diff --git a/activity.go b/activity.go
index 8f37ca0..c6396e8 100644
--- a/activity.go
+++ b/activity.go
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ var boxofboxes = cache.New(cache.Options{Filler: func(ident string) (*Box, bool)
 	if err != nil {
 		dlog.Printf("need to get boxes for %s", ident)
 		var j junk.Junk
-		j, err = GetJunk(serverUID, ident)
+		j, err = GetJunk(readyLuserOne, ident)
 		if err != nil {
 			dlog.Printf("error getting boxes: %s", err)
 			return nil, false
@@ -1474,7 +1474,7 @@ func doesitmatter(what string) bool {
 func collectiveaction(honk *Honk) {
 	user := getserveruser()
 	for _, ont := range honk.Onts {
-		dubs := getnameddubs(serverUID, ont)
+		dubs := getnameddubs(readyLuserOne, ont)
 		if len(dubs) == 0 {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -1588,7 +1588,7 @@ var handfull = cache.New(cache.Options{Filler: func(name string) (string, bool)
 		return href, true
 	}
 	dlog.Printf("fishing for %s", name)
-	j, err := GetJunkFast(serverUID, fmt.Sprintf("https://%s/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:%s", m[1], name))
+	j, err := GetJunkFast(readyLuserOne, fmt.Sprintf("https://%s/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:%s", m[1], name))
 	if err != nil {
 		ilog.Printf("failed to go fish %s: %s", name, err)
 		return "", true
@@ -1633,7 +1633,7 @@ func investigate(name string) (*SomeThing, error) {
 	if name == "" {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no name")
 	}
-	obj, err := GetJunkFast(serverUID, name)
+	obj, err := GetJunkFast(readyLuserOne, name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/fun.go b/fun.go
index 2f6fc8e..4f89d6a 100644
--- a/fun.go
+++ b/fun.go
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ var zaggies = cache.New(cache.Options{Filler: func(keyname string) (httpsig.Publ
 	data := getxonker(keyname, "pubkey")
 	if data == "" {
 		dlog.Printf("hitting the webs for missing pubkey: %s", keyname)
-		j, err := GetJunk(serverUID, keyname)
+		j, err := GetJunk(readyLuserOne, keyname)
 		if err != nil {
 			ilog.Printf("error getting %s pubkey: %s", keyname, err)
 			when := time.Now().UTC().Format(dbtimeformat)
diff --git a/honk.go b/honk.go
index 062b767..5807fba 100644
--- a/honk.go
+++ b/honk.go
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ type KeyInfo struct {
 }
 
 const serverUID int64 = -2
+const readyLuserOne int64 = 1
 
 type Honk struct {
 	ID       int64