diff --git a/lib/pleroma/signature.ex b/lib/pleroma/signature.ex
index 1a4d54c62..a45c70a9d 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/signature.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/signature.ex
@@ -8,10 +8,16 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Signature do
   alias Pleroma.Keys
   alias Pleroma.User
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub
-  alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils
+
+  defp key_id_to_actor_id(key_id) do
+    URI.parse(key_id)
+    |> Map.put(:fragment, nil)
+    |> URI.to_string()
+  end
 
   def fetch_public_key(conn) do
-    with actor_id <- Utils.get_ap_id(conn.params["actor"]),
+    with %{"keyId" => kid} <- HTTPSignatures.signature_for_conn(conn),
+         actor_id <- key_id_to_actor_id(kid),
          {:ok, public_key} <- User.get_public_key_for_ap_id(actor_id) do
       {:ok, public_key}
     else
@@ -21,7 +27,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Signature do
   end
 
   def refetch_public_key(conn) do
-    with actor_id <- Utils.get_ap_id(conn.params["actor"]),
+    with %{"keyId" => kid} <- HTTPSignatures.signature_for_conn(conn),
+         actor_id <- key_id_to_actor_id(kid),
          {:ok, _user} <- ActivityPub.make_user_from_ap_id(actor_id),
          {:ok, public_key} <- User.get_public_key_for_ap_id(actor_id) do
       {:ok, public_key}
diff --git a/test/signature_test.exs b/test/signature_test.exs
index 4920196c7..840987cd6 100644
--- a/test/signature_test.exs
+++ b/test/signature_test.exs
@@ -31,25 +31,29 @@ defmodule Pleroma.SignatureTest do
     65_537
   }
 
+  defp make_fake_signature(key_id), do: "keyId=\"#{key_id}\""
+
+  defp make_fake_conn(key_id),
+    do: %Plug.Conn{req_headers: %{"signature" => make_fake_signature(key_id <> "#main-key")}}
+
   describe "fetch_public_key/1" do
     test "it returns key" do
       expected_result = {:ok, @rsa_public_key}
 
       user = insert(:user, %{info: %{source_data: %{"publicKey" => @public_key}}})
 
-      assert Signature.fetch_public_key(%Plug.Conn{params: %{"actor" => user.ap_id}}) ==
-               expected_result
+      assert Signature.fetch_public_key(make_fake_conn(user.ap_id)) == expected_result
     end
 
     test "it returns error when not found user" do
-      assert Signature.fetch_public_key(%Plug.Conn{params: %{"actor" => "test-ap_id"}}) ==
+      assert Signature.fetch_public_key(make_fake_conn("test-ap_id")) ==
                {:error, :error}
     end
 
     test "it returns error if public key is empty" do
       user = insert(:user, %{info: %{source_data: %{"publicKey" => %{}}}})
 
-      assert Signature.fetch_public_key(%Plug.Conn{params: %{"actor" => user.ap_id}}) ==
+      assert Signature.fetch_public_key(make_fake_conn(user.ap_id)) ==
                {:error, :error}
     end
   end
@@ -58,12 +62,12 @@ defmodule Pleroma.SignatureTest do
     test "it returns key" do
       ap_id = "https://mastodon.social/users/lambadalambda"
 
-      assert Signature.refetch_public_key(%Plug.Conn{params: %{"actor" => ap_id}}) ==
+      assert Signature.refetch_public_key(make_fake_conn(ap_id)) ==
                {:ok, @rsa_public_key}
     end
 
     test "it returns error when not found user" do
-      assert Signature.refetch_public_key(%Plug.Conn{params: %{"actor" => "test-ap_id"}}) ==
+      assert Signature.refetch_public_key(make_fake_conn("test-ap_id")) ==
                {:error, {:error, :ok}}
     end
   end