diff --git a/src/linkdiscoverer.js b/src/linkdiscoverer.js
index e3b2917..6c0c6e2 100644
--- a/src/linkdiscoverer.js
+++ b/src/linkdiscoverer.js
@@ -39,17 +39,14 @@ async function discover(target) {
 		})
 		const webmention = format.rels?.webmention?.[0]
 		const pingback = format.rels?.pingback?.[0]
-		if(!webmention && !pingback) {
-			throw "no webmention and no pingback found?"
-		}
 
 		return {
-			link: webmention ? webmention : pingback,
-			type: webmention ? "webmention" : "pingback"
+			link: webmention ? webmention : (pingback ? pingback : ""),
+			type: webmention ? "webmention" : (pingback ? "pingback" : "unknown")
 		}
 	} catch(err) {
 		console.warn(` -- whoops, failed to discover ${target}, why: ${err}`)
-		return undefined
+		return { type: "unknown" }
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/webmention/send.js b/src/webmention/send.js
index 8de5c97..afe08ec 100644
--- a/src/webmention/send.js
+++ b/src/webmention/send.js
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ async function sendWebmentionToEndpoint(endpoint, source, target) {
 async function mention(opts) {
 	const { source, target } = opts
 	const endpoint = await discover(target)
-	if(!endpoint) return
 	const sendMention = {
 		"webmention": sendWebmentionToEndpoint,
-		"pingback": sendPingbackToEndpoint
+		"pingback": sendPingbackToEndpoint,
+		"unknown": async function() {}
 	}
 	await sendMention[endpoint.type](endpoint.link, source, target)
 }
diff --git a/test/__mocks__/index.xml b/test/__mocks__/index.xml
index e4e2f44..09afc9b 100644
--- a/test/__mocks__/index.xml
+++ b/test/__mocks__/index.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
           <p>this one is a pingback-only <a href="https://brainbaking.com/pingback-discover-test-single.html">single</a> one. Not good!</p>
 
           <p>another cool link: <a href="https://brainbaking.com/link-discover-test-multiple.html">multiple</a></p>
+
+          <p>last but not least: <a href="https://brainbaking.com/link-discover-test-none.html">Nothin!</a> What a shame.</p>
           
           ]]>
       </description>
diff --git a/test/linkdiscoverer.test.js b/test/linkdiscoverer.test.js
index 4a3bb6d..69ad088 100644
--- a/test/linkdiscoverer.test.js
+++ b/test/linkdiscoverer.test.js
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ const { discover } = require('../src/linkdiscoverer')
 
 describe("link discoverer", () => {
 
-	test("discover nothing if no link is present", async() => {
+	test("discover 'unknown' if no link is present", async() => {
 		const result = await discover("https://brainbaking.com/link-discover-test-none.html")
-		expect(result).toBeUndefined()
+		expect(result).toEqual({
+			type: "unknown"
+		})
 	})
 
 	test("prefer webmentions over pingbacks if both links are present", async () => {
diff --git a/test/webmention/send.test.js b/test/webmention/send.test.js
index 241a8d0..514b29f 100644
--- a/test/webmention/send.test.js
+++ b/test/webmention/send.test.js
@@ -6,13 +6,17 @@ const { send } = require('../../src/webmention/send')
 
 describe("webmention send scenarios", () => {
 	test("webmention send integration test that can send both webmentions and pingbacks", async () => {
-		got.post = jest.fn()
+		// jest.fn() gives unpredictable and unreadable output if unorderd calledWith... DIY!
+		let posts = {}
+		got.post = function(url, opts) {
+			posts[url] = opts
+		}
 
 		// fetches index.xml
 		await send("brainbaking.com", '2021-03-16T16:00:00.000Z')
 
-		expect(got.post).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3)
-		expect(got.post).toHaveBeenCalledWith("http://aaronpk.example/webmention-endpoint-header", {
+		expect(Object.keys(posts).length).toBe(3)
+		expect(posts["http://aaronpk.example/webmention-endpoint-header"]).toEqual({
 			contentType: "x-www-form-urlencoded",
 			form: {
 				source: "https://brainbaking.com/notes/2021/03/16h17m07s14/",
@@ -23,7 +27,7 @@ describe("webmention send scenarios", () => {
 				methods: ["POST"]
 			}
 		})
-		expect(got.post).toHaveBeenCalledWith("http://aaronpk.example/pingback-endpoint-body", {
+		expect(posts["http://aaronpk.example/pingback-endpoint-body"]).toEqual({
 			contentType: "text/xml",
 			body: `<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <methodCall>
@@ -42,7 +46,7 @@ describe("webmention send scenarios", () => {
 				methods: ["POST"]
 			}
 		})
-		expect(got.post).toHaveBeenCalledWith("http://aaronpk.example/webmention-endpoint-body", {
+		expect(posts["http://aaronpk.example/webmention-endpoint-body"]).toEqual({
 			contentType: "x-www-form-urlencoded",
 			form: {
 				source: "https://brainbaking.com/notes/2021/03/16h17m07s14/",