diff --git a/atproto.py b/atproto.py
index e2723d8..d4061f5 100644
--- a/atproto.py
+++ b/atproto.py
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 arroba.server.storage = DatastoreStorage(ndb_client=ndb_client)
 
-LEXICONS = Client('https://unused').defs
+appview = Client(f'https://{os.environ["APPVIEW_HOST"]}',
+                 headers={'User-Agent': USER_AGENT})
+LEXICONS = appview.defs
+
 
 DNS_GCP_PROJECT = 'brid-gy'
 DNS_ZONE = 'brid-gy'
@@ -355,8 +358,8 @@ class ATProto(User, Protocol):
                 assert copy_did == did
                 assert coll == type
 
-            logger.info(f'Storing ATProto {action} {type} {rkey}: ' +
-                        json_dumps(dag_json.encode(record).decode(), indent=2))
+            logger.info(f'Storing ATProto {action} {type} {rkey}: ',
+                        dag_json.encode(record).decode())
             repo.apply_writes([Write(action=action, collection=type, rkey=rkey,
                                      record=record)])
 
@@ -432,10 +435,8 @@ class ATProto(User, Protocol):
             assert repo.startswith('did:')
             obj.key = ndb.Key(Object, id.replace(f'at://{handle}', f'at://{repo}'))
 
-        client = Client(f'https://{os.environ["APPVIEW_HOST"]}',
-                        headers={'User-Agent': USER_AGENT})
         try:
-            ret = client.com.atproto.repo.getRecord(
+            ret = appview.com.atproto.repo.getRecord(
                 repo=repo, collection=collection, rkey=rkey)
         except RequestException as e:
             util.interpret_http_exception(e)
@@ -483,6 +484,11 @@ class ATProto(User, Protocol):
                         blobs[url] = blob.as_object()
 
         ret = bluesky.from_as1(cls.translate_ids(obj.as1), blobs=blobs)
+            # TODO: uncomment this and pass through client eventually? would be
+            # nice to start reusing granary's resolving handles and CIDs, but we
+            # do much of that ourselves here in BF beforehand, so granary ends
+            # up duplicating those network requests
+            # client=appview)
 
         # fill in CIDs from Objects
         def populate_cid(strong_ref):
@@ -523,6 +529,8 @@ def poll_notifications():
                               for cls in set(PROTOCOLS.values())
                               if cls and cls != ATProto))
 
+    # this client needs to be request-local because we set its service token
+    # below per user that we're polling
     client = Client(f'https://{os.environ["APPVIEW_HOST"]}',
                     headers={'User-Agent': USER_AGENT})
 
@@ -581,6 +589,8 @@ def poll_posts():
                               for cls in set(PROTOCOLS.values())
                               if cls and cls != ATProto))
 
+    # this client needs to be request-local because we set its service token
+    # below per user that we're polling
     client = Client(f'https://{os.environ["APPVIEW_HOST"]}',
                     headers={'User-Agent': USER_AGENT})
 
diff --git a/tests/test_atproto.py b/tests/test_atproto.py
index 7942ea6..10c81c9 100644
--- a/tests/test_atproto.py
+++ b/tests/test_atproto.py
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ class ATProtoTest(TestCase):
         requests_response('did:plc:user', content_type='text/plain'),
         # AppView getRecord
         requests_response({
-            'uri': 'at://did:plc:bob/app.bsky.feed.post/tid',
+            'uri': 'at://did:plc:user/app.bsky.feed.post/tid',
             'cid': 'my sidd',
             'value': {
                 '$type': 'app.bsky.feed.post',
@@ -535,6 +535,39 @@ class ATProtoTest(TestCase):
             'image': [{'url': 'http://my/pic'}],
         }), fetch_blobs=True))
 
+    # resolveHandle
+    @patch('requests.get', return_value=requests_response({'did': 'did:plc:user'}))
+    def test_convert_resolve_mention_handle(self, mock_get):
+        self.store_object(id='did:plc:user', raw=DID_DOC)
+
+        self.assertEqual({
+            '$type': 'app.bsky.feed.post',
+            'createdAt': '2022-01-02T03:04:05.000Z',
+            'text': 'hi @han.dull hows it going',
+            'facets': [{
+                '$type': 'app.bsky.richtext.facet',
+                'features': [{
+                    '$type': 'app.bsky.richtext.facet#mention',
+                    'did': 'did:plc:user',
+                }],
+                'index': {
+                    'byteEnd': 12,
+                    'byteStart': 3,
+                },
+            }],
+        }, ATProto.convert(Object(our_as1={
+            # this mention has the DID in url, and it will also be extracted
+            # from the link in content. make sure we merge the two and don't end
+            # up with a duplicate mention of the DID or a mention of the handle.
+            'objectType': 'note',
+            'content': 'hi <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/han.dull">@han.dull</a> hows it going',
+            'tags': [{
+                'objectType': 'mention',
+                'url': 'did:plc:user',
+                'displayName': '@han.dull'
+            }],
+        })))
+
     def test_convert_protocols_not_enabled(self):
         obj = Object(our_as1={'foo': 'bar'}, source_protocol='activitypub')
         with self.assertRaises(BadRequest):