diff --git a/database.go b/database.go
index a60f6c4..0bc844b 100644
--- a/database.go
+++ b/database.go
@@ -972,6 +972,52 @@ func savexonker(what, value, flav, when string) {
 	stmtSaveXonker.Exec(what, value, flav, when)
 }
 
+func savehonker(user *WhatAbout, url, name, flavor, combos, mj string) error {
+	var owner string
+	if url[0] == '#' {
+		flavor = "peep"
+		if name == "" {
+			name = url[1:]
+		}
+		owner = url
+	} else {
+		info, err := investigate(url)
+		if err != nil {
+			ilog.Printf("failed to investigate honker: %s", err)
+			return err
+		}
+		url = info.XID
+		if name == "" {
+			name = info.Name
+		}
+		owner = info.Owner
+	}
+
+	var x string
+	db := opendatabase()
+	row := db.QueryRow("select xid from honkers where xid = ? and userid = ? and flavor in ('sub', 'unsub', 'peep')", url, user.ID)
+	err := row.Scan(&x)
+	if err != sql.ErrNoRows {
+		if err != nil {
+			elog.Printf("honker scan err: %s", err)
+		} else {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("it seems you are already subscribed to them")
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+
+	res, err := stmtSaveHonker.Exec(user.ID, name, url, flavor, combos, owner, mj)
+	if err != nil {
+		elog.Print(err)
+		return err
+	}
+	honkerid, _ := res.LastInsertId()
+	if flavor == "presub" {
+		followyou(user, honkerid)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func cleanupdb(arg string) {
 	db := opendatabase()
 	days, err := strconv.Atoi(arg)
diff --git a/import.go b/import.go
index b1b96d7..1b051c1 100644
--- a/import.go
+++ b/import.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"encoding/csv"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"html"
@@ -69,6 +70,20 @@ func importMastodon(username, source string) {
 	if err != nil {
 		elog.Fatal(err)
 	}
+
+	if _, err := os.Stat(source + "/outbox.json"); err == nil {
+		importMastotoots(user, source)
+	} else {
+		ilog.Printf("skipping outbox.json!")
+	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat(source + "/following_accounts.csv"); err == nil {
+		importMastotooters(user, source)
+	} else {
+		ilog.Printf("skipping following_accounts.csv!")
+	}
+}
+
+func importMastotoots(user *WhatAbout, source string) {
 	type Toot struct {
 		Id     string
 		Type   string
@@ -79,6 +94,7 @@ func importMastodon(username, source string) {
 	var outbox struct {
 		OrderedItems []Toot
 	}
+	ilog.Println("Importing honks...")
 	fd, err := os.Open(source + "/outbox.json")
 	if err != nil {
 		elog.Fatal(err)
@@ -169,6 +185,37 @@ func importMastodon(username, source string) {
 	}
 }
 
+func importMastotooters(user *WhatAbout, source string) {
+	ilog.Println("Importing honkers...")
+	fd, err := os.Open(source + "/following_accounts.csv")
+	if err != nil {
+		elog.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	r := csv.NewReader(fd)
+	data, err := r.ReadAll()
+	if err != nil {
+		elog.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	fd.Close()
+
+	var meta HonkerMeta
+	mj, _ := jsonify(&meta)
+
+	for i, d := range data {
+		if i == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+		url := "@" + d[0]
+		name := ""
+		flavor := "peep"
+		combos := ""
+		err := savehonker(user, url, name, flavor, combos, mj)
+		if err != nil {
+			elog.Printf("trouble with a honker: %s", err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func importTwitter(username, source string) {
 	user, err := butwhatabout(username)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/web.go b/web.go
index d07c132..4ddf1b3 100644
--- a/web.go
+++ b/web.go
@@ -1923,53 +1923,12 @@ func submithonker(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		flavor = "peep"
 	}
 
-	if url[0] == '#' {
-		flavor = "peep"
-		if name == "" {
-			name = url[1:]
-		}
-		_, err := stmtSaveHonker.Exec(u.UserID, name, url, flavor, combos, url, mj)
-		if err != nil {
-			elog.Print(err)
-			return
-		}
-		http.Redirect(w, r, "/honkers", http.StatusSeeOther)
-		return
-	}
-
-	info, err := investigate(url)
+	err := savehonker(user, url, name, flavor, combos, mj)
 	if err != nil {
-		http.Error(w, "error investigating: "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
-		ilog.Printf("failed to investigate honker: %s", err)
-		return
-	}
-	url = info.XID
-
-	if name == "" {
-		name = info.Name
-	}
-
-	var x string
-	db := opendatabase()
-	row := db.QueryRow("select xid from honkers where xid = ? and userid = ? and flavor in ('sub', 'unsub', 'peep')", url, u.UserID)
-	err = row.Scan(&x)
-	if err != sql.ErrNoRows {
-		http.Error(w, "it seems you are already subscribed to them", http.StatusInternalServerError)
-		if err != nil {
-			elog.Printf("honker scan err: %s", err)
-		}
+		http.Error(w, "had some trouble with that: "+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
 		return
 	}
 
-	res, err := stmtSaveHonker.Exec(u.UserID, name, url, flavor, combos, info.Owner, mj)
-	if err != nil {
-		elog.Print(err)
-		return
-	}
-	honkerid, _ = res.LastInsertId()
-	if flavor == "presub" {
-		followyou(user, honkerid)
-	}
 	http.Redirect(w, r, "/honkers", http.StatusSeeOther)
 }