diff --git a/components/common/MultiWeaponSelector.tsx b/components/common/MultiWeaponSelector.tsx
index 916852482..03cf35ed6 100644
--- a/components/common/MultiWeaponSelector.tsx
+++ b/components/common/MultiWeaponSelector.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Select, Tag, TagCloseButton, TagLabel } from "@chakra-ui/react";
+import { t } from "@lingui/macro";
 import { useLingui } from "@lingui/react";
 import { weaponsWithHeroCategorizedLocalized } from "lib/lists/weaponsWithHero";
 import WeaponImage from "./WeaponImage";
@@ -19,7 +20,11 @@ const WeaponSelector: React.FC<Props> = ({ name, value, onChange }) => {
           if (!!e.target.value && !value.includes(e.target.value))
             onChange(value.concat(e.target.value));
         }}
+        defaultValue="NO_VALUE"
       >
+        <option hidden value="NO_VALUE">
+          {t`Select weapon`}
+        </option>
         {weaponsWithHeroCategorizedLocalized.map((wpnCategory) => (
           <optgroup key={wpnCategory.name} label={i18n._(wpnCategory.name)}>
             {wpnCategory.weapons.map((wpn) => (
diff --git a/components/common/MySelect.tsx b/components/common/MySelect.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b60089ecd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/common/MySelect.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { Select } from "@chakra-ui/react";
+
+interface Props {
+  value: string;
+  setValue: (value?: string) => void;
+  options: {
+    label: string;
+    value: string;
+  }[];
+  placeholder?: string;
+}
+
+const MySelect: React.FC<Props> = ({
+  value,
+  setValue,
+  options,
+  placeholder,
+}) => {
+  return (
+    <Select
+      value={value}
+      onChange={(e) =>
+        setValue(e.target.value !== "" ? undefined : e.target.value)
+      }
+    >
+      {placeholder && <option value="">{placeholder}</option>}
+      {options.map((option) => (
+        <option key={option.value} value={option.value}>
+          {option.label}
+        </option>
+      ))}
+    </Select>
+  );
+};
+
+export default MySelect;
diff --git a/components/common/WeaponSelector.tsx b/components/common/WeaponSelector.tsx
index bb1b57973..57bb08d61 100644
--- a/components/common/WeaponSelector.tsx
+++ b/components/common/WeaponSelector.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const WeaponSelector: React.FC<Props> = ({
         size={isHeader ? "lg" : undefined}
       >
         <option hidden value="NO_VALUE">
-          {t`Choose weapon`}
+          {t`Select weapon`}
         </option>
         {weaponsWithHeroCategorizedLocalized.map((wpnCategory) => (
           <optgroup key={wpnCategory.name} label={i18n._(wpnCategory.name)}>
diff --git a/components/u/ProfileModal.tsx b/components/u/ProfileModal.tsx
index bad2b9575..092bd723c 100644
--- a/components/u/ProfileModal.tsx
+++ b/components/u/ProfileModal.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { t, Trans } from "@lingui/macro";
 import { useLingui } from "@lingui/react";
 import MarkdownTextarea from "components/common/MarkdownTextarea";
 import WeaponSelector from "components/common/MultiWeaponSelector";
+import MySelect from "components/common/MySelect";
 import { countries } from "countries-list";
 import { getToastOptions } from "lib/getToastOptions";
 import { sendData } from "lib/postData";
@@ -112,7 +113,6 @@ const ProfileModal: React.FC<Props> = ({ onClose, user }) => {
       }
     }
 
-    // FIXME: error handling
     const success = await sendData("PUT", "/api/me/profile", mutationData);
     if (!success) return;
 
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ const ProfileModal: React.FC<Props> = ({ onClose, user }) => {
     onClose();
   };
 
-  // FIXME: modal seems slow to popup at least in dev?
   return (
     <Modal isOpen onClose={onClose} size="xl" closeOnOverlayClick={false}>
       <ModalOverlay>
@@ -223,16 +222,24 @@ const ProfileModal: React.FC<Props> = ({ onClose, user }) => {
               <FormLabel htmlFor="country" mt={4}>
                 <Trans>Country</Trans>
               </FormLabel>
-              {/* FIXME: placeholders for dropdowns */}
-              <Select ref={register} name="country">
-                {(Object.keys(countries) as Array<keyof typeof countries>).map(
-                  (countryCode) => (
-                    <option key={countryCode} value={countryCode}>
-                      {countries[countryCode].name}
-                    </option>
-                  )
+              <Controller
+                name="country"
+                control={control}
+                defaultValue={""}
+                render={({ onChange, value }) => (
+                  <MySelect
+                    value={value}
+                    setValue={onChange}
+                    options={(Object.keys(countries) as Array<
+                      keyof typeof countries
+                    >).map((countryCode) => ({
+                      label: countries[countryCode].name,
+                      value: countryCode,
+                    }))}
+                    placeholder={t`Select country`}
+                  />
                 )}
-              </Select>
+              />
 
               <FormControl isInvalid={!!errors.weaponPool}>
                 <FormLabel htmlFor="weaponPool" mt={4}>
diff --git a/lib/i18n.ts b/lib/i18n.ts
index 50ee9e472..b82ea9283 100644
--- a/lib/i18n.ts
+++ b/lib/i18n.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,9 @@ import { i18n } from "@lingui/core";
 import { en } from "make-plural/plurals";
 
 i18n.loadLocaleData("en", { plurals: en });
-//i18n.loadLocaleData("cs", { plurals: cs });
 
 /**
  * Load messages for requested locale and activate it.
- * This function isn't part of the LinguiJS library because there're
- * many ways how to load messages — from REST API, from file, from cache, etc.
  */
 export async function activate(locale: string) {
   const { messages } = await import(`locale/${locale}/messages.js`);
diff --git a/lib/postData.ts b/lib/postData.ts
index 596267c6d..70be0a9be 100644
--- a/lib/postData.ts
+++ b/lib/postData.ts
@@ -14,12 +14,21 @@ export async function sendData(method = "POST", url = "", data = {}) {
   if (response.status < 200 || response.status > 299) {
     const toast = createStandaloneToast();
 
+    let description = t`An error occurred`;
+    try {
+      const error = await response.json();
+
+      console.log({ error });
+
+      if (error.message) description = error.message;
+    } catch {}
+
     toast({
       duration: null,
       isClosable: true,
       position: "top-right",
       status: "error",
-      description: t`An error occurred`,
+      description,
     });
 
     return false;
diff --git a/lib/validators/profile.ts b/lib/validators/profile.ts
index 1267bf6ee..544ff84a4 100644
--- a/lib/validators/profile.ts
+++ b/lib/validators/profile.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const profileRootSchema = z.object({
   bio: z.string().max(PROFILE_CHARACTER_LIMIT).optional().nullable(),
   country: z
     .string()
-    .refine((val) => Object.keys(countries).includes(val))
+    .refine((val) => !val || Object.keys(countries).includes(val))
     .optional()
     .nullable(),
   customUrlPath: z
diff --git a/pages/api/me/profile.ts b/pages/api/me/profile.ts
index ab2ad08a4..fc9981b4d 100644
--- a/pages/api/me/profile.ts
+++ b/pages/api/me/profile.ts
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ const profileHandler = async (req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) => {
       return res.status(400).end();
     }
 
-    if (isDuplicateCustomUrl(argsForDb.customUrlPath, user.id)) {
-      return res.status(400).json({ message: "custom url already in use" });
+    if (await isDuplicateCustomUrl(argsForDb.customUrlPath, user.id)) {
+      return res.status(400).json({ message: "Custom URL already in use" });
     }
 
     await prisma.profile.upsert({
@@ -64,9 +64,11 @@ async function isDuplicateCustomUrl(customUrlPath: string, userId: number) {
     },
   });
 
-  if (profileWithSameCustomUrl && profileWithSameCustomUrl.userId !== userId) {
+  if (!profileWithSameCustomUrl || profileWithSameCustomUrl.userId === userId) {
     return false;
   }
+
+  return true;
 }
 
 export default profileHandler;