diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9485c5701..1966bd228 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
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+ "pin-project-lite",
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+ "syn 1.0.82",
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  "http-signature-normalization",
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+ "reqwest-middleware",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
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@@ -1892,6 +1889,7 @@ dependencies = [
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+ "reqwest-middleware",
  "serde",
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+ "reqwest-middleware",
+ "reqwest-tracing",
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  "serde_json",
  "strum",
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+ "reqwest-middleware",
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  "serde_json",
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  "rand 0.8.4",
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+ "reqwest-middleware",
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+dependencies = [
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+ "unicase",
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+
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+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "log",
+ "miow",
+ "ntapi",
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "miow"
 version = "0.3.7"
@@ -2590,9 +2615,9 @@ checksum = "99b8db626e31e5b81787b9783425769681b347011cc59471e33ea46d2ea0cf55"
 dependencies = [
  "pest",
  "pest_meta",
- "proc-macro2 1.0.32",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.33",
  "quote 1.0.10",
- "syn 1.0.81",
+ "syn 1.0.82",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2697,9 +2722,9 @@ version = "1.0.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "6e8fe8163d14ce7f0cdac2e040116f22eac817edabff0be91e8aff7e9accf389"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2 1.0.32",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.33",
  "quote 1.0.10",
- "syn 1.0.81",
+ "syn 1.0.82",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2716,9 +2741,9 @@ checksum = "8b870d8c151b6f2fb93e84a13146138f05d02ed11c7e7c54f8826aaaf7c9f184"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "pkg-config"
-version = "0.3.22"
+version = "0.3.23"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "12295df4f294471248581bc09bef3c38a5e46f1e36d6a37353621a0c6c357e1f"
+checksum = "d1a3ea4f0dd7f1f3e512cf97bf100819aa547f36a6eccac8dbaae839eb92363e"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "png"
@@ -2759,12 +2784,6 @@ version = "0.5.19"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "dbf0c48bc1d91375ae5c3cd81e3722dff1abcf81a30960240640d223f59fe0e5"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "proc-macro-nested"
-version = "0.1.7"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "bc881b2c22681370c6a780e47af9840ef841837bc98118431d4e1868bd0c1086"
-
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
 version = "0.4.30"
@@ -2776,9 +2795,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "proc-macro2"
-version = "1.0.32"
+version = "1.0.33"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "ba508cc11742c0dc5c1659771673afbab7a0efab23aa17e854cbab0837ed0b43"
+checksum = "fb37d2df5df740e582f28f8560cf425f52bb267d872fe58358eadb554909f07a"
 dependencies = [
  "unicode-xid 0.2.2",
 ]
@@ -2808,14 +2827,14 @@ version = "1.0.10"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "38bc8cc6a5f2e3655e0899c1b848643b2562f853f114bfec7be120678e3ace05"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2 1.0.32",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.33",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "quoted_printable"
-version = "0.4.3"
+version = "0.4.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1238256b09923649ec89b08104c4dfe9f6cb2fea734a5db5384e44916d59e9c5"
+checksum = "3fee2dce59f7a43418e3382c766554c614e06a552d53a8f07ef499ea4b332c0f"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "r2d2"
@@ -3121,9 +3140,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "reqwest"
-version = "0.11.6"
+version = "0.11.7"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "66d2927ca2f685faf0fc620ac4834690d29e7abb153add10f5812eef20b5e280"
+checksum = "07bea77bc708afa10e59905c3d4af7c8fd43c9214251673095ff8b14345fcbc5"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.13.0",
  "bytes",
@@ -3139,6 +3158,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "lazy_static",
  "log",
  "mime",
+ "mime_guess",
  "native-tls",
  "percent-encoding",
  "pin-project-lite",
@@ -3154,6 +3174,36 @@ dependencies = [
  "winreg",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "reqwest-middleware"
+version = "0.1.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4eb4bd0c419665f9266097de27649a7723140acd100f2676245e0461278ca97a"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "async-trait",
+ "futures",
+ "http",
+ "reqwest",
+ "serde",
+ "task-local-extensions",
+ "thiserror",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "reqwest-tracing"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "89af431b8c46776b5071a9a739c2b5fadbed6be2c6158d1ac5f71c4da3d2261c"
+dependencies = [
+ "async-trait",
+ "reqwest",
+ "reqwest-middleware",
+ "task-local-extensions",
+ "tokio",
+ "tracing",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rgb"
 version = "0.8.29"
@@ -3200,18 +3250,18 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustc_version"
-version = "0.3.3"
+version = "0.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f0dfe2087c51c460008730de8b57e6a320782fbfb312e1f4d520e6c6fae155ee"
+checksum = "bfa0f585226d2e68097d4f95d113b15b83a82e819ab25717ec0590d9584ef366"
 dependencies = [
- "semver 0.11.0",
+ "semver 1.0.4",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustls"
-version = "0.20.1"
+version = "0.20.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "dac4581f0fc0e0efd529d069e8189ec7b90b8e7680e21beb35141bdc45f36040"
+checksum = "d37e5e2290f3e040b594b1a9e04377c2c671f1a1cfd9bfdef82106ac1c113f84"
 dependencies = [
  "log",
  "ring",
@@ -3221,15 +3271,15 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustversion"
-version = "1.0.5"
+version = "1.0.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "61b3909d758bb75c79f23d4736fac9433868679d3ad2ea7a61e3c25cfda9a088"
+checksum = "f2cc38e8fa666e2de3c4aba7edeb5ffc5246c1c2ed0e3d17e560aeeba736b23f"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ryu"
-version = "1.0.5"
+version = "1.0.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "71d301d4193d031abdd79ff7e3dd721168a9572ef3fe51a1517aba235bd8f86e"
+checksum = "3c9613b5a66ab9ba26415184cfc41156594925a9cf3a2057e57f31ff145f6568"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "same-file"
@@ -3321,17 +3371,14 @@ version = "0.9.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1d7eb9ef2c18661902cc47e535f9bc51b78acd254da71d375c2f6720d9a40403"
 dependencies = [
- "semver-parser 0.7.0",
+ "semver-parser",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "semver"
-version = "0.11.0"
+version = "1.0.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f301af10236f6df4160f7c3f04eec6dbc70ace82d23326abad5edee88801c6b6"
-dependencies = [
- "semver-parser 0.10.2",
-]
+checksum = "568a8e6258aa33c13358f81fd834adb854c6f7c9468520910a9b1e8fac068012"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "semver-parser"
@@ -3339,15 +3386,6 @@ version = "0.7.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "388a1df253eca08550bef6c72392cfe7c30914bf41df5269b68cbd6ff8f570a3"
 
-[[package]]
-name = "semver-parser"
-version = "0.10.2"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "00b0bef5b7f9e0df16536d3961cfb6e84331c065b4066afb39768d0e319411f7"
-dependencies = [
- "pest",
-]
-
 [[package]]
 name = "serde"
 version = "1.0.130"
@@ -3363,16 +3401,16 @@ version = "1.0.130"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d7bc1a1ab1961464eae040d96713baa5a724a8152c1222492465b54322ec508b"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2 1.0.32",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.33",
  "quote 1.0.10",
- "syn 1.0.81",
+ "syn 1.0.82",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_json"
-version = "1.0.70"
+version = "1.0.72"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e277c495ac6cd1a01a58d0a0c574568b4d1ddf14f59965c6a58b8d96400b54f3"
+checksum = "d0ffa0837f2dfa6fb90868c2b5468cad482e175f7dad97e7421951e663f2b527"
 dependencies = [
  "indexmap",
  "itoa",
@@ -3410,9 +3448,9 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "12e47be9471c72889ebafb5e14d5ff930d89ae7a67bbdb5f8abb564f845a927e"
 dependencies = [
  "darling 0.13.0",
- "proc-macro2 1.0.32",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.33",
  "quote 1.0.10",
- "syn 1.0.81",
+ "syn 1.0.82",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3432,9 +3470,9 @@ version = "0.5.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b2acd6defeddb41eb60bb468f8825d0cfd0c2a76bc03bfd235b6a1dc4f6a1ad5"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2 1.0.32",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.33",
  "quote 1.0.10",
- "syn 1.0.81",
+ "syn 1.0.82",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3546,9 +3584,9 @@ version = "0.6.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "133659a15339456eeeb07572eb02a91c91e9815e9cbc89566944d2c8d3efdbf6"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2 1.0.32",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.33",
  "quote 1.0.10",
- "syn 1.0.81",
+ "syn 1.0.82",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3602,11 +3640,11 @@ version = "0.5.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c87a60a40fccc84bef0652345bbbbbe20a605bf5d0ce81719fc476f5c03b50ef"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2 1.0.32",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.33",
  "quote 1.0.10",
  "serde",
  "serde_derive",
- "syn 1.0.81",
+ "syn 1.0.82",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3616,13 +3654,13 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "58fa5ff6ad0d98d1ffa8cb115892b6e69d67799f6763e162a1c9db421dc22e11"
 dependencies = [
  "base-x",
- "proc-macro2 1.0.32",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.33",
  "quote 1.0.10",
  "serde",
  "serde_derive",
  "serde_json",
  "sha1",
- "syn 1.0.81",
+ "syn 1.0.82",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3668,7 +3706,7 @@ checksum = "f0f45ed1b65bf9a4bf2f7b7dc59212d1926e9eaf00fa998988e420fd124467c6"
 dependencies = [
  "phf_generator 0.7.24",
  "phf_shared 0.7.24",
- "proc-macro2 1.0.32",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.33",
  "quote 1.0.10",
  "string_cache_shared",
 ]
@@ -3681,7 +3719,7 @@ checksum = "f24c8e5e19d22a726626f1a5e16fe15b132dcf21d10177fa5a45ce7962996b97"
 dependencies = [
  "phf_generator 0.8.0",
  "phf_shared 0.8.0",
- "proc-macro2 1.0.32",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.33",
  "quote 1.0.10",
 ]
 
@@ -3716,9 +3754,9 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "d06aaeeee809dbc59eb4556183dd927df67db1540de5be8d3ec0b6636358a5ec"
 dependencies = [
  "heck",
- "proc-macro2 1.0.32",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.33",
  "quote 1.0.10",
- "syn 1.0.81",
+ "syn 1.0.82",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3745,11 +3783,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
-version = "1.0.81"
+version = "1.0.82"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "f2afee18b8beb5a596ecb4a2dce128c719b4ba399d34126b9e4396e3f9860966"
+checksum = "8daf5dd0bb60cbd4137b1b587d2fc0ae729bc07cf01cd70b36a1ed5ade3b9d59"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2 1.0.32",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.33",
  "quote 1.0.10",
  "unicode-xid 0.2.2",
 ]
@@ -3760,6 +3798,15 @@ version = "1.0.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "55937e1799185b12863d447f42597ed69d9928686b8d88a1df17376a097d8369"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "task-local-extensions"
+version = "0.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "36794203e10c86e5998179e260869d156e0674f02d5451b4a3fb9fd86d02aaab"
+dependencies = [
+ "tokio",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tempfile"
 version = "3.2.0"
@@ -3809,9 +3856,9 @@ version = "1.0.30"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "aa32fd3f627f367fe16f893e2597ae3c05020f8bba2666a4e6ea73d377e5714b"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2 1.0.32",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.33",
  "quote 1.0.10",
- "syn 1.0.81",
+ "syn 1.0.82",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3887,10 +3934,10 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "fd3c141a1b43194f3f56a1411225df8646c55781d5f26db825b3d98507eb482f"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro-hack",
- "proc-macro2 1.0.32",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.33",
  "quote 1.0.10",
  "standback",
- "syn 1.0.81",
+ "syn 1.0.82",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -3918,7 +3965,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bytes",
  "libc",
  "memchr",
- "mio",
+ "mio 0.7.14",
  "once_cell",
  "parking_lot",
  "pin-project-lite",
@@ -3933,9 +3980,9 @@ version = "1.6.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "c9efc1aba077437943f7515666aa2b882dfabfbfdf89c819ea75a8d6e9eaba5e"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2 1.0.32",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.33",
  "quote 1.0.10",
- "syn 1.0.81",
+ "syn 1.0.82",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4002,9 +4049,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tracing-actix-web"
-version = "0.5.0-beta.3"
+version = "0.5.0-beta.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "994e4a59135823bdca121a8d086e3fcc71741c8677b47fa95a6afdd15e8f646f"
+checksum = "a90ef8ed903a84ce2c0cf35bd2896e55e22eaa5e2b49c4f16167f4615bb204ac"
 dependencies = [
  "actix-web",
  "pin-project",
@@ -4019,9 +4066,9 @@ version = "0.1.18"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "f4f480b8f81512e825f337ad51e94c1eb5d3bbdf2b363dcd01e2b19a9ffe3f8e"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2 1.0.32",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.33",
  "quote 1.0.10",
- "syn 1.0.81",
+ "syn 1.0.82",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4066,9 +4113,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tracing-subscriber"
-version = "0.3.2"
+version = "0.3.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "7507ec620f809cdf07cccb5bc57b13069a88031b795efd4079b1c71b66c1613d"
+checksum = "245da694cc7fc4729f3f418b304cb57789f1bed2a78c575407ab8a23f53cb4d3"
 dependencies = [
  "ansi_term",
  "lazy_static",
@@ -4090,9 +4137,9 @@ checksum = "59547bce71d9c38b83d9c0e92b6066c4253371f15005def0c30d9657f50c7642"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "trybuild"
-version = "1.0.52"
+version = "1.0.53"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "150e726dc059e6fbd4fce3288f5bb3cf70128cf63b0dde23b938a3cad810fb23"
+checksum = "9d664de8ea7e531ad4c0f5a834f20b8cb2b8e6dfe88d05796ee7887518ed67b9"
 dependencies = [
  "dissimilar",
  "glob",
@@ -4137,6 +4184,15 @@ version = "0.2.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "eeba86d422ce181a719445e51872fa30f1f7413b62becb52e95ec91aa262d85c"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "unicase"
+version = "2.6.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "50f37be617794602aabbeee0be4f259dc1778fabe05e2d67ee8f79326d5cb4f6"
+dependencies = [
+ "version_check",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-bidi"
 version = "0.3.7"
@@ -4275,9 +4331,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "bumpalo",
  "lazy_static",
  "log",
- "proc-macro2 1.0.32",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.33",
  "quote 1.0.10",
- "syn 1.0.81",
+ "syn 1.0.82",
  "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]
 
@@ -4309,9 +4365,9 @@ version = "0.2.78"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7803e0eea25835f8abdc585cd3021b3deb11543c6fe226dcd30b228857c5c5ab"
 dependencies = [
- "proc-macro2 1.0.32",
+ "proc-macro2 1.0.33",
  "quote 1.0.10",
- "syn 1.0.81",
+ "syn 1.0.82",
  "wasm-bindgen-backend",
  "wasm-bindgen-shared",
 ]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 040a25cf3..339c8265d 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ http-signature-normalization-actix = { version = "0.5.0-beta.10", default-featur
 tokio = { version = "1.12.0", features = ["sync"] }
 anyhow = "1.0.44"
 reqwest = { version = "0.11.4", features = ["json"] }
+reqwest-middleware = "0.1.2"
+reqwest-tracing = "0.2.0"
 activitystreams = "0.7.0-alpha.11"
 actix-rt = { version = "2.2.0", default-features = false }
 serde_json = { version = "1.0.68", features = ["preserve_order"] }
diff --git a/crates/api_crud/src/community/read.rs b/crates/api_crud/src/community/read.rs
index 7a6d43542..32ccf73d0 100644
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/community/read.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/community/read.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ impl PerformCrud for GetCommunity {
             .await?;
 
         ObjectId::<ApubCommunity>::new(community_actor_id)
-          .dereference(context, &mut 0)
+          .dereference(context, context.client(), &mut 0)
           .await
           .map_err(LemmyError::from)
           .map_err(|e| e.with_message("couldnt_find_community"))?
diff --git a/crates/api_crud/src/user/read.rs b/crates/api_crud/src/user/read.rs
index b63d95c83..20864ab6c 100644
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/user/read.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/user/read.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ impl PerformCrud for GetPersonDetails {
           webfinger_resolve::<ApubPerson>(&name, EndpointType::Person, context, &mut 0).await?;
 
         let person = ObjectId::<ApubPerson>::new(actor_id)
-          .dereference(context, &mut 0)
+          .dereference(context, context.client(), &mut 0)
           .await;
         person
           .map_err(LemmyError::from)
diff --git a/crates/apub/Cargo.toml b/crates/apub/Cargo.toml
index fb4e5f100..47da38d60 100644
--- a/crates/apub/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/apub/Cargo.toml
@@ -55,3 +55,4 @@ once_cell = "1.8.0"
 [dev-dependencies]
 serial_test = "0.5.1"
 assert-json-diff = "2.0.1"
+reqwest-middleware = "0.1.2"
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/comment/create_or_update.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/comment/create_or_update.rs
index 3b1ee3932..b0894ab1a 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/comment/create_or_update.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/comment/create_or_update.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ impl CreateOrUpdateComment {
       .collect();
     let mut inboxes = vec![];
     for t in tagged_users {
-      let person = t.dereference(context, request_counter).await?;
+      let person = t
+        .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
+        .await?;
       inboxes.push(person.shared_inbox_or_inbox_url());
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/comment/mod.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/comment/mod.rs
index 29c249526..e26bdc06a 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/comment/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/comment/mod.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ async fn get_notif_recipients(
 ) -> Result<Vec<LocalUserId>, LemmyError> {
   let post_id = comment.post_id;
   let post = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Post::read(conn, post_id)).await??;
-  let actor = actor.dereference(context, request_counter).await?;
+  let actor = actor
+    .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
+    .await?;
 
   // Note:
   // Although mentions could be gotten from the post tags (they are included there), or the ccs,
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/add_mod.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/add_mod.rs
index 3daedaa2e..4fba5ccc0 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/add_mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/add_mod.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,10 @@ impl ActivityHandler for AddMod {
     request_counter: &mut i32,
   ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
     let community = self.get_community(context, request_counter).await?;
-    let new_mod = self.object.dereference(context, request_counter).await?;
+    let new_mod = self
+      .object
+      .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
+      .await?;
 
     // If we had to refetch the community while parsing the activity, then the new mod has already
     // been added. Skip it here as it would result in a duplicate key error.
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/block_user.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/block_user.rs
index 140b9a869..cff72c5c8 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/block_user.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/block_user.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,10 @@ impl ActivityHandler for BlockUserFromCommunity {
     request_counter: &mut i32,
   ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
     let community = self.get_community(context, request_counter).await?;
-    let blocked_user = self.object.dereference(context, request_counter).await?;
+    let blocked_user = self
+      .object
+      .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
+      .await?;
 
     let community_user_ban_form = CommunityPersonBanForm {
       community_id: community.id,
@@ -129,6 +132,9 @@ impl GetCommunity for BlockUserFromCommunity {
     context: &LemmyContext,
     request_counter: &mut i32,
   ) -> Result<ApubCommunity, LemmyError> {
-    self.target.dereference(context, request_counter).await
+    self
+      .target
+      .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
+      .await
   }
 }
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/mod.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/mod.rs
index 5961fa047..670b9a7b0 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/mod.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@ async fn get_community_from_moderators_url(
 ) -> Result<ApubCommunity, LemmyError> {
   let community_id = Url::parse(&moderators.to_string().replace("/moderators", ""))?;
   ObjectId::new(community_id)
-    .dereference(context, request_counter)
+    .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
     .await
 }
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/remove_mod.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/remove_mod.rs
index b6a565f1f..448aa23d2 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/remove_mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/remove_mod.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,10 @@ impl ActivityHandler for RemoveMod {
     request_counter: &mut i32,
   ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
     let community = self.get_community(context, request_counter).await?;
-    let remove_mod = self.object.dereference(context, request_counter).await?;
+    let remove_mod = self
+      .object
+      .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
+      .await?;
 
     let form = CommunityModeratorForm {
       community_id: community.id,
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/report.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/report.rs
index 35a426679..5ebbd9d7d 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/report.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/report.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ impl ActivityHandler for Report {
     request_counter: &mut i32,
   ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
     verify_activity(&self.id, self.actor.inner(), &context.settings())?;
-    let community = self.to[0].dereference(context, request_counter).await?;
+    let community = self.to[0]
+      .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
+      .await?;
     verify_person_in_community(&self.actor, &community, context, request_counter).await?;
     Ok(())
   }
@@ -85,8 +87,15 @@ impl ActivityHandler for Report {
     context: &Data<LemmyContext>,
     request_counter: &mut i32,
   ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    let actor = self.actor.dereference(context, request_counter).await?;
-    match self.object.dereference(context, request_counter).await? {
+    let actor = self
+      .actor
+      .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
+      .await?;
+    match self
+      .object
+      .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
+      .await?
+    {
       PostOrComment::Post(post) => {
         let report_form = PostReportForm {
           creator_id: actor.id,
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/undo_block_user.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/undo_block_user.rs
index 2a7a2b150..8add53b6a 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/undo_block_user.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/undo_block_user.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ impl ActivityHandler for UndoBlockUserFromCommunity {
     let blocked_user = self
       .object
       .object
-      .dereference(context, request_counter)
+      .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
       .await?;
 
     let community_user_ban_form = CommunityPersonBanForm {
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/update.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/update.rs
index e1c39241c..cddc2e25d 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/community/update.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/community/update.rs
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ impl GetCommunity for UpdateCommunity {
     request_counter: &mut i32,
   ) -> Result<ApubCommunity, LemmyError> {
     let cid = ObjectId::new(self.object.id.clone());
-    cid.dereference(context, request_counter).await
+    cid
+      .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
+      .await
   }
 }
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/deletion/delete.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/deletion/delete.rs
index 9f53a8bfc..774582b16 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/deletion/delete.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/deletion/delete.rs
@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@ pub(in crate::activities) async fn receive_remove_action(
   context: &LemmyContext,
   request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-  let actor = actor.dereference(context, request_counter).await?;
+  let actor = actor
+    .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
+    .await?;
   use UserOperationCrud::*;
   match DeletableObjects::read_from_db(object, context).await? {
     DeletableObjects::Community(community) => {
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/deletion/mod.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/deletion/mod.rs
index a9c72a3a4..419469c95 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/deletion/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/deletion/mod.rs
@@ -165,7 +165,9 @@ async fn receive_delete_action(
   match DeletableObjects::read_from_db(object, context).await? {
     DeletableObjects::Community(community) => {
       if community.local {
-        let mod_ = actor.dereference(context, request_counter).await?;
+        let mod_ = actor
+          .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
+          .await?;
         let object = DeletableObjects::Community(community.clone());
         send_apub_delete(&mod_, &community.clone(), object, true, context).await?;
       }
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/following/accept.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/following/accept.rs
index a45dcf3c5..690bec28f 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/following/accept.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/following/accept.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ impl AcceptFollowCommunity {
     let person = follow
       .actor
       .clone()
-      .dereference(context, request_counter)
+      .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
       .await?;
     let accept = AcceptFollowCommunity {
       actor: ObjectId::new(community.actor_id()),
@@ -65,11 +65,14 @@ impl ActivityHandler for AcceptFollowCommunity {
     context: &Data<LemmyContext>,
     request_counter: &mut i32,
   ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    let person = self.actor.dereference(context, request_counter).await?;
+    let person = self
+      .actor
+      .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
+      .await?;
     let community = self
       .object
       .actor
-      .dereference(context, request_counter)
+      .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
       .await?;
     // This will throw an error if no follow was requested
     blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/following/follow.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/following/follow.rs
index 877df61f3..fb35b0d32 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/following/follow.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/following/follow.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,10 @@ impl ActivityHandler for FollowCommunity {
   ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
     verify_activity(&self.id, self.actor.inner(), &context.settings())?;
     verify_person(&self.actor, context, request_counter).await?;
-    let community = self.object.dereference(context, request_counter).await?;
+    let community = self
+      .object
+      .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
+      .await?;
     verify_person_in_community(&self.actor, &community, context, request_counter).await?;
     Ok(())
   }
@@ -86,8 +89,14 @@ impl ActivityHandler for FollowCommunity {
     context: &Data<LemmyContext>,
     request_counter: &mut i32,
   ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    let person = self.actor.dereference(context, request_counter).await?;
-    let community = self.object.dereference(context, request_counter).await?;
+    let person = self
+      .actor
+      .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
+      .await?;
+    let community = self
+      .object
+      .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
+      .await?;
     let community_follower_form = CommunityFollowerForm {
       community_id: community.id,
       person_id: person.id,
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/following/undo_follow.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/following/undo_follow.rs
index 8644cbc50..73b0366bc 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/following/undo_follow.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/following/undo_follow.rs
@@ -64,11 +64,14 @@ impl ActivityHandler for UndoFollowCommunity {
     context: &Data<LemmyContext>,
     request_counter: &mut i32,
   ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    let person = self.actor.dereference(context, request_counter).await?;
+    let person = self
+      .actor
+      .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
+      .await?;
     let community = self
       .object
       .object
-      .dereference(context, request_counter)
+      .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
       .await?;
 
     let community_follower_form = CommunityFollowerForm {
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/mod.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/mod.rs
index 8a4c4ffe2..e09d69255 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/mod.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ async fn verify_person(
   context: &LemmyContext,
   request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-  let person = person_id.dereference(context, request_counter).await?;
+  let person = person_id
+    .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
+    .await?;
   if person.banned {
     let error = LemmyError::from(anyhow::anyhow!("Person {} is banned", person_id));
     return Err(error.with_message("banned"));
@@ -58,7 +60,9 @@ pub(crate) async fn verify_person_in_community(
   context: &LemmyContext,
   request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-  let person = person_id.dereference(context, request_counter).await?;
+  let person = person_id
+    .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
+    .await?;
   if person.banned {
     return Err(LemmyError::from_message("Person is banned from site"));
   }
@@ -90,7 +94,9 @@ pub(crate) async fn verify_mod_action(
   request_counter: &mut i32,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
   if community.local {
-    let actor = actor_id.dereference(context, request_counter).await?;
+    let actor = actor_id
+      .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
+      .await?;
 
     // Note: this will also return true for admins in addition to mods, but as we dont know about
     //       remote admins, it doesnt make any difference.
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/voting/undo_vote.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/voting/undo_vote.rs
index 3e8403916..3606756a3 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/voting/undo_vote.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/voting/undo_vote.rs
@@ -86,11 +86,14 @@ impl ActivityHandler for UndoVote {
     context: &Data<LemmyContext>,
     request_counter: &mut i32,
   ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    let actor = self.actor.dereference(context, request_counter).await?;
+    let actor = self
+      .actor
+      .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
+      .await?;
     let object = self
       .object
       .object
-      .dereference(context, request_counter)
+      .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
       .await?;
     match object {
       PostOrComment::Post(p) => undo_vote_post(actor, &p, context).await,
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/activities/voting/vote.rs b/crates/apub/src/activities/voting/vote.rs
index 283b04359..789a4c67d 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/activities/voting/vote.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/activities/voting/vote.rs
@@ -90,8 +90,14 @@ impl ActivityHandler for Vote {
     context: &Data<LemmyContext>,
     request_counter: &mut i32,
   ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
-    let actor = self.actor.dereference(context, request_counter).await?;
-    let object = self.object.dereference(context, request_counter).await?;
+    let actor = self
+      .actor
+      .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
+      .await?;
+    let object = self
+      .object
+      .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
+      .await?;
     match object {
       PostOrComment::Post(p) => vote_post(&self.kind, actor, &p, context).await,
       PostOrComment::Comment(c) => vote_comment(&self.kind, actor, &c, context).await,
@@ -107,7 +113,10 @@ impl GetCommunity for Vote {
     context: &LemmyContext,
     request_counter: &mut i32,
   ) -> Result<ApubCommunity, LemmyError> {
-    let object = self.object.dereference(context, request_counter).await?;
+    let object = self
+      .object
+      .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
+      .await?;
     let cid = match object {
       PostOrComment::Post(p) => p.community_id,
       PostOrComment::Comment(c) => {
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/collections/community_moderators.rs b/crates/apub/src/collections/community_moderators.rs
index 1f7619178..04611ddd0 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/collections/community_moderators.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/collections/community_moderators.rs
@@ -110,7 +110,9 @@ impl ApubObject for ApubCommunityModerators {
     // Add new mods to database which have been added to moderators collection
     for mod_id in apub.ordered_items {
       let mod_id = ObjectId::new(mod_id);
-      let mod_user: ApubPerson = mod_id.dereference(&data.1, request_counter).await?;
+      let mod_user: ApubPerson = mod_id
+        .dereference(&data.1, data.1.client(), request_counter)
+        .await?;
 
       if !current_moderators
         .iter()
@@ -154,7 +156,8 @@ mod tests {
   #[actix_rt::test]
   #[serial]
   async fn test_parse_lemmy_community_moderators() {
-    let manager = create_activity_queue();
+    let client = reqwest::Client::new().into();
+    let manager = create_activity_queue(client);
     let context = init_context(manager.queue_handle().clone());
     let community = parse_lemmy_community(&context).await;
     let community_id = community.id;
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/fetcher/search.rs b/crates/apub/src/fetcher/search.rs
index 816a0516f..8c53c25c7 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/fetcher/search.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/fetcher/search.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ pub async fn search_by_apub_id(
   match Url::parse(query) {
     Ok(url) => {
       ObjectId::new(url)
-        .dereference(context, request_counter)
+        .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
         .await
     }
     Err(_) => {
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pub async fn search_by_apub_id(
           .await?;
           Ok(SearchableObjects::Person(
             ObjectId::new(id)
-              .dereference(context, request_counter)
+              .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
               .await?,
           ))
         }
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pub async fn search_by_apub_id(
           .await?;
           Ok(SearchableObjects::Community(
             ObjectId::new(id)
-              .dereference(context, request_counter)
+              .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
               .await?,
           ))
         }
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/fetcher/webfinger.rs b/crates/apub/src/fetcher/webfinger.rs
index 426ec2d6e..e623bee22 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/fetcher/webfinger.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/fetcher/webfinger.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ where
 
   *request_counter += 1;
   if *request_counter > context.settings().http_fetch_retry_limit {
-    return Err(LemmyError::from(anyhow!("Request retry limit reached")));
+    return Err(LemmyError::from_message("Request retry limit reached"));
   }
 
   let response = retry(|| context.client().get(&fetch_url).send()).await?;
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ where
     .collect();
   for l in links {
     let object = ObjectId::<Kind>::new(l)
-      .dereference(context, request_counter)
+      .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
       .await;
     if object.is_ok() {
       return object.map(|o| o.actor_id().into());
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/http/community.rs b/crates/apub/src/http/community.rs
index d974e31dc..599da96bd 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/http/community.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/http/community.rs
@@ -119,7 +119,9 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_apub_community_outbox(
   .await??;
   let id = ObjectId::new(generate_outbox_url(&community.actor_id)?);
   let outbox_data = CommunityContext(community.into(), context.get_ref().clone());
-  let outbox: ApubCommunityOutbox = id.dereference(&outbox_data, &mut 0).await?;
+  let outbox: ApubCommunityOutbox = id
+    .dereference(&outbox_data, context.client(), &mut 0)
+    .await?;
   Ok(create_apub_response(&outbox.into_apub(&outbox_data).await?))
 }
 
@@ -135,7 +137,9 @@ pub(crate) async fn get_apub_community_moderators(
   .into();
   let id = ObjectId::new(generate_outbox_url(&community.actor_id)?);
   let outbox_data = CommunityContext(community, context.get_ref().clone());
-  let moderators: ApubCommunityModerators = id.dereference(&outbox_data, &mut 0).await?;
+  let moderators: ApubCommunityModerators = id
+    .dereference(&outbox_data, context.client(), &mut 0)
+    .await?;
   Ok(create_apub_response(
     &moderators.into_apub(&outbox_data).await?,
   ))
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/http/mod.rs b/crates/apub/src/http/mod.rs
index 5e40b9d6c..d9764fac2 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/http/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/http/mod.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ where
   check_is_apub_id_valid(&activity_data.actor, false, &context.settings())?;
   let request_counter = &mut 0;
   let actor = ObjectId::<UserOrCommunity>::new(activity_data.actor)
-    .dereference(context, request_counter)
+    .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
     .await?;
   verify_signature(&request, &actor.public_key())?;
 
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/objects/comment.rs b/crates/apub/src/objects/comment.rs
index 57bbbe122..f525d1f64 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/comment.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/comment.rs
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ impl ApubObject for ApubComment {
   ) -> Result<ApubComment, LemmyError> {
     let creator = note
       .attributed_to
-      .dereference(context, request_counter)
+      .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
       .await?;
     let (post, parent_comment_id) = note.get_parents(context, request_counter).await?;
 
@@ -246,7 +246,8 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
   #[actix_rt::test]
   #[serial]
   pub(crate) async fn test_parse_lemmy_comment() {
-    let manager = create_activity_queue();
+    let client = reqwest::Client::new().into();
+    let manager = create_activity_queue(client);
     let context = init_context(manager.queue_handle().clone());
     let url = Url::parse("https://enterprise.lemmy.ml/comment/38741").unwrap();
     let data = prepare_comment_test(&url, &context).await;
@@ -276,7 +277,8 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
   #[actix_rt::test]
   #[serial]
   async fn test_parse_pleroma_comment() {
-    let manager = create_activity_queue();
+    let client = reqwest::Client::new().into();
+    let manager = create_activity_queue(client);
     let context = init_context(manager.queue_handle().clone());
     let url = Url::parse("https://enterprise.lemmy.ml/comment/38741").unwrap();
     let data = prepare_comment_test(&url, &context).await;
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/objects/community.rs b/crates/apub/src/objects/community.rs
index c560278e4..30f506eb4 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/community.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/community.rs
@@ -147,14 +147,14 @@ impl ApubObject for ApubCommunity {
 
     group
       .outbox
-      .dereference(&outbox_data, request_counter)
+      .dereference(&outbox_data, context.client(), request_counter)
       .await
       .map_err(|e| debug!("{}", e))
       .ok();
 
     if let Some(moderators) = &group.moderators {
       moderators
-        .dereference(&outbox_data, request_counter)
+        .dereference(&outbox_data, context.client(), request_counter)
         .await
         .map_err(|e| debug!("{}", e))
         .ok();
@@ -247,7 +247,8 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
   #[actix_rt::test]
   #[serial]
   async fn test_parse_lemmy_community() {
-    let manager = create_activity_queue();
+    let client = reqwest::Client::new().into();
+    let manager = create_activity_queue(client);
     let context = init_context(manager.queue_handle().clone());
     let community = parse_lemmy_community(&context).await;
 
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/objects/mod.rs b/crates/apub/src/objects/mod.rs
index 5e0a08096..46013e1e3 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/mod.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
   };
   use lemmy_websocket::{chat_server::ChatServer, LemmyContext};
   use reqwest::Client;
+  use reqwest_middleware::ClientBuilder;
   use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
   use std::{fs::File, io::BufReader, sync::Arc};
   use tokio::sync::Mutex;
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
       .user_agent(build_user_agent(&settings))
       .build()
       .unwrap();
+
+    let client = ClientBuilder::new(client).build();
     let secret = Secret {
       id: 0,
       jwt_secret: "".to_string(),
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/objects/person.rs b/crates/apub/src/objects/person.rs
index a4f858c0a..aa658eb41 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/person.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/person.rs
@@ -224,7 +224,8 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
   #[actix_rt::test]
   #[serial]
   async fn test_parse_lemmy_person() {
-    let manager = create_activity_queue();
+    let client = reqwest::Client::new().into();
+    let manager = create_activity_queue(client);
     let context = init_context(manager.queue_handle().clone());
     let person = parse_lemmy_person(&context).await;
 
@@ -238,7 +239,8 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
   #[actix_rt::test]
   #[serial]
   async fn test_parse_pleroma_person() {
-    let manager = create_activity_queue();
+    let client = reqwest::Client::new().into();
+    let manager = create_activity_queue(client);
     let context = init_context(manager.queue_handle().clone());
     let json = file_to_json_object("assets/pleroma/objects/person.json");
     let url = Url::parse("https://queer.hacktivis.me/users/lanodan").unwrap();
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/objects/post.rs b/crates/apub/src/objects/post.rs
index 37c0fb3f8..a8d64c18d 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/post.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/post.rs
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ impl ApubObject for ApubPost {
   ) -> Result<ApubPost, LemmyError> {
     let creator = page
       .attributed_to
-      .dereference(context, request_counter)
+      .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
       .await?;
     let community = page.extract_community(context, request_counter).await?;
 
@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ mod tests {
   #[actix_rt::test]
   #[serial]
   async fn test_parse_lemmy_post() {
-    let manager = create_activity_queue();
+    let client = reqwest::Client::new().into();
+    let manager = create_activity_queue(client);
     let context = init_context(manager.queue_handle().clone());
     let community = parse_lemmy_community(&context).await;
     let person = parse_lemmy_person(&context).await;
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/objects/private_message.rs b/crates/apub/src/objects/private_message.rs
index a96a14e89..c7b053e4f 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/objects/private_message.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/objects/private_message.rs
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ impl ApubObject for ApubPrivateMessage {
     verify_domains_match(note.attributed_to.inner(), note.id.inner())?;
     let person = note
       .attributed_to
-      .dereference(context, request_counter)
+      .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
       .await?;
     if person.banned {
       return Err(LemmyError::from_message("Person is banned from site"));
@@ -129,9 +129,11 @@ impl ApubObject for ApubPrivateMessage {
   ) -> Result<ApubPrivateMessage, LemmyError> {
     let creator = note
       .attributed_to
-      .dereference(context, request_counter)
+      .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
+      .await?;
+    let recipient = note.to[0]
+      .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
       .await?;
-    let recipient = note.to[0].dereference(context, request_counter).await?;
     let content = if let Some(source) = &note.source {
       source.content.clone()
     } else {
@@ -195,7 +197,8 @@ mod tests {
   #[actix_rt::test]
   #[serial]
   async fn test_parse_lemmy_pm() {
-    let manager = create_activity_queue();
+    let client = reqwest::Client::new().into();
+    let manager = create_activity_queue(client);
     let context = init_context(manager.queue_handle().clone());
     let url = Url::parse("https://enterprise.lemmy.ml/private_message/1621").unwrap();
     let data = prepare_comment_test(&url, &context).await;
@@ -223,7 +226,8 @@ mod tests {
   #[actix_rt::test]
   #[serial]
   async fn test_parse_pleroma_pm() {
-    let manager = create_activity_queue();
+    let client = reqwest::Client::new().into();
+    let manager = create_activity_queue(client);
     let context = init_context(manager.queue_handle().clone());
     let url = Url::parse("https://enterprise.lemmy.ml/private_message/1621").unwrap();
     let data = prepare_comment_test(&url, &context).await;
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/protocol/objects/note.rs b/crates/apub/src/protocol/objects/note.rs
index 39c606b00..ff463926d 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/protocol/objects/note.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/protocol/objects/note.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ impl Note {
     let parent = Box::pin(
       self
         .in_reply_to
-        .dereference(context, request_counter)
+        .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
         .await?,
     );
     match parent.deref() {
diff --git a/crates/apub/src/protocol/objects/page.rs b/crates/apub/src/protocol/objects/page.rs
index bac85600a..08b167dde 100644
--- a/crates/apub/src/protocol/objects/page.rs
+++ b/crates/apub/src/protocol/objects/page.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ impl Page {
     loop {
       if let Some(cid) = to_iter.next() {
         let cid = ObjectId::new(cid.clone());
-        if let Ok(c) = cid.dereference(context, request_counter).await {
+        if let Ok(c) = cid
+          .dereference(context, context.client(), request_counter)
+          .await
+        {
           break Ok(c);
         }
       } else {
diff --git a/crates/apub_lib/Cargo.toml b/crates/apub_lib/Cargo.toml
index 611c9fbc3..4c65c9369 100644
--- a/crates/apub_lib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/apub_lib/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ url = { version = "2.2.2", features = ["serde"] }
 serde_json = { version = "1.0.68", features = ["preserve_order"] }
 anyhow = "1.0.44"
 reqwest = { version = "0.11.4", features = ["json"] }
+reqwest-middleware = "0.1.2"
 tracing = "0.1.29"
 base64 = "0.13.0"
 openssl = "0.10.36"
@@ -25,6 +26,6 @@ http = "0.2.5"
 sha2 = "0.9.8"
 actix-web = { version = "4.0.0-beta.9", default-features = false }
 http-signature-normalization-actix = { version = "0.5.0-beta.10", default-features = false, features = ["server", "sha-2"] }
-http-signature-normalization-reqwest = { version = "0.2.0", default-features = false, features = ["sha-2"] }
+http-signature-normalization-reqwest = { version = "0.3.0", default-features = false, features = ["sha-2", "middleware"] }
 background-jobs = "0.11.0"
 diesel = "1.4.8"
diff --git a/crates/apub_lib/src/activity_queue.rs b/crates/apub_lib/src/activity_queue.rs
index a6562deb7..c02586ce9 100644
--- a/crates/apub_lib/src/activity_queue.rs
+++ b/crates/apub_lib/src/activity_queue.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use background_jobs::{
   WorkerConfig,
 };
 use lemmy_utils::{location_info, LemmyError};
-use reqwest::Client;
+use reqwest_middleware::ClientWithMiddleware;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::{env, fmt::Debug, future::Future, pin::Pin};
 use tracing::{info, warn};
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub async fn send_activity(
   actor: &dyn ActorType,
   inboxes: Vec<&Url>,
   activity: String,
-  client: &Client,
+  client: &ClientWithMiddleware,
   activity_queue: &QueueHandle,
 ) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
   for i in inboxes {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ impl ActixJob for SendActivityTask {
   }
 }
 
-async fn do_send(task: SendActivityTask, client: &Client) -> Result<(), Error> {
+async fn do_send(task: SendActivityTask, client: &ClientWithMiddleware) -> Result<(), Error> {
   info!("Sending {} to {}", task.activity_id, task.inbox);
   let result = sign_and_send(
     client,
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ async fn do_send(task: SendActivityTask, client: &Client) -> Result<(), Error> {
   Ok(())
 }
 
-pub fn create_activity_queue() -> Manager {
+pub fn create_activity_queue(client: ClientWithMiddleware) -> Manager {
   // Configure and start our workers
-  WorkerConfig::new_managed(Storage::new(), |_| MyState {
-    client: Client::default(),
+  WorkerConfig::new_managed(Storage::new(), move |_| MyState {
+    client: client.clone(),
   })
   .register::<SendActivityTask>()
   .start()
@@ -112,5 +112,5 @@ pub fn create_activity_queue() -> Manager {
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 struct MyState {
-  pub client: Client,
+  pub client: ClientWithMiddleware,
 }
diff --git a/crates/apub_lib/src/object_id.rs b/crates/apub_lib/src/object_id.rs
index e8d0bd6d2..5bb862f68 100644
--- a/crates/apub_lib/src/object_id.rs
+++ b/crates/apub_lib/src/object_id.rs
@@ -2,13 +2,9 @@ use crate::{traits::ApubObject, APUB_JSON_CONTENT_TYPE};
 use activitystreams::chrono::{Duration as ChronoDuration, NaiveDateTime, Utc};
 use anyhow::anyhow;
 use diesel::NotFound;
-use lemmy_utils::{
-  request::{build_user_agent, retry},
-  settings::structs::Settings,
-  LemmyError,
-};
-use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
-use reqwest::{Client, StatusCode};
+use lemmy_utils::{request::retry, settings::structs::Settings, LemmyError};
+use reqwest::StatusCode;
+use reqwest_middleware::ClientWithMiddleware;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::{
   fmt::{Debug, Display, Formatter},
@@ -18,13 +14,6 @@ use std::{
 use tracing::info;
 use url::Url;
 
-static CLIENT: Lazy<Client> = Lazy::new(|| {
-  Client::builder()
-    .user_agent(build_user_agent(&Settings::get()))
-    .build()
-    .expect("Couldn't build client")
-});
-
 /// We store Url on the heap because it is quite large (88 bytes).
 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 #[serde(transparent)]
@@ -53,6 +42,7 @@ where
   pub async fn dereference(
     &self,
     data: &<Kind as ApubObject>::DataType,
+    client: &ClientWithMiddleware,
     request_counter: &mut i32,
   ) -> Result<Kind, LemmyError> {
     let db_object = self.dereference_from_db(data).await?;
@@ -71,7 +61,7 @@ where
       if let Some(last_refreshed_at) = object.last_refreshed_at() {
         if should_refetch_object(last_refreshed_at) {
           return self
-            .dereference_from_http(data, request_counter, Some(object))
+            .dereference_from_http(data, client, request_counter, Some(object))
             .await;
         }
       }
@@ -80,7 +70,7 @@ where
     // object not found, need to fetch over http
     else {
       self
-        .dereference_from_http(data, request_counter, None)
+        .dereference_from_http(data, client, request_counter, None)
         .await
     }
   }
@@ -107,6 +97,7 @@ where
   async fn dereference_from_http(
     &self,
     data: &<Kind as ApubObject>::DataType,
+    client: &ClientWithMiddleware,
     request_counter: &mut i32,
     db_object: Option<Kind>,
   ) -> Result<Kind, LemmyError> {
@@ -120,7 +111,7 @@ where
     }
 
     let res = retry(|| {
-      CLIENT
+      client
         .get(self.0.as_str())
         .header("Accept", APUB_JSON_CONTENT_TYPE)
         .timeout(Duration::from_secs(60))
diff --git a/crates/apub_lib/src/signatures.rs b/crates/apub_lib/src/signatures.rs
index 36c6b9644..153eb7453 100644
--- a/crates/apub_lib/src/signatures.rs
+++ b/crates/apub_lib/src/signatures.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ use openssl::{
   pkey::PKey,
   sign::{Signer, Verifier},
 };
-use reqwest::{Client, Response};
+use reqwest::Response;
+use reqwest_middleware::ClientWithMiddleware;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
 use std::str::FromStr;
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ static HTTP_SIG_CONFIG: Lazy<Config> = Lazy::new(Config::new);
 /// Creates an HTTP post request to `inbox_url`, with the given `client` and `headers`, and
 /// `activity` as request body. The request is signed with `private_key` and then sent.
 pub async fn sign_and_send(
-  client: &Client,
+  client: &ClientWithMiddleware,
   inbox_url: &Url,
   activity: String,
   actor_id: &Url,
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ pub async fn sign_and_send(
   );
   headers.insert(HeaderName::from_str("Host")?, HeaderValue::from_str(&host)?);
 
-  let response = client
+  let request = client
     .post(&inbox_url.to_string())
     .headers(headers)
     .signature_with_digest(
@@ -61,6 +62,8 @@ pub async fn sign_and_send(
     )
     .await?;
 
+  let response = client.execute(request).await?;
+
   Ok(response)
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/utils/Cargo.toml b/crates/utils/Cargo.toml
index 3bd4a0ea8..44d510eae 100644
--- a/crates/utils/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/utils/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ actix-web = { version = "4.0.0-beta.9", default-features = false, features = ["r
 actix-rt = { version = "2.2.0", default-features = false }
 anyhow = "1.0.44"
 reqwest = { version = "0.11.4", features = ["json"] }
+reqwest-middleware = "0.1.2"
 tokio = { version = "1.12.0", features = ["sync"] }
 strum = "0.21.0"
 strum_macros = "0.21.1"
diff --git a/crates/utils/src/request.rs b/crates/utils/src/request.rs
index 88680c080..10341e801 100644
--- a/crates/utils/src/request.rs
+++ b/crates/utils/src/request.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::{settings::structs::Settings, version::VERSION, LemmyError};
 use anyhow::anyhow;
 use percent_encoding::{utf8_percent_encode, NON_ALPHANUMERIC};
-use reqwest::Client;
+use reqwest_middleware::ClientWithMiddleware;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::future::Future;
 use thiserror::Error;
@@ -17,30 +17,33 @@ struct SendError(pub String);
 #[error("Error receiving response, {0}")]
 pub struct RecvError(pub String);
 
-pub async fn retry<F, Fut, T>(f: F) -> Result<T, reqwest::Error>
+pub async fn retry<F, Fut, T>(f: F) -> Result<T, reqwest_middleware::Error>
 where
   F: Fn() -> Fut,
-  Fut: Future<Output = Result<T, reqwest::Error>>,
+  Fut: Future<Output = Result<T, reqwest_middleware::Error>>,
 {
   retry_custom(|| async { Ok((f)().await) }).await
 }
 
-async fn retry_custom<F, Fut, T>(f: F) -> Result<T, reqwest::Error>
+async fn retry_custom<F, Fut, T>(f: F) -> Result<T, reqwest_middleware::Error>
 where
   F: Fn() -> Fut,
-  Fut: Future<Output = Result<Result<T, reqwest::Error>, reqwest::Error>>,
+  Fut: Future<Output = Result<Result<T, reqwest_middleware::Error>, reqwest_middleware::Error>>,
 {
-  let mut response: Option<Result<T, reqwest::Error>> = None;
+  let mut response: Option<Result<T, reqwest_middleware::Error>> = None;
 
   for _ in 0u8..3 {
     match (f)().await? {
       Ok(t) => return Ok(t),
-      Err(e) => {
+      Err(reqwest_middleware::Error::Reqwest(e)) => {
         if e.is_timeout() {
-          response = Some(Err(e));
+          response = Some(Err(reqwest_middleware::Error::Reqwest(e)));
           continue;
         }
-        return Err(e);
+        return Err(reqwest_middleware::Error::Reqwest(e));
+      }
+      Err(otherwise) => {
+        return Err(otherwise);
       }
     }
   }
@@ -57,7 +60,10 @@ pub struct SiteMetadata {
 }
 
 /// Fetches the post link html tags (like title, description, image, etc)
-pub async fn fetch_site_metadata(client: &Client, url: &Url) -> Result<SiteMetadata, LemmyError> {
+pub async fn fetch_site_metadata(
+  client: &ClientWithMiddleware,
+  url: &Url,
+) -> Result<SiteMetadata, LemmyError> {
   let response = client.get(url.as_str()).send().await?;
 
   let html = response
@@ -119,7 +125,7 @@ pub(crate) struct PictrsFile {
 }
 
 pub(crate) async fn fetch_pictrs(
-  client: &Client,
+  client: &ClientWithMiddleware,
   settings: &Settings,
   image_url: &Url,
 ) -> Result<PictrsResponse, LemmyError> {
@@ -152,7 +158,7 @@ pub(crate) async fn fetch_pictrs(
 /// Both are options, since the URL might be either an html page, or an image
 /// Returns the SiteMetadata, and a Pictrs URL, if there is a picture associated
 pub async fn fetch_site_data(
-  client: &Client,
+  client: &ClientWithMiddleware,
   settings: &Settings,
   url: Option<&Url>,
 ) -> (Option<SiteMetadata>, Option<Url>) {
@@ -201,7 +207,7 @@ pub async fn fetch_site_data(
   }
 }
 
-async fn is_image_content_type(client: &Client, url: &Url) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
+async fn is_image_content_type(client: &ClientWithMiddleware, url: &Url) -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
   let response = client.get(url.as_str()).send().await?;
   if response
     .headers()
@@ -239,7 +245,8 @@ mod tests {
     let client = reqwest::Client::builder()
       .user_agent(build_user_agent(&settings))
       .build()
-      .unwrap();
+      .unwrap()
+      .into();
     let sample_url = Url::parse("https://www.redspark.nu/en/peoples-war/district-leader-of-chand-led-cpn-arrested-in-bhojpur/").unwrap();
     let sample_res = fetch_site_metadata(&client, &sample_url).await.unwrap();
     assert_eq!(
diff --git a/crates/websocket/Cargo.toml b/crates/websocket/Cargo.toml
index 0ee04c86e..4340e4865 100644
--- a/crates/websocket/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/websocket/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ lemmy_db_schema = { version = "=0.14.4-rc.4", path = "../db_schema" }
 lemmy_db_views = { version = "=0.14.4-rc.4", path = "../db_views" }
 lemmy_db_views_actor = { version = "=0.14.4-rc.4", path = "../db_views_actor" }
 reqwest = { version = "0.11.4", features = ["json"] }
+reqwest-middleware = "0.1.2"
 tracing = "0.1.29"
 rand = "0.8.4"
 serde = { version = "1.0.130", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/crates/websocket/src/chat_server.rs b/crates/websocket/src/chat_server.rs
index 5d91800e0..53274e386 100644
--- a/crates/websocket/src/chat_server.rs
+++ b/crates/websocket/src/chat_server.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use lemmy_utils::{
   LemmyError,
 };
 use rand::rngs::ThreadRng;
-use reqwest::Client;
+use reqwest_middleware::ClientWithMiddleware;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use serde_json::Value;
 use std::{
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ pub struct ChatServer {
   message_handler_crud: MessageHandlerCrudType,
 
   /// An HTTP Client
-  client: Client,
+  client: ClientWithMiddleware,
 
   activity_queue: QueueHandle,
 }
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ impl ChatServer {
     rate_limiter: RateLimit,
     message_handler: MessageHandlerType,
     message_handler_crud: MessageHandlerCrudType,
-    client: Client,
+    client: ClientWithMiddleware,
     activity_queue: QueueHandle,
     settings: Settings,
     secret: Secret,
diff --git a/crates/websocket/src/lib.rs b/crates/websocket/src/lib.rs
index f422ac51e..88f0f6a43 100644
--- a/crates/websocket/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/websocket/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use actix::Addr;
 use background_jobs::QueueHandle;
 use lemmy_db_schema::{source::secret::Secret, DbPool};
 use lemmy_utils::{settings::structs::Settings, LemmyError};
-use reqwest::Client;
+use reqwest_middleware::ClientWithMiddleware;
 use serde::Serialize;
 
 pub mod chat_server;
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub mod send;
 pub struct LemmyContext {
   pool: DbPool,
   chat_server: Addr<ChatServer>,
-  client: Client,
+  client: ClientWithMiddleware,
   activity_queue: QueueHandle,
   settings: Settings,
   secret: Secret,
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ impl LemmyContext {
   pub fn create(
     pool: DbPool,
     chat_server: Addr<ChatServer>,
-    client: Client,
+    client: ClientWithMiddleware,
     activity_queue: QueueHandle,
     settings: Settings,
     secret: Secret,
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ impl LemmyContext {
   pub fn chat_server(&self) -> &Addr<ChatServer> {
     &self.chat_server
   }
-  pub fn client(&self) -> &Client {
+  pub fn client(&self) -> &ClientWithMiddleware {
     &self.client
   }
   pub fn activity_queue(&self) -> &QueueHandle {
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 8f130fde2..c65cf4479 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ use lemmy_utils::{
 };
 use lemmy_websocket::{chat_server::ChatServer, LemmyContext};
 use reqwest::Client;
+use reqwest_middleware::ClientBuilder;
+use reqwest_tracing::TracingMiddleware;
 use std::{env, sync::Arc, thread};
 use tokio::sync::Mutex;
 use tracing_actix_web::TracingLogger;
@@ -95,7 +97,9 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), LemmyError> {
     .user_agent(build_user_agent(&settings))
     .build()?;
 
-  let queue_manager = create_activity_queue();
+  let client = ClientBuilder::new(client).with(TracingMiddleware).build();
+
+  let queue_manager = create_activity_queue(client.clone());
 
   let activity_queue = queue_manager.queue_handle().clone();