diff --git a/appview/db/timeline.go b/appview/db/timeline.go
index 7837f227..e06322ff 100644
--- a/appview/db/timeline.go
+++ b/appview/db/timeline.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package db
 
 import (
-	"log"
 	"sort"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ func (d *DB) MakeTimeline() ([]TimelineEvent, error) {
 	}
 
 	for _, repo := range repos {
-		log.Println(repo.Created)
 		events = append(events, TimelineEvent{
 			Repo:    &repo,
 			Follow:  nil,
diff --git a/appview/state/jetstream.go b/appview/state/jetstream.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f7786916
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appview/state/jetstream.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package state
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/bluesky-social/jetstream/pkg/models"
+	tangled "github.com/sotangled/tangled/api/tangled"
+	"github.com/sotangled/tangled/appview/db"
+)
+
+type Ingester func(ctx context.Context, e *models.Event) error
+
+func jetstreamIngester(db *db.DB) Ingester {
+	return func(ctx context.Context, e *models.Event) error {
+		var err error
+		defer func() {
+			eventTime := e.TimeUS
+			lastTimeUs := eventTime + 1
+			if err := db.UpdateLastTimeUs(lastTimeUs); err != nil {
+				err = fmt.Errorf("(deferred) failed to save last time us: %w", err)
+			}
+		}()
+
+		if e.Kind != models.EventKindCommit {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		did := e.Did
+		raw := json.RawMessage(e.Commit.Record)
+
+		switch e.Commit.Collection {
+		case tangled.GraphFollowNSID:
+			record := tangled.GraphFollow{}
+			err := json.Unmarshal(raw, &record)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Println("invalid record")
+				return err
+			}
+			err = db.AddFollow(did, record.Subject, e.Commit.RKey)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to add follow to db: %w", err)
+			}
+		}
+
+		return err
+	}
+}
diff --git a/appview/state/state.go b/appview/state/state.go
index a8fdc8d8..6501484a 100644
--- a/appview/state/state.go
+++ b/appview/state/state.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"crypto/hmac"
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"encoding/hex"
-	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"log/slog"
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	comatproto "github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/api/atproto"
 	"github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/atproto/syntax"
 	lexutil "github.com/bluesky-social/indigo/lex/util"
-	"github.com/bluesky-social/jetstream/pkg/models"
 	securejoin "github.com/cyphar/filepath-securejoin"
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
 	tangled "github.com/sotangled/tangled/api/tangled"
@@ -64,31 +62,7 @@ func Make() (*State, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create jetstream client: %w", err)
 	}
-	err = jc.StartJetstream(context.Background(), func(ctx context.Context, e *models.Event) error {
-		if e.Kind != models.EventKindCommit {
-			return nil
-		}
-
-		did := e.Did
-		raw := json.RawMessage(e.Commit.Record)
-
-		switch e.Commit.Collection {
-		case tangled.GraphFollowNSID:
-			record := tangled.GraphFollow{}
-			err := json.Unmarshal(raw, &record)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Println("invalid record")
-				return err
-			}
-			err = db.AddFollow(did, record.Subject, e.Commit.RKey)
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("failed to add follow to db: %w", err)
-			}
-			return db.UpdateLastTimeUs(e.TimeUS)
-		}
-
-		return nil
-	})
+	err = jc.StartJetstream(context.Background(), jetstreamIngester(db))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to start jetstream watcher: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/knotserver/middleware.go b/knotserver/middleware.go
index d96b2323..3db4a15b 100644
--- a/knotserver/middleware.go
+++ b/knotserver/middleware.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"crypto/hmac"
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"encoding/hex"
-	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ func (h *Handle) VerifySignature(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	}
 	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		signature := r.Header.Get("X-Signature")
-		log.Println(signature)
 		if signature == "" || !h.verifyHMAC(signature, r) {
 			writeError(w, "signature verification failed", http.StatusForbidden)
 			return