diff --git a/fetch_posts.py b/fetch_posts.py
index 48859d8..96f879a 100755
--- a/fetch_posts.py
+++ b/fetch_posts.py
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class PostFetcher:
 	async def fetch_outbox(self, handle):
 		"""finger handle, a fully-qualified ActivityPub actor name, returning their outbox URL"""
 		# it's fucking incredible how overengineered ActivityPub is btw
-		print('Fingering ', handle, '...', sep='')
+		print('interrogating ', handle, '...', sep='')
 
 		username, at, instance = handle.lstrip('@').partition('@')
 		assert at == '@'
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ class PostFetcher:
 			))
 		except StopIteration:
 			# this should never happen either
-			raise RuntimeError(f'fatal: while fingering {username}@{instance}, failed to find a profile URL')
+			raise RuntimeError(f'fatal: while interrogating {username}@{instance}, failed to find a profile URL')
 
 async def amain():
 	import json5 as json