Let’s just get this out of the way first: In D.C., you still have to wear a mask indoors, in public, whether or not you’re vaccinated.

But you’d be forgiven for being confused about that, given the mixed messages that emerged from D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office over the weekend.

Late on Friday, the Twitter account Barred in D.C. broke news that the mayor’s office released an executive order that said, in essence, that vaccinated people can gather safely indoors in public places, such as restaurants and bars, without wearing a mask. (At least one D.C. bar has been asking for this to be permitted.) The next day, the mayor’s administration issued a revised order that restored the indoor mask requirement — though not before confusion and fear broke out, particularly within the restaurant industry.

The Friday directive went above and beyond the latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which says fully vaccinated individuals may “visit with other fully vaccinated people indoors without wearing masks or physical distancing.” But as the rest of the guidance makes clear, that’s not supposed to apply to businesses that are open to the public.

Backlash followed quickly, as Washington City Paper reported. Hospitality workers told the paper they didn’t want to have to enforce the rules themselves, especially because customers’ tips often account for the bulk of their wages. What if a customer declined to disclose their status? What if they lied? What if they said they weren’t vaccinated, but refused to put on a mask when asked?

After the administration changed course, reporters at a Monday press conference asked the mayor to clarify what the mask rules are, and why her administration quickly undid the Friday mandate. “There was an error out of my office, plain and simple,” Bowser responded. Then she told reporters to go read the revised order for themselves.

The Friday order is still available online, though the public link been removed from the administration’s website. Barred in D.C., who publicized the order on Twitter, later deleted his tweet about the now-reversed mandate, saying it had begun to feed misinformation on social media.

So here it is, one more time, for the people who are not on Twitter: Wear a mask when you go into a D.C. restaurant. Employees will thank you. And if you’re not vaccinated? The CDC would tell you to stay home.