diff --git a/activitypub/crypto/sign.go b/activitypub/crypto/sign.go
index 1880f50ba..48550976e 100644
--- a/activitypub/crypto/sign.go
+++ b/activitypub/crypto/sign.go
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 package crypto
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"crypto"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/go-fed/httpsig"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 // SignResponse will sign a response using the provided response body and public key.
@@ -27,7 +31,6 @@ func signResponse(privateKey crypto.PrivateKey, pubKeyID url.URL, body []byte, w
 	}
 
 	signer, _, err := httpsig.NewSigner(prefs, digestAlgorithm, headersToSign, httpsig.Signature, 0)
-
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -60,7 +63,6 @@ func signRequest(privateKey crypto.PrivateKey, pubKeyID string, body []byte, r *
 	}
 
 	signer, _, err := httpsig.NewSigner(prefs, digestAlgorithm, headersToSign, httpsig.Signature, 0)
-
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -68,3 +70,21 @@ func signRequest(privateKey crypto.PrivateKey, pubKeyID string, body []byte, r *
 	// If r were a http.ResponseWriter, call SignResponse instead.
 	return signer.SignRequest(privateKey, pubKeyID, r, body)
 }
+
+// CreateSignedRequest will create a signed POST request of a payload to the provided destination.
+func CreateSignedRequest(payload []byte, url *url.URL, fromActorIRI *url.URL) (*http.Request, error) {
+	log.Debugln("Sending", string(payload), "to", url)
+
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url.String(), bytes.NewBuffer(payload))
+
+	ua := fmt.Sprintf("%s; https://owncast.online", config.GetReleaseString())
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", ua)
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/activity+json")
+
+	if err := SignRequest(req, payload, fromActorIRI); err != nil {
+		log.Errorln("error signing request:", err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return req, nil
+}
diff --git a/activitypub/outbox/outbox.go b/activitypub/outbox/outbox.go
index 4837a0e21..5830912a1 100644
--- a/activitypub/outbox/outbox.go
+++ b/activitypub/outbox/outbox.go
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-fed/activity/streams"
 	"github.com/go-fed/activity/streams/vocab"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/activitypub/apmodels"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/activitypub/crypto"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/activitypub/persistence"
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/activitypub/requests"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/activitypub/workerpool"
 
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func SendToFollowers(payload []byte) error {
 
 	for _, follower := range followers {
 		inbox, _ := url.Parse(follower.Inbox)
-		req, err := requests.CreateSignedRequest(payload, inbox, localActor)
+		req, err := crypto.CreateSignedRequest(payload, inbox, localActor)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Errorln("unable to create outbox request", follower.Inbox, err)
 			return errors.New("unable to create outbox request: " + follower.Inbox)
diff --git a/activitypub/requests/acceptFollow.go b/activitypub/requests/acceptFollow.go
index 48b5b522c..7cb93a087 100644
--- a/activitypub/requests/acceptFollow.go
+++ b/activitypub/requests/acceptFollow.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-fed/activity/streams"
 	"github.com/go-fed/activity/streams/vocab"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/activitypub/apmodels"
+	"github.com/owncast/owncast/activitypub/crypto"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/activitypub/workerpool"
 
 	"github.com/teris-io/shortid"
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ func SendFollowAccept(inbox *url.URL, followRequestIRI *url.URL, fromLocalAccoun
 	var jsonmap map[string]interface{}
 	jsonmap, _ = streams.Serialize(followAccept)
 	b, _ := json.Marshal(jsonmap)
-	req, err := CreateSignedRequest(b, inbox, localAccountIRI)
+	req, err := crypto.CreateSignedRequest(b, inbox, localAccountIRI)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/activitypub/requests/http.go b/activitypub/requests/http.go
index 7166fc5b0..5552488f3 100644
--- a/activitypub/requests/http.go
+++ b/activitypub/requests/http.go
@@ -1,18 +1,13 @@
 package requests
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
-	"net/url"
 
 	"github.com/go-fed/activity/streams"
 	"github.com/go-fed/activity/streams/vocab"
 	"github.com/owncast/owncast/activitypub/crypto"
 
-	"github.com/owncast/owncast/config"
-
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
@@ -55,21 +50,3 @@ func WriteResponse(payload []byte, w http.ResponseWriter, publicKey crypto.Publi
 
 	return nil
 }
-
-// CreateSignedRequest will create a signed POST request of a payload to the provided destination.
-func CreateSignedRequest(payload []byte, url *url.URL, fromActorIRI *url.URL) (*http.Request, error) {
-	log.Debugln("Sending", string(payload), "to", url)
-
-	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url.String(), bytes.NewBuffer(payload))
-
-	ua := fmt.Sprintf("%s; https://owncast.online", config.GetReleaseString())
-	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", ua)
-	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/activity+json")
-
-	if err := crypto.SignRequest(req, payload, fromActorIRI); err != nil {
-		log.Errorln("error signing request:", err)
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return req, nil
-}