diff --git a/lib/convertv2.js b/lib/convertv2.js
index 0e6235a..db0c791 100644
--- a/lib/convertv2.js
+++ b/lib/convertv2.js
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ var ejs = require('ejs');
 var fs = require('fs');
 var template = ejs.compile(fs.readFileSync('./lib/template.ejs', 'utf8'));
 var timeAgo = require('timeago.js');
+
+// TODO try https://www.npmjs.com/package/request-promise-cache for the requests
 var request = require('request-promise-native')
 
 // get JSON for an AP URL
@@ -38,13 +40,9 @@ module.exports = async function (opts) {
         // get user, then outbox, then feed
     
         user = await apGet(userUrl);
-
-        if (userUrl && !feedUrl) {
-            isIndex = true;
-            var outbox = await apGet(user.outbox);
-            feedUrl = outbox.first;
-        }
-
+        isIndex = true;
+        var outbox = await apGet(user.outbox);
+        feedUrl = outbox.first;
         feed = await apGet(feedUrl);
 
     }
@@ -75,12 +73,10 @@ function metaForUser(user) {
 function itemsForFeed(user,feed) {
 
     return feed.orderedItems.filter((item)=>{
-        // this is temporary, don't handle boosts
+        // this is temporary, don't handle boosts (TODO)
         return item.type == "Create" && item.object && item.object.type=="Note";
     }).map((item)=>{
 
-
-        //needs to be { type, url }
         var enclosures = (item.object.attachment||[]).filter((a)=>{
             return a.type == "Document";
         }).map((a)=>{
diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index aeaef22..609f808 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -548,9 +548,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "fstream": {
-      "version": "1.0.11",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fstream/-/fstream-1.0.11.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-XB+x8RdHcRTwYyoOtLcbPLD9MXE=",
+      "version": "1.0.12",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fstream/-/fstream-1.0.12.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-WvJ193OHa0GHPEL+AycEJgxvBEwyfRkN1vhjca23OaPVMCaLCXTd5qAu82AjTcgP1UJmytkOKb63Ypde7raDIg==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "graceful-fs": "^4.1.2",
@@ -859,9 +859,9 @@
       }
     },
     "lodash": {
-      "version": "4.17.11",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.11.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-cQKh8igo5QUhZ7lg38DYWAxMvjSAKG0A8wGSVimP07SIUEK2UO+arSRKbRZWtelMtN5V0Hkwh5ryOto/SshYIg=="
+      "version": "4.17.15",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.15.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8xOcRHvCjnocdS5cpwXQXVzmmh5e5+saE2QGoeQmbKmRS6J3VQppPOIt0MnmE+4xlZoumy0GPG0D0MVIQbNA1A=="
     },
     "lodash.assign": {
       "version": "4.2.0",
@@ -1670,13 +1670,13 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "tar": {
-      "version": "2.2.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-2.2.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-jk0qJWwOIYXGsYrWlK7JaLg8sdE=",
+      "version": "2.2.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tar/-/tar-2.2.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FCEhQ/4rE1zYv9rYXJw/msRqsnmlje5jHP6huWeBZ704jUTy02c5AZyWujpMR1ax6mVw9NyJMfuK2CMDWVIfgA==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "block-stream": "*",
-        "fstream": "^1.0.2",
+        "fstream": "^1.0.12",
         "inherits": "2"
       }
     },