diff --git a/routes/_components/compose/ComposeBox.html b/routes/_components/compose/ComposeBox.html
index def0635..18fe97d 100644
--- a/routes/_components/compose/ComposeBox.html
+++ b/routes/_components/compose/ComposeBox.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       <ComposeContentWarning :realm :contentWarning />
     </div>
   {{/if}}
-  <ComposeInput :realm :text :autoFocus on:postAction="onPostAction()" />
+  <ComposeInput :realm :text :autoFocus on:postAction="doPostStatus()" />
   <ComposeLengthGauge :length :overLimit />
   <ComposeToolbar :realm :postPrivacy :media :contentWarningShown :text />
   <ComposeLengthIndicator :length :overLimit />
@@ -188,10 +188,10 @@
           dialogs.showComposeDialog()
         } else {
           // else we're actually posting a new toot
-          this.onPostAction();
+          this.doPostStatus();
         }
       },
-      onPostAction() {
+      doPostStatus() {
         let text = this.get('text')
         let media = this.get('media')
         let postPrivacyKey = this.get('postPrivacyKey')
diff --git a/routes/_components/compose/ComposeInput.html b/routes/_components/compose/ComposeInput.html
index d34d5df..d27b406 100644
--- a/routes/_components/compose/ComposeInput.html
+++ b/routes/_components/compose/ComposeInput.html
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@
       },
       onKeydown(e) {
         let { keyCode } = e
-        const ctrlPressed =
-          e.getModifierState('Control') || e.getModifierState('Meta')
+        // ctrl or cmd (on macs) was pressed; ctrl-enter means post a toot
+        const ctrlPressed = e.getModifierState('Control') || e.getModifierState('Meta')
         switch (keyCode) {
           case 9: // tab
             this.clickSelectedAutosuggestion(e)