diff --git a/examples/local_federation/instance.rs b/examples/local_federation/instance.rs
index ad1fd12..2ea3e40 100644
--- a/examples/local_federation/instance.rs
+++ b/examples/local_federation/instance.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pub async fn new_instance(
         .signed_fetch_actor(&system_user)
         .app_data(database)
         .url_verifier(Box::new(MyUrlVerifier()))
-        .debug(true)
+        .debug(false)
         .build()
         .await?;
     Ok(config)
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 73f7688..1702626 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ use bytes::Bytes;
 use derive_builder::Builder;
 use dyn_clone::{clone_trait_object, DynClone};
 use moka::future::Cache;
-use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
-use regex::Regex;
 use reqwest::Request;
 use reqwest_middleware::{ClientWithMiddleware, RequestBuilder};
 use rsa::{pkcs8::DecodePrivateKey, RsaPrivateKey};
@@ -167,12 +165,6 @@ impl<T: Clone> FederationConfig<T> {
             return Err(Error::UrlVerificationError("Url must have a domain"));
         };
 
-        static DOMAIN_REGEX: Lazy<Regex> =
-            Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(r"^[a-zA-Z0-9.-]*$").expect("compile regex"));
-        if !DOMAIN_REGEX.is_match(domain) {
-            return Err(Error::UrlVerificationError("Invalid characters in domain"));
-        }
-
         // Extra checks only for production mode
         if !self.debug {
             if url.port().is_some() {
@@ -182,20 +174,23 @@ impl<T: Clone> FederationConfig<T> {
             // Resolve domain and see if it points to private IP
             // TODO: Use is_global() once stabilized
             //       https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/net/enum.IpAddr.html#method.is_global
-            let invalid_ip = lookup_host(domain).await?.any(|addr| match addr.ip() {
-                IpAddr::V4(addr) => {
-                    addr.is_private()
-                        || addr.is_link_local()
-                        || addr.is_loopback()
-                        || addr.is_multicast()
-                }
-                IpAddr::V6(addr) => {
-                    addr.is_loopback()
+            let invalid_ip =
+                lookup_host((domain.to_owned(), 80))
+                    .await?
+                    .any(|addr| match addr.ip() {
+                        IpAddr::V4(addr) => {
+                            addr.is_private()
+                                || addr.is_link_local()
+                                || addr.is_loopback()
+                                || addr.is_multicast()
+                        }
+                        IpAddr::V6(addr) => {
+                            addr.is_loopback()
                         || addr.is_multicast()
                         || ((addr.segments()[0] & 0xfe00) == 0xfc00) // is_unique_local
                         || ((addr.segments()[0] & 0xffc0) == 0xfe80) // is_unicast_link_local
-                }
-            });
+                        }
+                    });
             if invalid_ip {
                 return Err(Error::UrlVerificationError(
                     "Localhost is only allowed in debug mode",
diff --git a/src/fetch/webfinger.rs b/src/fetch/webfinger.rs
index 8460245..a804a34 100644
--- a/src/fetch/webfinger.rs
+++ b/src/fetch/webfinger.rs
@@ -50,10 +50,16 @@ where
     for<'de2> <Kind as Object>::Kind: serde::Deserialize<'de2>,
     <Kind as Object>::Error: From<crate::error::Error> + Send + Sync + Display,
 {
+    static DOMAIN_REGEX: Lazy<Regex> =
+        Lazy::new(|| Regex::new(r"^[a-zA-Z0-9.-]*$").expect("compile regex"));
+
     let (_, domain) = identifier
         .splitn(2, '@')
         .collect_tuple()
         .ok_or(WebFingerError::WrongFormat.into_crate_error())?;
+    if !DOMAIN_REGEX.is_match(domain) {
+        return Err(Error::UrlVerificationError("Invalid characters in domain").into());
+    }
     let protocol = if data.config.debug { "http" } else { "https" };
     let fetch_url =
         format!("{protocol}://{domain}/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:{identifier}");