diff --git a/plume-models/src/likes.rs b/plume-models/src/likes.rs
index eb043b6e..0480e1e6 100644
--- a/plume-models/src/likes.rs
+++ b/plume-models/src/likes.rs
@@ -35,19 +35,6 @@ impl Like {
     find_by!(likes, find_by_ap_url, ap_url as &str);
     find_by!(likes, find_by_user_on_post, user_id as i32, post_id as i32);
 
-    pub fn update_ap_url(&self, conn: &Connection) {
-        if self.ap_url.is_empty() {
-            diesel::update(self)
-                .set(likes::ap_url.eq(format!(
-                    "{}/like/{}",
-                    User::get(conn, self.user_id).expect("Like::update_ap_url: user error").ap_url,
-                    Post::get(conn, self.post_id).expect("Like::update_ap_url: post error").ap_url
-                )))
-                .execute(conn)
-                .expect("Like::update_ap_url: update error");
-        }
-    }
-
     pub fn to_activity(&self, conn: &Connection) -> activity::Like {
         let mut act = activity::Like::default();
         act.like_props
@@ -170,3 +157,14 @@ impl Deletable<Connection, activity::Undo> for Like {
         }
     }
 }
+
+impl NewLike {
+    pub fn new(p: &Post, u: &User) -> Self {
+        let ap_url = format!("{}/like/{}", u.ap_url, p.ap_url);
+        NewLike {
+            post_id: p.id,
+            user_id: u.id,
+            ap_url
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plume-models/src/reshares.rs b/plume-models/src/reshares.rs
index 1517112e..3ee771f8 100644
--- a/plume-models/src/reshares.rs
+++ b/plume-models/src/reshares.rs
@@ -40,23 +40,6 @@ impl Reshare {
         post_id as i32
     );
 
-    pub fn update_ap_url(&self, conn: &Connection) {
-        if self.ap_url.is_empty() {
-            diesel::update(self)
-                .set(reshares::ap_url.eq(format!(
-                        "{}/reshare/{}",
-                        User::get(conn, self.user_id)
-                            .expect("Reshare::update_ap_url: user error")
-                            .ap_url,
-                        Post::get(conn, self.post_id)
-                            .expect("Reshare::update_ap_url: post error")
-                            .ap_url
-                    )))
-                .execute(conn)
-                .expect("Reshare::update_ap_url: update error");
-        }
-    }
-
     pub fn get_recents_for_author(conn: &Connection, user: &User, limit: i64) -> Vec<Reshare> {
         reshares::table
             .filter(reshares::user_id.eq(user.id))
@@ -201,3 +184,14 @@ impl Deletable<Connection, Undo> for Reshare {
         }
     }
 }
+
+impl NewReshare {
+    pub fn new(p: &Post, u: &User) -> Self {
+        let ap_url = format!("{}/reshare/{}", u.ap_url, p.ap_url);
+        NewReshare {
+            post_id: p.id,
+            user_id: u.id,
+            ap_url
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/likes.rs b/src/routes/likes.rs
index 9ad95c95..2c49afc9 100644
--- a/src/routes/likes.rs
+++ b/src/routes/likes.rs
@@ -18,12 +18,7 @@ pub fn create(blog: String, slug: String, user: User, conn: DbConn, worker: Work
     let post = Post::find_by_slug(&*conn, &slug, b.id)?;
 
     if !user.has_liked(&*conn, &post) {
-        let like = likes::Like::insert(&*conn, likes::NewLike {
-            post_id: post.id,
-            user_id: user.id,
-            ap_url: "".to_string()
-        });
-        like.update_ap_url(&*conn);
+        let like = likes::Like::insert(&*conn, likes::NewLike::new(&post ,&user));
         like.notify(&*conn);
 
         let dest = User::one_by_instance(&*conn);
diff --git a/src/routes/reshares.rs b/src/routes/reshares.rs
index 4ad5455d..9c3dda73 100644
--- a/src/routes/reshares.rs
+++ b/src/routes/reshares.rs
@@ -18,12 +18,7 @@ pub fn create(blog: String, slug: String, user: User, conn: DbConn, worker: Work
     let post = Post::find_by_slug(&*conn, &slug, b.id)?;
 
     if !user.has_reshared(&*conn, &post) {
-        let reshare = Reshare::insert(&*conn, NewReshare {
-            post_id: post.id,
-            user_id: user.id,
-            ap_url: "".to_string()
-        });
-        reshare.update_ap_url(&*conn);
+        let reshare = Reshare::insert(&*conn, NewReshare::new(&post, &user));
         reshare.notify(&*conn);
 
         let dest = User::one_by_instance(&*conn);