1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/html.c b/html.c
index f5d9aea..b4588f7 100644
--- a/html.c
+++ b/html.c
@@ -3795,6 +3795,14 @@ int html_get_handler(const xs_dict *req, const char *q_path,
                                     timeline_add(&snac, q, object);
                             }
                         }
+                        else {
+                            /* retry webfinger, this time with the 'official' id */
+                            const char *id = xs_dict_get(object, "id");
+
+                            if (xs_is_string(id) && valid_status(webfinger_request(id, &actor_obj, &url_acct)) &&
+                                xs_is_string(url_acct))
+                                q = url_acct;
+                        }
                     }
                 }