diff --git a/kepi/bowler_pub/create.py b/kepi/bowler_pub/create.py
index 223fa11..6bc6558 100644
--- a/kepi/bowler_pub/create.py
+++ b/kepi/bowler_pub/create.py
@@ -366,6 +366,46 @@ def on_person(fields, address):
 
 on_actor = on_person
 
+def on_like(fields, address):
+
+    logger.debug('%s: on_like %s', address, fields)
+
+    liker = sombrero_fetch.fetch(
+            fields['actor'],
+            expected_type = trilby_models.Person,
+            )
+
+    if liker is None:
+        # shouldn't happen
+        logger.warning('%s: could not find user %s',
+                address,
+                fields['actor'],
+                )
+        return None
+
+    liked = sombrero_fetch.fetch(
+            fields['object'],
+            expected_type = trilby_models.Status,
+            )
+
+    if liked is None:
+        logger.info('%s: could not find status %s',
+                address,
+                fields['object'],
+                )
+        return None
+
+    like = trilby_models.Like(
+            liker = liker,
+            liked = liked,
+            )
+
+    like.save(
+            send_signal = True,
+            )
+
+    return like
+
 def on_collection(fields, address):
 
     result = sombrero_collections.Collection(
diff --git a/kepi/bowler_pub/tests/mastodon/test_like.py b/kepi/bowler_pub/tests/mastodon/test_like.py
index c1c9994..cba0cd2 100644
--- a/kepi/bowler_pub/tests/mastodon/test_like.py
+++ b/kepi/bowler_pub/tests/mastodon/test_like.py
@@ -1,26 +1,43 @@
+# test_person.py
+#
+# Part of kepi.
+# Copyright (c) 2018-2020 Marnanel Thurman.
+# Licensed under the GNU Public License v2.
+
+import httpretty
+from django.test import TestCase
 from kepi.trilby_api.tests import create_local_status, create_local_person
 from kepi.bowler_pub.create import create
-from django.test import TestCase
 
-class TestLike(TestCase):
+import logging
+logger = logging.getLogger(name='kepi')
 
+class Tests(TestCase):
+
+    @httpretty.activate
     def test_like(self):
 
         sender = create_local_person('sender')
         recipient = create_local_person('recipient')
-        status = create_local_status(posted_by=sender.id)
+        status = create_local_status(posted_by=sender)
+
+        self.assertFalse(
+                sender.has_liked(status),
+                )
 
         object_json = {
             '@context': 'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams',
             'id': 'foo',
             'type': 'Like',
-            'actor': sender.id,
-            'object': status.id,
+            'actor': sender.url,
+            'object': status.url,
           }
 
-        status = create(**object_json)
+        like = create(
+                fields=object_json,
+                )
 
         self.assertTrue(
-                sender.has_favourited(status),
+                sender.has_liked(status),
                 msg = 'creates a favourite from sender to status',
                 )