diff --git a/modules/fediverse/ap_actor.py b/modules/fediverse/ap_actor.py
index 07676f06..dd5fee91 100644
--- a/modules/fediverse/ap_actor.py
+++ b/modules/fediverse/ap_actor.py
@@ -11,10 +11,13 @@ class Actor(object):
         self.outbox = None
 
     def load(self):
-        data = ap_utils.activity_request(self.url)
-        self.username = data["preferredUsername"]
-        self.inbox = Inbox(data["inbox"])
-        self.outbox = Outbox(data["outbox"])
+        response = ap_utils.activity_request(self.url)
+        if response.code == 200:
+            self.username = response.data["preferredUsername"]
+            self.inbox = Inbox(response.data["inbox"])
+            self.outbox = Outbox(responsedata["outbox"])
+            return True
+        return False
 
 class Outbox(object):
     def __init__(self, url):
@@ -24,16 +27,16 @@ class Outbox(object):
         outbox = ap_utils.activity_request(self._url)
 
         items = None
-        if "first" in outbox:
-            if type(outbox["first"]) == dict:
+        if "first" in outbox.data:
+            if type(outbox.data["first"]) == dict:
                 # pleroma
-                items = outbox["first"]["orderedItems"]
+                items = outbox.data["first"]["orderedItems"]
             else:
                 # mastodon
-                first = ap_utils.activity_request(outbox["first"])
+                first = ap_utils.activity_request(outbox.data["first"])
                 items = first["orderedItems"]
         else:
-            items = outbox["orderedItems"]
+            items = outbox.data["orderedItems"]
         return items
 
 class Inbox(object):
@@ -53,5 +56,5 @@ class Inbox(object):
         headers.append(["signature", signature])
 
         return ap_utils.activity_request(self._url, activity.format(sender),
-            method="POST", headers=dict(headers))
+            method="POST", headers=dict(headers)).data
 
diff --git a/modules/fediverse/ap_utils.py b/modules/fediverse/ap_utils.py
index d15ff243..39e30590 100644
--- a/modules/fediverse/ap_utils.py
+++ b/modules/fediverse/ap_utils.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def activity_request(url, data=None, method="GET", type=ACTIVITY_TYPE,
     request = utils.http.Request(url, headers=headers, useragent=USERAGENT,
         content_type=content_type, post_data=data, method=method, json=True,
         json_body=True)
-    return utils.http.request(request).data
+    return utils.http.request(request)
 
 HOSTMETA_TEMPLATE = "https://%s/.well-known/host-meta"
 WEBFINGER_TEMPLATE = "https://%s/.well-known/webfinger?resource={uri}"
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def find_actor(username, instance):
     webfinger = activity_request(webfinger_url, type=JRD_TYPE)
 
     actor_url = None
-    for link in webfinger["links"]:
+    for link in webfinger.data["links"]:
         if link["type"] == ACTIVITY_TYPE:
             return link["href"]
 
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ def format_note(actor, note):
 
         original_tooter = ap_actor.Actor(retoot.data["attributedTo"])
         original_tooter.load()
-        original_tooter = activity_request(original_tooter_url)
         retooted_user = "@%s@%s" % (original_tooter.username, retoot_instance)
         retoot_content = utils.http.strip_html(retoot.data["content"])