diff --git a/epicyon.py b/epicyon.py
index b79a0f0de..0d28b8aa7 100644
--- a/epicyon.py
+++ b/epicyon.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ from posts import send_post_via_server
 from posts import get_public_posts_of_person
 from posts import get_user_url
 from posts import check_domains
+from session import get_resolved_url
 from session import get_json_valid
 from session import create_session
 from session import get_json
@@ -844,6 +845,9 @@ def _command_options() -> None:
     parser.add_argument('--registration', dest='registration', type=str,
                         default='open',
                         help='Whether new registrations are open or closed')
+    parser.add_argument('--resolve', dest='resolve', type=str,
+                        default=None,
+                        help='Resolve a shortened url to its full form')
     parser.add_argument("--nosharedinbox", type=str2bool, nargs='?',
                         const=True, default=False,
                         help='Disable shared inbox')
@@ -892,6 +896,18 @@ def _command_options() -> None:
         print('All tests succeeded')
         sys.exit()
 
+    if argb.resolve:
+        proxy_type = None
+        if '.onion/' in argb.resolve:
+            proxy_type = 'tor'
+        elif '.i2p/' in argb.resolve:
+            proxy_type = 'i2p'
+        session = create_session(proxy_type)
+        resolved_url = get_resolved_url(session, argb.resolve)
+        if resolved_url:
+            print('Resolved as: ' + resolved_url)
+        sys.exit()
+
     http_prefix = 'https'
     if argb.http or argb.i2p:
         http_prefix = 'http'
diff --git a/maps.py b/maps.py
index 883497cc8..5c96ab67b 100644
--- a/maps.py
+++ b/maps.py
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ def _geocoords_from_osmorg_go_link(url: str, session) -> (int, float, float):
     if '/go/' not in url:
         return None, None, None
 
-    # TODO resolve url equivalent to
+    # resolve url equivalent to
     # curl -Ls -o /dev/null -w %{url_effective} [url]
     resolved_url = get_resolved_url(session, url)
 
diff --git a/newsdaemon.py b/newsdaemon.py
index e042340c2..614fc203a 100644
--- a/newsdaemon.py
+++ b/newsdaemon.py
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ def hashtag_rule_tree(operators: [],
 def _hashtag_add(base_dir: str, http_prefix: str, domain_full: str,
                  post_json_object: {},
                  action_str: str, hashtags: [], system_language: str,
-                 translate: {}) -> None:
+                 translate: {}, session) -> None:
     """Adds a hashtag via a hashtag rule
     """
     add_hashtag = action_str.split('add ', 1)[1].strip()
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ def _newswire_hashtag_processing(base_dir: str, post_json_object: {},
                                  domain: str, port: int,
                                  moderated: bool, url: str,
                                  system_language: str,
-                                 translate: {}) -> bool:
+                                 translate: {}, session) -> bool:
     """Applies hashtag rules to a news post.
     Returns true if the post should be saved to the news timeline
     of this instance
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ def _newswire_hashtag_processing(base_dir: str, post_json_object: {},
             # add a hashtag
             _hashtag_add(base_dir, http_prefix, domain_full,
                          post_json_object, action_str, hashtags,
-                         system_language, translate)
+                         system_language, translate, session)
         elif action_str.startswith('remove '):
             # remove a hashtag
             _hashtag_remove(http_prefix, domain_full, post_json_object,
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ def _convert_rss_to_activitypub(base_dir: str, http_prefix: str,
             _newswire_hashtag_processing(base_dir, blog, hashtags,
                                          http_prefix, domain, port,
                                          moderated, url, system_language,
-                                         translate)
+                                         translate, session)
 
         # save the post and update the index
         if save_post:
diff --git a/session.py b/session.py
index 07ab8a053..3f55f9f58 100644
--- a/session.py
+++ b/session.py
@@ -114,12 +114,12 @@ def get_resolved_url(session, url: str, timeout_sec: int = 20) -> {}:
                 if '://' in result.url:
                     return result.url
     except ValueError as exc:
-        print('EX: _get_resolved_url failed, url: ' +
+        print('EX: get_resolved_url failed, url: ' +
               str(url) + ', ' + str(exc))
     except SocketError as exc:
         if exc.errno == errno.ECONNRESET:
-            print('EX: _get_resolved_url failed, ' +
-                  'connection was reset during _get_resolved_url ' + str(exc))
+            print('EX: get_resolved_url failed, ' +
+                  'connection was reset ' + str(exc))
     return None