diff --git a/src/state/queries/deer-verification.ts b/src/state/queries/deer-verification.ts
index ac98065a1..1a7170020 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/deer-verification.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/deer-verification.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
   constellationLinks,
 } from './constellation'
 import {LRU} from './direct-fetch-record'
+import {resolvePdsServiceUrl} from './resolve-identity'
 import {useCurrentAccountProfile} from './useCurrentAccountProfile'
 
 const RQKEY_ROOT = 'deer-verification'
@@ -37,9 +38,6 @@ type LinkedRecord = {
   record: AppBskyGraphVerification.Record
 }
 
-// TODO: lift this into direct fetch to share cache
-const serviceCache = new LRU<`did:${string}`, string>()
-
 const verificationCache = new LRU<string, any>()
 
 export function getTrustedConstellationVerifications(
@@ -82,26 +80,7 @@ async function getDeerVerificationLinkedRecords(
         async link => {
           const {did, rkey} = link
 
-          let service = await serviceCache.getOrTryInsertWith(did, async () => {
-            const docUrl = did.startsWith('did:plc:')
-              ? `https://plc.directory/${did}`
-              : `https://${did.substring(8)}/.well-known/did.json`
-
-            // TODO: validate!
-            const doc: {
-              service: {
-                serviceEndpoint: string
-                type: string
-              }[]
-            } = await (await fetch(docUrl)).json()
-            const service = doc.service.find(
-              s => s.type === 'AtprotoPersonalDataServer',
-            )?.serviceEndpoint
-
-            if (service === undefined)
-              throw new Error(`could not find a service for ${did}`)
-            return service
-          })
+          let service = await resolvePdsServiceUrl(did)
 
           const request = `${service}/xrpc/com.atproto.repo.getRecord?repo=${did}&collection=app.bsky.graph.verification&rkey=${rkey}`
           const record = await verificationCache.getOrTryInsertWith(
diff --git a/src/state/queries/resolve-identity.ts b/src/state/queries/resolve-identity.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74fb92404
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/state/queries/resolve-identity.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import {LRU} from './direct-fetch-record'
+
+const serviceCache = new LRU<`did:${string}`, string>()
+
+export async function resolvePdsServiceUrl(did: `did:${string}`) {
+  return await serviceCache.getOrTryInsertWith(did, async () => {
+    const docUrl = did.startsWith('did:plc:')
+      ? `https://plc.directory/${did}`
+      : `https://${did.substring(8)}/.well-known/did.json`
+
+    // TODO: validate!
+    const doc: {
+      service: {
+        serviceEndpoint: string
+        type: string
+      }[]
+    } = await (await fetch(docUrl)).json()
+    const service = doc.service.find(
+      s => s.type === 'AtprotoPersonalDataServer',
+    )?.serviceEndpoint
+
+    if (service === undefined)
+      throw new Error(`could not find a service for ${did}`)
+    return service
+  })
+}
diff --git a/src/view/com/util/forms/PostDropdownBtnMenuItems.tsx b/src/view/com/util/forms/PostDropdownBtnMenuItems.tsx
index 5d461329f..6d58f0669 100644
--- a/src/view/com/util/forms/PostDropdownBtnMenuItems.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/util/forms/PostDropdownBtnMenuItems.tsx
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import {
   useProfileBlockMutationQueue,
   useProfileMuteMutationQueue,
 } from '#/state/queries/profile'
+import {resolvePdsServiceUrl} from '#/state/queries/resolve-identity'
 import {useToggleReplyVisibilityMutation} from '#/state/queries/threadgate'
 import {useSession} from '#/state/session'
 import {useMergedThreadgateHiddenReplies} from '#/state/threadgate-hidden-replies'
@@ -396,7 +397,9 @@ let PostDropdownMenuItems = ({
     const video = post.embed as AppBskyEmbedVideo.View
     const did = post.author.did
     const cid = video.cid
-    const uri = `https://bsky.social/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=${did}&cid=${cid}`
+    if (!did.startsWith('did:')) return
+    const pdsUrl = await resolvePdsServiceUrl(did as `did:${string}`)
+    const uri = `${pdsUrl}/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=${did}&cid=${cid}`
 
     Toast.show('Downloading video...', 'download')
 
@@ -427,7 +430,7 @@ let PostDropdownMenuItems = ({
     const embed = post.embed as AppBskyEmbedExternal.View
     // Janky workaround by checking if the domain is tenor.com
     const url = new URL(embed.external.uri)
-    return url.host == 'media.tenor.com'
+    return url.host === 'media.tenor.com'
   }, [post])
 
   const onBlockAuthor = useCallback(async () => {