diff --git a/cmd/goat/blob.go b/cmd/goat/blob.go
index dc10cc738..8742d8e19 100644
--- a/cmd/goat/blob.go
+++ b/cmd/goat/blob.go
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ var cmdBlob = &cli.Command{
 					Usage:   "directory to store blobs in",
 				},
 				&cli.StringFlag{
-					Name:    "pds-host",
-					Usage:   "URL of the PDS to export blobs from (overrides DID doc)",
+					Name:  "pds-host",
+					Usage: "URL of the PDS to export blobs from (overrides DID doc)",
 				},
 			},
 			Action: runBlobExport,
diff --git a/cmd/goat/identity.go b/cmd/goat/identity.go
index 49d85ab87..e18803997 100644
--- a/cmd/goat/identity.go
+++ b/cmd/goat/identity.go
@@ -15,8 +15,13 @@ var cmdResolve = &cli.Command{
 	Name:      "resolve",
 	Usage:     "lookup identity metadata",
 	ArgsUsage: `<at-identifier>`,
-	Flags:     []cli.Flag{},
-	Action:    runResolve,
+	Flags: []cli.Flag{
+		&cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:  "did",
+			Usage: "just resolve to DID",
+		},
+	},
+	Action: runResolve,
 }
 
 func runResolve(cctx *cli.Context) error {
@@ -33,11 +38,20 @@ func runResolve(cctx *cli.Context) error {
 	dir := identity.BaseDirectory{}
 	var doc *identity.DIDDocument
 
+	if cctx.Bool("did") {
+		if atid.IsDID() {
+		}
+	}
+
 	if atid.IsDID() {
 		did, err := atid.AsDID()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		if cctx.Bool("did") {
+			fmt.Println(did)
+			return nil
+		}
 		doc, err = dir.ResolveDID(ctx, did)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -51,6 +65,10 @@ func runResolve(cctx *cli.Context) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		if cctx.Bool("did") {
+			fmt.Println(did)
+			return nil
+		}
 		doc, err = dir.ResolveDID(ctx, did)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err