diff --git a/activitypub.c b/activitypub.c
index 2791047..2f668a8 100644
--- a/activitypub.c
+++ b/activitypub.c
@@ -2679,11 +2679,13 @@ int migrate_account(snac *user)
     xs *new_actor = NULL;
     int status;
 
-    if (!valid_status(status = actor_request(user, new_account, &new_actor))) {
+    if (!valid_status(status = activitypub_request(user, new_account, &new_actor))) {
         snac_log(user, xs_fmt("Cannot migrate: error requesting actor %s %d", new_account, status));
         return 1;
     }
 
+    actor_add(new_account, new_actor);
+
     const char *loaka = xs_dict_get(new_actor, "alsoKnownAs");
 
     if (xs_type(loaka) != XSTYPE_LIST) {