diff --git a/src/db/relays.ts b/src/db/relays.ts
index 89c9fcb..d6f99c3 100644
--- a/src/db/relays.ts
+++ b/src/db/relays.ts
@@ -17,14 +17,15 @@ function addRelays(relays: `wss://${string}`[]) {
     .execute();
 }
 
-/** Get a list of all known good relays. */
-async function getAllRelays(): Promise<string[]> {
+/** Get a list of all known active relay URLs. */
+async function getActiveRelays(): Promise<string[]> {
   const rows = await db
     .selectFrom('relays')
     .select('relays.url')
+    .where('relays.active', '=', true)
     .execute();
 
   return rows.map((row) => row.url);
 }
 
-export { addRelays, getAllRelays };
+export { addRelays, getActiveRelays };
diff --git a/src/firehose.ts b/src/firehose.ts
index 4e5e3dc..689ebc3 100644
--- a/src/firehose.ts
+++ b/src/firehose.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { insertEvent, isLocallyFollowed } from '@/db/events.ts';
-import { addRelays, getAllRelays } from '@/db/relays.ts';
+import { addRelays, getActiveRelays } from '@/db/relays.ts';
 import { findUser } from '@/db/users.ts';
 import { RelayPool } from '@/deps.ts';
 import { trends } from '@/trends.ts';
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { isRelay, nostrDate, nostrNow } from '@/utils.ts';
 
 import type { SignedEvent } from '@/event.ts';
 
-const relays = await getAllRelays();
+const relays = await getActiveRelays();
 const pool = new RelayPool(relays);
 
 // This file watches events on all known relays and performs