diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index db3f26e9b1..69d84d4b99 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "calckey",
-	"version": "12.119.0-calc.13-rc.9",
+	"version": "12.119.0-calc.13-rc.10",
 	"codename": "aqua",
 	"repository": {
 		"type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/web/index.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/web/index.ts
index cd8d6f530b..c81506384c 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/web/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/web/index.ts
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ const app = new Koa();
 //#region Bull Dashboard
 const bullBoardPath = '/queue';
 
- // used as a url param to prevent caching css and images
- const nowDateMs = Date.now();
- 
 // Authenticate
 app.use(async (ctx, next) => {
 	if (ctx.path === bullBoardPath || ctx.path.startsWith(bullBoardPath + '/')) {
@@ -298,7 +295,6 @@ router.get(['/@:user', '/@:user/:sub'], async (ctx, next) => {
 			icon: meta.iconUrl,
 			themeColor: meta.themeColor,
 			privateMode: meta.privateMode,
-			nowDateMs: nowDateMs,
 		});
 		ctx.set('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=15');
 	} else {
@@ -344,7 +340,6 @@ router.get('/notes/:note', async (ctx, next) => {
 			icon: meta.iconUrl,
 			privateMode: meta.privateMode,
 			themeColor: meta.themeColor,
-			nowDateMs: nowDateMs,
 		});
 
 		ctx.set('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=15');
@@ -382,7 +377,6 @@ router.get('/@:user/pages/:page', async (ctx, next) => {
 			icon: meta.iconUrl,
 			themeColor: meta.themeColor,
 			privateMode: meta.privateMode,
-			nowDateMs: nowDateMs,
 		});
 
 		if (['public'].includes(page.visibility)) {
@@ -416,7 +410,6 @@ router.get('/clips/:clip', async (ctx, next) => {
 			privateMode: meta.privateMode,
 			icon: meta.iconUrl,
 			themeColor: meta.themeColor,
-			nowDateMs: nowDateMs,
 		});
 
 		ctx.set('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=15');
@@ -443,7 +436,6 @@ router.get('/gallery/:post', async (ctx, next) => {
 			icon: meta.iconUrl,
 			themeColor: meta.themeColor,
 			privateMode: meta.privateMode,
-			nowDateMs: nowDateMs,
 		});
 
 		ctx.set('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=15');
@@ -469,7 +461,6 @@ router.get('/channels/:channel', async (ctx, next) => {
 			icon: meta.iconUrl,
 			themeColor: meta.themeColor,
 			privateMode: meta.privateMode,
-			nowDateMs: nowDateMs,
 		});
 
 		ctx.set('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=15');
@@ -545,7 +536,6 @@ router.get('(.*)', async ctx => {
 		themeColor: meta.themeColor,
 		randomMOTD: motd[Math.floor(Math.random() * motd.length)],
 		privateMode: meta.privateMode,
-		nowDateMs: nowDateMs,
 	});
 	ctx.set('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=3');
 });
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/web/views/base.pug b/packages/backend/src/server/web/views/base.pug
index 3077006ffd..547fc34a89 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/web/views/base.pug
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/web/views/base.pug
@@ -20,23 +20,26 @@ doctype html
 
 html
 
+	- var timestamp = Date.now();
+
 	head
 		meta(charset='utf-8')
 		meta(name='application-name' content='Calckey')
 		meta(name='referrer' content='origin')
+		meta(name='darkreader-lock' content='')
 		meta(name='theme-color' content= themeColor || '#31748f')
 		meta(name='theme-color-orig' content= themeColor || '#31748f')
 		meta(property='twitter:card' content='summary')
 		meta(property='og:site_name' content= instanceName || 'Calckey')
 		meta(name='viewport' content='width=device-width, initial-scale=1')
-		link(rel='icon' href= icon || `/favicon.ico?${ nowDateMs }`)
-		link(rel='apple-touch-icon' href= icon || `/apple-touch-icon.png?${ nowDateMs }`)
+		link(rel='icon' href= icon || `/favicon.ico?${ timestamp }`)
+		link(rel='apple-touch-icon' href= icon || `/apple-touch-icon.png?${ timestamp }`)
 		link(rel='manifest' href='/manifest.json')
-		link(rel='prefetch' href=`/static-assets/badges/info.png?${ nowDateMs }`)
-		link(rel='prefetch' href=`/static-assets/badges/not-found.png?${ nowDateMs }`)
-		link(rel='prefetch' href=`/static-assets/badges/error.png?${ nowDateMs }`)
+		link(rel='prefetch' href=`/static-assets/badges/info.png?${ timestamp }`)
+		link(rel='prefetch' href=`/static-assets/badges/not-found.png?${ timestamp }`)
+		link(rel='prefetch' href=`/static-assets/badges/error.png?${ timestamp }`)
 		link(rel='stylesheet' href='/assets/phosphor/icons.css')
-		link(rel='stylesheet' href=`/static-assets/instance.css?${ nowDateMs }`)
+		link(rel='stylesheet' href=`/static-assets/instance.css?${ timestamp }`)
 		link(rel='modulepreload' href=`/assets/${clientEntry.file}`)
 
 		each href in clientEntry.css
@@ -77,7 +80,7 @@ html
 			br
 			| Please turn on your JavaScript
 		div#splash
-			img#splashIcon(src= splashIcon || `/static-assets/splash.png?${ nowDateMs }`)
+			img#splashIcon(src= splashIcon || `/static-assets/splash.png?${ timestamp }`)
 			span#splashText
 				block randomMOTD
 					= randomMOTD
diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/MkTutorialDialog.vue b/packages/client/src/components/MkTutorialDialog.vue
index 607006766b..0160ace21d 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/MkTutorialDialog.vue
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/MkTutorialDialog.vue
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <XModalWindow
 	ref="dialog"
 	:width="800"
-	@close="dialog.close()"
+	@close="dialog?.close()"
 	@closed="$emit('closed')"
 >
 	<template #header>{{ i18n.ts._tutorial.title }}</template>
diff --git a/packages/client/src/pages/explore.users.vue b/packages/client/src/pages/explore.users.vue
index 26cc4af35d..9bea45e86e 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/pages/explore.users.vue
+++ b/packages/client/src/pages/explore.users.vue
@@ -84,10 +84,6 @@ watch(() => props.tag, () => {
 	if (tagsEl) tagsEl.toggleContent(props.tag == null);
 });
 
-watch(() => pinnedUsersList, () => {
-	if (pinnedUsersList?.length > 0) thereArePinnedUsers = true;
-});
-
 const tagUsers = $computed(() => ({
 	endpoint: 'hashtags/users' as const,
 	limit: 30,