diff --git a/views/projects/item/fediverse-madness/scripts/game.js b/views/projects/item/fediverse-madness/scripts/game.js
index 90bcb6c..54903df 100644
--- a/views/projects/item/fediverse-madness/scripts/game.js
+++ b/views/projects/item/fediverse-madness/scripts/game.js
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ function escapeHtml(unsafe)
          .replace(/<\/?object\/?>/g, "");
  }
 
+const n=x=>null;
+
 const el_id_user = document.querySelector("#user");
 const el_id_instance = document.querySelector("#instance");
 const el_id_whoami = document.querySelector("#whoami");
@@ -35,18 +37,21 @@ async function verify() {
     el_id_instance.value = instance;
     if (username.length < 1) return null;
     if (instance.length < 1) return null;
-    let user_req;
-    try {
-        user_req = await fetch(`https://${instance}/api/v1/accounts/lookup?acct=${username}`);
-    } catch (err) {
-        return null;
-    }
+
+    // webfinger domain delegation
+    const domain = await fetch(`https://${instance}/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:${username}@${instance}`).catch(n);
+    if (domain == null) return null;
+    const domain_json = (await domain.json());
+    const domain_url = new URL(domain_json.links.find(x=>x.type=="application/activity+json").href).hostname;
+    
+    const user_req = await fetch(`https://${domain_url}/api/v1/accounts/lookup?acct=${username}`).catch(n);
+    if (user_req == null) return null;
     const user_json = await user_req.json();
-    if (user_req.ok) return {
+    
+    return {
         USER_ID: user_json.id,
-        INSTANCE: instance
+        INSTANCE: domain_url
     };
-    else return null;
 }
 
 el_id_submitwhoamiFollowers.addEventListener("click", async (e) => {