diff --git a/src/server/context.rs b/src/server/context.rs
index 5c664d09..3e170312 100644
--- a/src/server/context.rs
+++ b/src/server/context.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ struct ContextInner {
 #[macro_export]
 macro_rules! url {
 	($ctx:expr, $($args: tt)*) => {
-		format!("{}{}{}", $ctx.protocol(), $ctx.base(), format!($($args)*))
+		format!("{}{}{}", $ctx.protocol(), $ctx.domain(), format!($($args)*))
 	};
 }
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ impl Context {
 		&self.0.db
 	}
 
-	pub fn base(&self) -> &str {
+	pub fn domain(&self) -> &str {
 		&self.0.domain
 	}
 
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ impl Context {
 		&self.0.protocol
 	}
 
+	pub fn base(&self) -> String {
+		format!("{}{}", self.0.protocol, self.0.domain)
+	}
+
 	pub fn uri(&self, entity: &str, id: String) -> String {
 		if id.starts_with("http") { id } else {
 			format!("{}{}/{}/{}", self.0.protocol, self.0.domain, entity, id)
@@ -182,7 +186,7 @@ impl Context {
 		let mut deliveries = Vec::new();
 		for target in targets.iter()
 			.filter(|to| !to.is_empty())
-			.filter(|to| Context::server(to) != self.base())
+			.filter(|to| Context::server(to) != self.domain())
 			.filter(|to| to != &apb::target::PUBLIC)
 		{
 			// TODO fetch concurrently
diff --git a/src/server/fetcher.rs b/src/server/fetcher.rs
index 7434ea3c..8d98fdd9 100644
--- a/src/server/fetcher.rs
+++ b/src/server/fetcher.rs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ impl Fetcher for Context {
 		}
 
 		let user = Self::request(
-			Method::GET, id, None, &format!("https://{}", self.base()), &self.app().private_key, self.base(),
+			Method::GET, id, None, &format!("https://{}", self.domain()), &self.app().private_key, self.domain(),
 		).await?.json::<serde_json::Value>().await?;
 		let user_model = model::user::Model::new(&user)?;
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ impl Fetcher for Context {
 		}
 
 		let activity = Self::request(
-			Method::GET, id, None, &format!("https://{}", self.base()), &self.app().private_key, self.base(),
+			Method::GET, id, None, &format!("https://{}", self.domain()), &self.app().private_key, self.domain(),
 		).await?.json::<serde_json::Value>().await?;
 
 		let addressed = activity.addressed();
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ impl Fetcher for Context {
 		}
 
 		let object = Self::request(
-			Method::GET, id, None, &format!("https://{}", self.base()), &self.app().private_key, self.base(),
+			Method::GET, id, None, &format!("https://{}", self.domain()), &self.app().private_key, self.domain(),
 		).await?.json::<serde_json::Value>().await?;
 
 		let addressed = object.addressed();
@@ -170,9 +170,9 @@ pub trait Fetchable : Sync + Send {
 impl Fetchable for apb::Node<serde_json::Value> {
 	async fn fetch(&mut self, ctx: &crate::server::Context) -> crate::Result<&mut Self> {
 		if let apb::Node::Link(uri) = self {
-			let from = format!("{}{}", ctx.protocol(), ctx.base()); // TODO helper to avoid this?
+			let from = format!("{}{}", ctx.protocol(), ctx.domain()); // TODO helper to avoid this?
 			let pkey = &ctx.app().private_key;
-			*self = Context::request(Method::GET, uri.href(), None, &from, pkey, ctx.base())
+			*self = Context::request(Method::GET, uri.href(), None, &from, pkey, ctx.domain())
 				.await?
 				.json::<serde_json::Value>()
 				.await?