diff --git a/activity.go b/activity.go
index 0700085..c152eaa 100644
--- a/activity.go
+++ b/activity.go
@@ -853,6 +853,7 @@ func xonksaver(user *WhatAbout, item junk.Junk, origin string) *Honk {
 				prev.Donks = xonk.Donks
 				prev.Onts = xonk.Onts
 				prev.Place = xonk.Place
+				prev.Whofore = xonk.Whofore
 				updatehonk(prev)
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/database.go b/database.go
index 3947842..2402a46 100644
--- a/database.go
+++ b/database.go
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ func updatehonk(h *Honk) error {
 
 	err = deleteextras(tx, h.ID)
 	if err == nil {
-		_, err = tx.Stmt(stmtUpdateHonk).Exec(h.Precis, h.Noise, h.Format, dt, h.ID)
+		_, err = tx.Stmt(stmtUpdateHonk).Exec(h.Precis, h.Noise, h.Format, h.Whofore, dt, h.ID)
 	}
 	if err == nil {
 		err = saveextras(tx, h)
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ func prepareStatements(db *sql.DB) {
 	stmtDeleteMeta = preparetodie(db, "delete from honkmeta where honkid = ? and genus <> ?")
 	stmtSaveHonk = preparetodie(db, "insert into honks (userid, what, honker, xid, rid, dt, url, audience, noise, convoy, whofore, format, precis, oonker, flags) values (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)")
 	stmtDeleteHonk = preparetodie(db, "delete from honks where honkid = ?")
-	stmtUpdateHonk = preparetodie(db, "update honks set precis = ?, noise = ?, format = ?, dt = ? where honkid = ?")
+	stmtUpdateHonk = preparetodie(db, "update honks set precis = ?, noise = ?, format = ?, whofore = ?, dt = ? where honkid = ?")
 	stmtSaveOnt = preparetodie(db, "insert into onts (ontology, honkid) values (?, ?)")
 	stmtDeleteOnts = preparetodie(db, "delete from onts where honkid = ?")
 	stmtSaveDonk = preparetodie(db, "insert into donks (honkid, fileid) values (?, ?)")