diff --git a/backend/src/activitypub/actors/index.ts b/backend/src/activitypub/actors/index.ts
index 2ec74ef..3f5a04d 100644
--- a/backend/src/activitypub/actors/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/activitypub/actors/index.ts
@@ -11,22 +11,6 @@ export function actorURL(domain: string, id: string): URL {
 	return new URL(`/ap/users/${id}`, 'https://' + domain)
 }
 
-function inboxURL(id: URL): URL {
-	return new URL(id + '/inbox')
-}
-
-function outboxURL(id: URL): URL {
-	return new URL(id + '/outbox')
-}
-
-function followingURL(id: URL): URL {
-	return new URL(id + '/following')
-}
-
-export function followersURL(id: URL): URL {
-	return new URL(id + '/followers')
-}
-
 // https://www.w3.org/TR/activitystreams-vocabulary/#actor-types
 export interface Actor extends APObject {
 	inbox: URL
@@ -143,8 +127,14 @@ type PersonProperties = {
 	icon?: { url: string }
 	image?: { url: string }
 	preferredUsername?: string
+
+	inbox?: string
+	outbox?: string
+	following?: string
+	followers?: string
 }
 
+// Create a local user
 export async function createPerson(
 	domain: string,
 	db: D1Database,
@@ -178,6 +168,23 @@ export async function createPerson(
 	}
 
 	const id = actorURL(domain, properties.preferredUsername).toString()
+
+	if (properties.inbox === undefined) {
+		properties.inbox = id + '/inbox'
+	}
+
+	if (properties.outbox === undefined) {
+		properties.outbox = id + '/outbox'
+	}
+
+	if (properties.following === undefined) {
+		properties.following = id + '/following'
+	}
+
+	if (properties.followers === undefined) {
+		properties.followers = id + '/followers'
+	}
+
 	const row = await db
 		.prepare(
 			`
@@ -256,6 +263,10 @@ export function personFromRow(row: any): Person {
 		domain = new URL(row.original_actor_id).hostname
 	}
 
+	if (properties.inbox === undefined) {
+		console.warn('malformed Actor: missing inbox')
+	}
+
 	return {
 		// Hidden values
 		[emailSymbol]: row.email,
@@ -270,11 +281,7 @@ export function personFromRow(row: any): Person {
 		type: PERSON,
 		id,
 		published: new Date(row.cdate).toISOString(),
-		inbox: inboxURL(row.id),
-		outbox: outboxURL(row.id),
-		following: followingURL(row.id),
-		followers: followersURL(row.id),
 
 		url: new URL('@' + preferredUsername, 'https://' + domain),
-	} as Person
+	} as unknown as Person
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/activitypub/objects/note.ts b/backend/src/activitypub/objects/note.ts
index 1986bbc..0fc92b0 100644
--- a/backend/src/activitypub/objects/note.ts
+++ b/backend/src/activitypub/objects/note.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import type { Actor } from 'wildebeest/backend/src/activitypub/actors'
 import type { Link } from 'wildebeest/backend/src/activitypub/objects/link'
-import { followersURL } from 'wildebeest/backend/src/activitypub/actors'
 import { PUBLIC_GROUP } from 'wildebeest/backend/src/activitypub/activities'
 import * as objects from '.'
 
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ export async function createPublicNote(
 		attributedTo: actorId,
 		content,
 		to: [PUBLIC_GROUP],
-		cc: [followersURL(actorId)],
+		cc: [actor.followers.toString()],
 
 		// FIXME: stub values
 		replies: null,
diff --git a/backend/test/activitypub.spec.ts b/backend/test/activitypub.spec.ts
index 47a460c..6a46173 100644
--- a/backend/test/activitypub.spec.ts
+++ b/backend/test/activitypub.spec.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,13 @@ describe('ActivityPub', () => {
 
 	test('fetch user by id', async () => {
 		const db = await makeDB()
-		const properties = { summary: 'test summary' }
+		const properties = {
+			summary: 'test summary',
+			inbox: 'https://example.com/inbox',
+			outbox: 'https://example.com/outbox',
+			following: 'https://example.com/following',
+			followers: 'https://example.com/followers',
+		}
 		const pubKey =
 			'-----BEGIN PUBLIC KEY-----MIICIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAg8AMIICCgKCAgEApnI8FHJQXqqAdM87YwVseRUqbNLiw8nQ0zHBUyLylzaORhI4LfW4ozguiw8cWYgMbCufXMoITVmdyeTMGbQ3Q1sfQEcEjOZZXEeCCocmnYjK6MFSspjFyNw6GP0a5A/tt1tAcSlgALv8sg1RqMhSE5Kv+6lSblAYXcIzff7T2jh9EASnimaoAAJMaRH37+HqSNrouCxEArcOFhmFETadXsv+bHZMozEFmwYSTugadr4WD3tZd+ONNeimX7XZ3+QinMzFGOW19ioVHyjt3yCDU1cPvZIDR17dyEjByNvx/4N4Zly7puwBn6Ixy/GkIh5BWtL5VOFDJm/S+zcf1G1WsOAXMwKL4Nc5UWKfTB7Wd6voId7vF7nI1QYcOnoyh0GqXWhTPMQrzie4nVnUrBedxW0s/0vRXeR63vTnh5JrTVu06JGiU2pq2kvwqoui5VU6rtdImITybJ8xRkAQ2jo4FbbkS6t49PORIuivxjS9wPl7vWYazZtDVa5g/5eL7PnxOG3HsdIJWbGEh1CsG83TU9burHIepxXuQ+JqaSiKdCVc8CUiO++acUqKp7lmbYR9E/wRmvxXDFkxCZzA0UL2mRoLLLOe4aHvRSTsqiHC5Wwxyew5bb+eseJz3wovid9ZSt/tfeMAkCDmaCxEK+LGEbJ9Ik8ihis8Esm21N0A54sCAwEAAQ==-----END PUBLIC KEY-----'
 		await db