diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7acb69a..a686ae8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
   * Profile Helper now only shows up if you have anything to fix; otherwise the profile helper can be found in the Settings menu
 * Channel owners can now add `[ads: 30min]` in the channel description to control how often Rising can auto-post ads on the channel
 
+## 1.23.5
+* Fixed random freezes caused by profile cache
+
 ## 1.23.4
 * Hotfix to address slowdown issues
 * Fixed Profile Helper failing to detect stock kinks grouped inside custom kinks 
diff --git a/learn/store/indexed.ts b/learn/store/indexed.ts
index ed10e53..b3ce6e0 100644
--- a/learn/store/indexed.ts
+++ b/learn/store/indexed.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ export class IndexedStore implements PermanentIndexedStore {
         // tslint:disable-next-line: no-unsafe-any
         data.profileData = data.profileData as ComplexCharacter;
 
+        // fix to clean out extra customs that somehow sometimes appear:
+        if (_.isArray(data.profileData.character.customs)) {
+            data.profileData.character.customs = {};
+            await this.storeProfile(data.profileData.character);
+        }
+
         // console.log('IDX profile', name, data);
 
         return data as ProfileRecord;
@@ -87,6 +93,11 @@ export class IndexedStore implements PermanentIndexedStore {
         const existing = await this.getProfile(c.character.name);
         const ca = new CharacterAnalysis(c.character);
 
+        // fix to clean out extra customs that somehow sometimes appear:
+        if (_.isArray(c.character.customs) || !_.isPlainObject(c.character.customs)) {
+            c.character.customs = {};
+        }
+
         const data: ProfileRecord = {
             id: this.toProfileId(c.character.name),
             name: c.character.name,