diff --git a/lib/about.js b/lib/about.js
index fdf9653..eb424a8 100644
--- a/lib/about.js
+++ b/lib/about.js
@@ -31,10 +31,13 @@ module.exports = function (sbot, id, cb) {
       // Usually we would want to handle renames for dead feeds and such,
       // but for ssb-viewer it is mostly public/archival content anyway,
       // so we'll let the popular name stand.
+      // Except: prefer the feed's own choices slightly
       var propValueCounts = {/* prop: {value: count} */}
       var topValues = {/* prop: value */}
       var topValueCounts = {/* prop: count */}
       var about = {}
+      // bias the feed's own choice by 1
+      aboutByFeed._author = aboutByFeed[id] || {}
       for (var feed in aboutByFeed) {
         var feedAbout = aboutByFeed[feed]
         for (var prop in feedAbout) {