diff --git a/adapter/misskey.go b/adapter/misskey.go
index a10aa50..49e2f9d 100644
--- a/adapter/misskey.go
+++ b/adapter/misskey.go
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ func (self *MisskeyAdapter) poll() {
 				return
 			}
 		default:
-      notesService = self.mk.Notes()
-      timelineService = notesService.Timeline()
+			notesService = self.mk.Notes()
+			timelineService = notesService.Timeline()
 			// TODO: we have to actually decode and pass our filter criteria
 
 			// probe for new notes
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@ func (self *MisskeyAdapter) toMessage(n mkm.Note, bustCache bool) *Message {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (self *MisskeyAdapter) toAuthor(usr mkm.User) *Author {
-	fmt.Println("converting author: " + usr.ID)
+func (self *MisskeyAdapter) toAuthor(usr mkm.User, bustCache bool) *Author {
+
 	host := mkcore.StringValue(usr.Host)
 	authorId := ""
 	if host != "" {
@@ -242,28 +242,42 @@ func (self *MisskeyAdapter) toAuthor(usr mkm.User) *Author {
 		authorId = fmt.Sprintf("@%s", usr.Username)
 	}
 
+	self.mtx.RLock()
+	timestamp, exists := self.cache[authorId]
+	self.mtx.RUnlock()
+
 	var updated *int64 = nil
 	if usr.UpdatedAt != nil {
 		updatedTmp := usr.UpdatedAt.UnixMilli()
 		updated = &updatedTmp
 	}
 
-	author := Author{
-		Datagram: Datagram{
-			Id:       authorId,
-			Uri:      mkcore.StringValue(usr.URL),
-			Protocol: "misskey",
-			Adapter:  self.nickname,
-			Type:     "author",
-			Created:  usr.CreatedAt.UnixMilli(),
-			Updated:  updated,
-		},
-		Name:        usr.Name,
-		ProfilePic:  usr.AvatarURL,
-		ProfileData: usr.Description,
-	}
+	if bustCache || !exists || (updated != nil && timestamp.Before(time.UnixMilli(*updated))) || timestamp.Before(*usr.CreatedAt) {
+		fmt.Println("converting author: " + usr.ID)
+		if usr.UpdatedAt != nil {
+			self.cache[authorId] = *usr.UpdatedAt
+		} else {
+			self.cache[authorId] = *usr.CreatedAt
+		}
 
-	return &author
+		author := Author{
+			Datagram: Datagram{
+				Id:       authorId,
+				Uri:      mkcore.StringValue(usr.URL),
+				Protocol: "misskey",
+				Adapter:  self.nickname,
+				Type:     "author",
+				Created:  usr.CreatedAt.UnixMilli(),
+				Updated:  updated,
+			},
+			Name:        usr.Name,
+			ProfilePic:  usr.AvatarURL,
+			ProfileData: usr.Description,
+		}
+
+		return &author
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (self *MisskeyAdapter) Fetch(etype string, ids []string) error {
@@ -331,7 +345,7 @@ func (self *MisskeyAdapter) Fetch(etype string, ids []string) error {
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			} else {
-				a := self.toAuthor(data)
+				a := self.toAuthor(data, false)
 				if a != nil {
 					self.data <- a
 				}