diff --git a/.cspell.json b/.cspell.json
index 7ed8eb2..4842bfb 100644
--- a/.cspell.json
+++ b/.cspell.json
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
         "ssbc",
         "summerfruit",
         "unfollow",
-        "unikitty",
-        "whoami"
+        "unikitty"
     ]
 }
diff --git a/src/pages/models/friend.js b/src/pages/models/friend.js
index 5b2ca71..fbdfa5e 100644
--- a/src/pages/models/friend.js
+++ b/src/pages/models/friend.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const cooler = require('./lib/cooler')
 module.exports = {
   isFollowing: async (feedId) => {
     const ssb = await cooler.connect()
-    const { id } = await cooler.get(ssb.whoami)
+    const { id } = ssb
 
     const isFollowing = await cooler.get(
       ssb.friends.isFollowing,
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
   getRelationship: async (feedId) => {
     const ssb = await cooler.connect()
-    const { id } = await cooler.get(ssb.whoami)
+    const { id } = ssb
 
     if (feedId === id) {
       return 'this is you'
diff --git a/src/pages/models/lib/cooler.js b/src/pages/models/lib/cooler.js
index 5f8588a..8b3c749 100644
--- a/src/pages/models/lib/cooler.js
+++ b/src/pages/models/lib/cooler.js
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ const rawConnect = () => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       messagesByType: 'source',
       publish: 'async',
       status: 'async',
-      whoami: 'sync',
       tangle: { branch: 'async' },
       query: { read: 'source' },
       friends: {
diff --git a/src/pages/models/meta.js b/src/pages/models/meta.js
index 2e16807..d4d2b48 100644
--- a/src/pages/models/meta.js
+++ b/src/pages/models/meta.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ const pull = require('pull-stream')
 module.exports = {
   myFeedId: async () => {
     const ssb = await cooler.connect()
-    const whoami = await cooler.get(ssb.whoami)
-    return whoami.id
+    const { id } = ssb
+    return id
   },
   get: async (msgId) => {
     const ssb = await cooler.connect()
diff --git a/src/pages/models/post.js b/src/pages/models/post.js
index efbba98..39d8e08 100644
--- a/src/pages/models/post.js
+++ b/src/pages/models/post.js
@@ -170,8 +170,7 @@ const post = {
   fromFeed: async (feedId, customOptions = {}) => {
     const ssb = await cooler.connect()
 
-    const whoami = await cooler.get(ssb.whoami)
-    const myFeedId = whoami.id
+    const myFeedId = ssb.id
 
     const options = configure({ id: feedId }, customOptions)
     const source = await cooler.read(
@@ -200,8 +199,7 @@ const post = {
   mentionsMe: async (customOptions = {}) => {
     const ssb = await cooler.connect()
 
-    const whoami = await cooler.get(ssb.whoami)
-    const myFeedId = whoami.id
+    const myFeedId = ssb.id
 
     const query = [{
       $filter: {
@@ -222,8 +220,7 @@ const post = {
   fromHashtag: async (hashtag, customOptions = {}) => {
     const ssb = await cooler.connect()
 
-    const whoami = await cooler.get(ssb.whoami)
-    const myFeedId = whoami.id
+    const myFeedId = ssb.id
 
     const query = [{
       $filter: {
@@ -288,8 +285,7 @@ const post = {
   search: async ({ query }) => {
     const ssb = await cooler.connect()
 
-    const whoami = await cooler.get(ssb.whoami)
-    const myFeedId = whoami.id
+    const myFeedId = ssb.id
 
     const options = configure({
       query
@@ -322,8 +318,7 @@ const post = {
   latest: async () => {
     const ssb = await cooler.connect()
 
-    const whoami = await cooler.get(ssb.whoami)
-    const myFeedId = whoami.id
+    const myFeedId = ssb.id
 
     const options = configure({
       type: 'post',
@@ -368,8 +363,7 @@ const post = {
       throw new Error('invalid period')
     }
 
-    const whoami = await cooler.get(ssb.whoami)
-    const myFeedId = whoami.id
+    const myFeedId = ssb.id
 
     const now = new Date()
     const earliest = Number(now) - (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * periodDict[period])
@@ -476,8 +470,7 @@ const post = {
     debug('thread: %s', msgId)
     const ssb = await cooler.connect()
 
-    const whoami = await cooler.get(ssb.whoami)
-    const myFeedId = whoami.id
+    const myFeedId = ssb.id
 
     const options = configure({ id: msgId }, customOptions)
     const rawMsg = await cooler.get(ssb.get, options)
@@ -652,8 +645,7 @@ const post = {
     debug('get: %s', msgId)
     const ssb = await cooler.connect()
 
-    const whoami = await cooler.get(ssb.whoami)
-    const myFeedId = whoami.id
+    const myFeedId = ssb.id
 
     const options = configure({ id: msgId }, customOptions)
     const rawMsg = await cooler.get(ssb.get, options)
@@ -709,8 +701,7 @@ const post = {
   inbox: async (customOptions = {}) => {
     const ssb = await cooler.connect()
 
-    const whoami = await cooler.get(ssb.whoami)
-    const myFeedId = whoami.id
+    const myFeedId = ssb.id
 
     const options = configure({
       type: 'post'