diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index d23a5c2620..87c9c87e93 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/felixge/fgprof v0.9.3
 	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.6.0
 	github.com/gliderlabs/ssh v0.3.5
-	github.com/go-ap/activitypub v0.0.0-20230218112952-bfb607b04799
+	github.com/go-ap/activitypub v0.0.0-20230307141717-3566110d71a0
 	github.com/go-ap/jsonld v0.0.0-20221030091449-f2a191312c73
 	github.com/go-chi/chi/v5 v5.0.8
 	github.com/go-chi/cors v1.2.1
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 3ba3fa7ab4..2de720c304 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -352,8 +352,8 @@ github.com/gliderlabs/ssh v0.3.5 h1:OcaySEmAQJgyYcArR+gGGTHCyE7nvhEMTlYY+Dp8CpY=
 github.com/gliderlabs/ssh v0.3.5/go.mod h1:8XB4KraRrX39qHhT6yxPsHedjA08I/uBVwj4xC+/+z4=
 github.com/glycerine/go-unsnap-stream v0.0.0-20181221182339-f9677308dec2/go.mod h1:/20jfyN9Y5QPEAprSgKAUr+glWDY39ZiUEAYOEv5dsE=
 github.com/glycerine/goconvey v0.0.0-20190410193231-58a59202ab31/go.mod h1:Ogl1Tioa0aV7gstGFO7KhffUsb9M4ydbEbbxpcEDc24=
-github.com/go-ap/activitypub v0.0.0-20230218112952-bfb607b04799 h1:zVZaYt1h4yWL7uRHvq2StewCu4ObtS+ws9gGgoZJ+2s=
-github.com/go-ap/activitypub v0.0.0-20230218112952-bfb607b04799/go.mod h1:1oVD0h0aPT3OEE1ZoSUoym/UGKzxe+e0y8K2AkQ1Hqs=
+github.com/go-ap/activitypub v0.0.0-20230307141717-3566110d71a0 h1:ll+jcwBW55vQDUV3jHuua/0wqjTm2GIh/iP1wwjbPSc=
+github.com/go-ap/activitypub v0.0.0-20230307141717-3566110d71a0/go.mod h1:1oVD0h0aPT3OEE1ZoSUoym/UGKzxe+e0y8K2AkQ1Hqs=
 github.com/go-ap/errors v0.0.0-20221205040414-01c1adfc98ea h1:ywGtLGVjJjMrq4mu35Qmu+NtlhlTk/gTayE6Bb4tQZk=
 github.com/go-ap/errors v0.0.0-20221205040414-01c1adfc98ea/go.mod h1:SaTNjEEkp0q+w3pUS1ccyEL/lUrHteORlDq/e21mCc8=
 github.com/go-ap/jsonld v0.0.0-20221030091449-f2a191312c73 h1:GMKIYXyXPGIp+hYiWOhfqK4A023HdgisDT4YGgf99mw=
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/activitypub/create.go b/routers/api/v1/activitypub/create.go
index 591671c0cf..4b0ba5edfd 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/activitypub/create.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/activitypub/create.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func createPersonFromIRI(ctx context.Context, personIRI ap.IRI) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return ap.On(object, func(p *ap.Person) error {
+	return ap.OnActor(object, func(p *ap.Person) error {
 		return createPerson(ctx, p)
 	})
 }
@@ -128,16 +128,21 @@ func createPersonFromIRI(ctx context.Context, personIRI ap.IRI) error {
 func createRepository(ctx context.Context, repository *forgefed.Repository) error {
 	user, err := user_model.GetUserByIRI(ctx, repository.AttributedTo.GetLink().String())
 	if user_model.IsErrUserNotExist(err) {
+		// TODO: This should probably return the created user too
 		err := createPersonFromIRI(ctx, repository.AttributedTo.GetLink())
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		user, err = user_model.GetUserByIRI(ctx, repository.AttributedTo.GetLink().String())
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	} else if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	// Check if repo exists
-	_, err = repo_model.GetRepositoryByOwnerAndName(ctx, user.Name, repository.Name.String())
+	_, err = repo_model.GetRepositoryByIRI(ctx, repository.GetLink().String())
 	if !repo_model.IsErrRepoNotExist(err) {
 		return err
 	}