMode sig_ (Just nr_)
             where
               setOtherName (l, planName, _, p) = (l, planName, otherName, p)
-              otherName = case nr_ of
-                Right NRRegistered {nameRecord = NameRecord {nrSimplexContact, nrSimplexChannel}} -> case nameType of
-                  NTContact -> SimplexNameInfo NTPublicGroup d <$ firstNameLink CCTChannel nrSimplexChannel
-                  NTPublicGroup -> SimplexNameInfo NTContact d <$ firstNameLink CCTContact nrSimplexContact
+              otherName = case (nameType, nr_) of
+                (NTContact, Right reg) | nameHasLink NTPublicGroup reg -> Just $ SimplexNameInfo NTPublicGroup d
+                (NTPublicGroup, Right reg) | nameHasLink NTContact reg -> Just $ SimplexNameInfo NTContact d
                 _ -> Nothing
           nameTarget nameType = ACTarget SCMContact $ CTShortContact $ CTName $ SimplexNameInfo nameType d
           connectPlanNoName e =
@@ -4454,10 +4452,10 @@ processChatCommand cxt nm = \case
         | CTName ni <- nl, isNothing nameRec, resolveMode /= PRMNever -> do
             reg <- resolveNameRegistration user nm (nameDomain ni)
             expired <- nameExpired reg
-            if nameHasLink ni reg && not expired
-              then setPlanRegistration reg <$> connectPlan user (ACTarget SCMContact (CTShortContact nl)) resolveMode sig_ (Just (Right reg))
+            if nameHasLink (nameType ni) reg && not expired
+              then setPlanRegistration reg <$> connectPlan user (ACTarget SCMContact ct) resolveMode sig_ (Just (Right reg))
               else
-                (setPlanRegistration reg <$> connectPlan user (ACTarget SCMContact (CTShortContact nl)) PRMNever sig_ (Just (Right reg)))
+                (setPlanRegistration reg <$> connectPlan user (ACTarget SCMContact ct) PRMNever sig_ (Just (Right reg)))
                   `catchAllErrors` \_ -> pure (Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, CPNameNotConnectable (nameDomain ni) reg)
       CTShortContact nl ->
         (\(l, p) -> (Just l, simplexName_, Nothing, p)) <$> case ctType of
@@ -5124,8 +5122,8 @@ nameExpired = \case
   NRRegistered {expires = Just expires} -> (expires <) <$> liftIO getSystemSeconds
   _ -> pure False
 
-nameHasLink :: SimplexNameInfo -> NameRegistration -> Bool
-nameHasLink SimplexNameInfo {nameType} = \case
+nameHasLink :: SimplexNameType -> NameRegistration -> Bool
+nameHasLink nameType = \case
   NRRegistered {nameRecord = NameRecord {nrSimplexContact, nrSimplexChannel}} -> case nameType of
     NTContact -> isJust (firstNameLink CCTContact nrSimplexContact)
     NTPublicGroup -> isJust (firstNameLink CCTChannel nrSimplexChannel)
diff --git a/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs b/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs
index ad14a6a5f4..0438f3359a 100644
--- a/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs
+++ b/src/Simplex/Chat/View.hs
@@ -2250,11 +2250,10 @@ viewNameRegistration = \case
         ["registered" <> expiryNote expires graceUntil <> maybe "" ((", reserved: " <>) . plain . textEncode) reservedReason_]
       Just NRAvailable {pricing = NamePricing {basePrice = USDCents c, minLabelLength}} ->
         ["available: " <> plain (show c) <> " cents/year, min length " <> plain (show minLabelLength)]
-      Just NRReserved {reservedReason} -> ["reserved: " <> plain (textEncode reservedReason :: Text)]
+      Just NRReserved {reservedReason} -> ["reserved: " <> plain (textEncode reservedReason)]
       Nothing -> []
-    expiryNote expires graceUntil = case expires of
-      Nothing -> ""
-      Just e -> ", expires " <> plain (show (roundedSeconds e)) <> maybe "" (\g -> ", grace until " <> plain (show (roundedSeconds g))) graceUntil
+    expiryNote expires graceUntil = maybe "" (\e -> ", expires " <> showTime e <> maybe "" ((", grace until " <>) . showTime) graceUntil) expires
+    showTime = plain . show . roundedSeconds
 
 viewConnectionPlan :: ChatConfig -> Maybe ACreatedConnLink -> ConnectionPlan -> [StyledString]
 viewConnectionPlan ChatConfig {logLevel, testView} _connLink = \case
@@ -2277,10 +2276,7 @@ viewConnectionPlan ChatConfig {logLevel, testView} _connLink = \case
           | business -> ("business address: " <>)
         _ -> ("invitation link: " <>)
   CPContactAddress cap _ -> case cap of
-    CAPOk contactSLinkData ov addressChanged ->
-      [addrOrBiz contactSLinkData (if addressChanged then "ok to connect, address changed" else "ok to connect")]
-        <> viewSigVerification ov
-        <> [viewJSON contactSLinkData | testView]
+    CAPOk contactSLinkData ov addressChanged -> [addrOrBiz contactSLinkData ("ok to connect" <> (if addressChanged then ", address changed" else ""))] <> viewSigVerification ov <> [viewJSON contactSLinkData | testView]
     CAPOwnLink -> [ctAddr "own address"]
     CAPConnectingConfirmReconnect -> [ctAddr "connecting, allowed to reconnect"]
     CAPConnectingProhibit ct -> [ctAddr ("connecting to contact " <> ttyContact' ct)]
diff --git a/tests/ChatTests/Names.hs b/tests/ChatTests/Names.hs
index ef8a35b6a2..4269477eb0 100644
--- a/tests/ChatTests/Names.hs
+++ b/tests/ChatTests/Names.hs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ testConnectByName :: HasCallStack => TestParams -> IO ()
 testConnectByName ps = withSmpServerAndNames $ \reg ->
   testChat2 aliceProfile bobProfile (test reg) ps
   where
-    aliceName = aliceSimplexName
+    aliceName = SimplexNameInfo NTContact (SimplexDomain TLDSimplex "alice" [])
     test reg alice bob = do
       mapM_ enableNamesRole [alice, bob]
       alice ##> "/ad"
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ testPlanNameReservedOther = withAliceName $ \reg _l _alice bob -> do
 
 testPlanNameNoValidLink :: HasCallStack => TestParams -> IO ()
 testPlanNameNoValidLink = withAliceName $ \reg _l _alice bob -> do
-  registerName reg boogaloo (emptyNameRecord "boogaloo.simplex")
+  registerName reg boogaloo (emptyRecord "boogaloo.simplex")
   bob ##> "/_connect plan 1 @boogaloo.simplex"
   bob <## "SimpleX name boogaloo.simplex: nothing to connect to"
   bob <## "registered"
diff --git a/tests/NameResolver.hs b/tests/NameResolver.hs
index 9cfdfd96ae..9b13e2f918 100644
--- a/tests/NameResolver.hs
+++ b/tests/NameResolver.hs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ module NameResolver
     registerAvailableName,
     unregisterName,
     failNameResolution,
-    emptyNameRecord,
+    emptyRecord,
     contactNameRecord,
     channelNameRecord,
     contactAndChannelNameRecord,
@@ -61,16 +61,14 @@ withNameResolver action = do
       Just (AnswerRegistration registration) -> (ok200, J.encode NameResponse {lastBlockTs = Nothing, registration})
       Nothing -> (ok200, J.encode NameResponse {lastBlockTs = Nothing, registration = NRAvailable {pricing = testPricing 1}})
 
--- | Register a name's domain to resolve to the given record, as a live registration.
+-- | Register a name's domain to resolve to the given record.
 registerName :: NameRegistry -> SimplexNameInfo -> NameRecord -> IO ()
 registerName reg ni nameRecord =
   registerRegistration reg ni NRRegistered {expires = Nothing, graceUntil = Nothing, reservedReason_ = Nothing, nameRecord}
 
--- | Register any registration the registry could answer with.
 registerRegistration :: NameRegistry -> SimplexNameInfo -> NameRegistration -> IO ()
 registerRegistration reg ni r = atomically $ modifyTVar' reg $ M.insert (registryKey ni) (AnswerRegistration r)
 
--- | A name that expired a day ago, renewable by its owner for another 30 days.
 registerExpiredName :: NameRegistry -> SimplexNameInfo -> NameRecord -> IO ()
 registerExpiredName reg ni nameRecord = do
   RoundedSystemTime now <- getSystemSeconds
@@ -78,19 +76,15 @@ registerExpiredName reg ni nameRecord = do
       graceUntil = Just $ RoundedSystemTime (now + 30 * 86400)
   registerRegistration reg ni NRRegistered {expires, graceUntil, reservedReason_ = Nothing, nameRecord}
 
--- | A name the registry holds back.
 registerReservedName :: NameRegistry -> SimplexNameInfo -> NameReservedReason -> IO ()
 registerReservedName reg ni reservedReason = registerRegistration reg ni NRReserved {reservedReason}
 
--- | A name that is free, priced with the given minimum label length.
 registerAvailableName :: NameRegistry -> SimplexNameInfo -> Int -> IO ()
 registerAvailableName reg ni minLen = registerRegistration reg ni NRAvailable {pricing = testPricing minLen}
 
--- | Make the resolver fail for this name, as a registry that is down or erroring would.
 failNameResolution :: NameRegistry -> SimplexNameInfo -> IO ()
 failNameResolution reg ni = atomically $ modifyTVar' reg $ M.insert (registryKey ni) AnswerFails
 
--- | Drop a name, so it resolves as available again.
 unregisterName :: NameRegistry -> SimplexNameInfo -> IO ()
 unregisterName reg ni = atomically $ modifyTVar' reg $ M.delete (registryKey ni)
 
@@ -112,10 +106,6 @@ contactAndChannelNameRecord :: Text -> Text -> Text -> NameRecord
 contactAndChannelNameRecord name contactLink channelLink =
   (emptyRecord name) {nrSimplexContact = [contactLink], nrSimplexChannel = [channelLink]}
 
--- | A registered name whose record holds no usable link.
-emptyNameRecord :: Text -> NameRecord
-emptyNameRecord = emptyRecord
-
 emptyRecord :: Text -> NameRecord
 emptyRecord name =
   NameRecord