diff --git a/src/activitypub/handlers/accept.rs b/src/activitypub/handlers/accept.rs
index 427f272..d1d4e77 100644
--- a/src/activitypub/handlers/accept.rs
+++ b/src/activitypub/handlers/accept.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
+use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde_json::Value;
 use tokio_postgres::GenericClient;
 
 use crate::activitypub::{
-    activity::Activity,
     identifiers::parse_local_object_id,
-    receiver::find_object_id,
+    receiver::deserialize_into_object_id,
     vocabulary::FOLLOW,
 };
 use crate::config::Config;
@@ -17,22 +17,28 @@ use crate::models::relationships::queries::{
 use crate::models::relationships::types::FollowRequestStatus;
 use super::HandlerResult;
 
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct Accept {
+    actor: String,
+    #[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_into_object_id")]
+    object: String,
+}
+
 pub async fn handle_accept(
     config: &Config,
     db_client: &mut impl GenericClient,
     activity: Value,
 ) -> HandlerResult {
     // Accept(Follow)
-    let activity: Activity = serde_json::from_value(activity)
+    let activity: Accept = serde_json::from_value(activity)
         .map_err(|_| ValidationError("unexpected activity structure"))?;
     let actor_profile = get_profile_by_remote_actor_id(
         db_client,
         &activity.actor,
     ).await?;
-    let object_id = find_object_id(&activity.object)?;
     let follow_request_id = parse_local_object_id(
         &config.instance_url(),
-        &object_id,
+        &activity.object,
     )?;
     let follow_request = get_follow_request_by_id(db_client, &follow_request_id).await?;
     if follow_request.target_id != actor_profile.id {
diff --git a/src/activitypub/handlers/follow.rs b/src/activitypub/handlers/follow.rs
index d2cdbcb..f91e7be 100644
--- a/src/activitypub/handlers/follow.rs
+++ b/src/activitypub/handlers/follow.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
+use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde_json::Value;
 use tokio_postgres::GenericClient;
 
 use crate::activitypub::{
-    activity::Activity,
     builders::accept_follow::prepare_accept_follow,
     fetcher::helpers::get_or_import_profile_by_actor_id,
     identifiers::parse_local_actor_id,
-    receiver::find_object_id,
+    receiver::deserialize_into_object_id,
     vocabulary::PERSON,
 };
 use crate::config::Config;
@@ -16,12 +16,21 @@ use crate::models::relationships::queries::follow;
 use crate::models::users::queries::get_user_by_name;
 use super::{HandlerError, HandlerResult};
 
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct Follow {
+    id: String,
+    actor: String,
+    #[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_into_object_id")]
+    object: String,
+}
+
 pub async fn handle_follow(
     config: &Config,
     db_client: &mut impl GenericClient,
     activity: Value,
 ) -> HandlerResult {
-    let activity: Activity = serde_json::from_value(activity)
+    // Follow(Person)
+    let activity: Follow = serde_json::from_value(activity)
         .map_err(|_| ValidationError("unexpected activity structure"))?;
     let source_profile = get_or_import_profile_by_actor_id(
         db_client,
@@ -31,10 +40,9 @@ pub async fn handle_follow(
     ).await?;
     let source_actor = source_profile.actor_json
         .ok_or(HandlerError::LocalObject)?;
-    let target_actor_id = find_object_id(&activity.object)?;
     let target_username = parse_local_actor_id(
         &config.instance_url(),
-        &target_actor_id,
+        &activity.object,
     )?;
     let target_user = get_user_by_name(db_client, &target_username).await?;
     match follow(db_client, &source_profile.id, &target_user.profile.id).await {
@@ -44,7 +52,7 @@ pub async fn handle_follow(
         Err(other_error) => return Err(other_error.into()),
     };
 
-    // Send activity
+    // Send Accept(Follow)
     prepare_accept_follow(
         &config.instance(),
         &target_user,
diff --git a/src/activitypub/handlers/reject.rs b/src/activitypub/handlers/reject.rs
index 18c1673..b48c56d 100644
--- a/src/activitypub/handlers/reject.rs
+++ b/src/activitypub/handlers/reject.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
+use serde::Deserialize;
 use serde_json::Value;
 use tokio_postgres::GenericClient;
 
 use crate::activitypub::{
-    activity::Activity,
     identifiers::parse_local_object_id,
-    receiver::find_object_id,
+    receiver::deserialize_into_object_id,
     vocabulary::FOLLOW,
 };
 use crate::config::Config;
@@ -17,22 +17,28 @@ use crate::models::relationships::queries::{
 use crate::models::relationships::types::FollowRequestStatus;
 use super::HandlerResult;
 
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct Reject {
+    actor: String,
+    #[serde(deserialize_with = "deserialize_into_object_id")]
+    object: String,
+}
+
 pub async fn handle_reject(
     config: &Config,
     db_client: &impl GenericClient,
     activity: Value,
 ) -> HandlerResult {
     // Reject(Follow)
-    let activity: Activity = serde_json::from_value(activity)
+    let activity: Reject = serde_json::from_value(activity)
         .map_err(|_| ValidationError("unexpected activity structure"))?;
     let actor_profile = get_profile_by_remote_actor_id(
         db_client,
         &activity.actor,
     ).await?;
-    let object_id = find_object_id(&activity.object)?;
     let follow_request_id = parse_local_object_id(
         &config.instance_url(),
-        &object_id,
+        &activity.object,
     )?;
     let follow_request = get_follow_request_by_id(db_client, &follow_request_id).await?;
     if follow_request.target_id != actor_profile.id {