diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 02ad8cc..1bc6741 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"net/http"
 	"sort"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mmcdole/gofeed"
 )
 
+const UserAgent = "feedget/0.1"
+
 func main() {
 	var sources = []*FeedSource{ // TODO: interface Source
 		NewFeed("https://tilde.team/~dozens/dreams/rss.xml"),
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ func main() {
 	wg.Wait()
 
 	for _, src := range sources {
-		fmt.Println(src.Title, src.Error)
+		fmt.Println(src.Title, src.Error, src.LastStatus)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -60,6 +63,9 @@ type FeedSource struct {
 	LastFetch time.Time
 	Error     error
 
+	LastStatusCode int
+	LastStatus     string
+
 	mu sync.Mutex
 }
 
@@ -73,13 +79,54 @@ func (src *FeedSource) update() {
 	src.mu.Lock()
 	defer src.mu.Unlock()
 	fp := gofeed.NewParser()
-	feed, err := fp.ParseURL(src.URL)
+
+	ctx := context.TODO()
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", src.URL, nil)
 	if err != nil {
-		err := fmt.Errorf("error parsing %q: %v", src.URL, err)
+		src.Error = fmt.Errorf("error fetching %q: %w", src.URL, err)
+		log.Println(src.Error)
+		return // return err?
+	}
+	req = req.WithContext(ctx)
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", UserAgent)
+	// TODO: If-Modified-Since, Etag
+
+	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("error fetching %q: %w", src.URL, err)
 		log.Println(err)
 		src.Error = err
 		return // return err?
 	}
+
+	if resp != nil && resp.Body != nil {
+		defer func() {
+			err := resp.Body.Close()
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("error closing response body for %q: %v", src.URL, err)
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+
+	src.LastStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
+	src.LastStatus = resp.Status
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+		src.Error = fmt.Errorf("error fetching %q: status %s", src.URL, resp.Status)
+		log.Println(src.Error)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// TODO: cache body
+
+	feed, err := fp.Parse(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("error parsing %q: %w", src.URL, err)
+		log.Println(err)
+		src.Error = err
+		return // return err?
+	}
+
 	items := feed.Items
 	sort.Slice(items, func(i, j int) bool {
 		return items[i].Updated >= items[j].Updated
@@ -87,4 +134,5 @@ func (src *FeedSource) update() {
 	src.Title = feed.Title
 	src.Items = items
 	src.LastFetch = time.Now()
+	src.Error = nil
 }