diff --git a/lib/adapter/adapter.ex b/lib/adapter/adapter.ex
index 914b3ab..c7ee89b 100644
--- a/lib/adapter/adapter.ex
+++ b/lib/adapter/adapter.ex
@@ -34,8 +34,13 @@ defmodule Bonfire.Federate.ActivityPub.Adapter do
     #   "activity_id" => activity.id
     #   # "activity" => activity
     # })
+
+    # case 
     Incoming.receive_activity(activity)
-    |> debug("receive done")
+    # |> debug("receive done") do
+    #   nil -> activity
+    #   received -> received
+    # end
   end
 
   defp character_id_from_actor(actor),
diff --git a/test/activity_pub_integration/actor_integration_test.exs b/test/activity_pub_integration/actor_integration_test.exs
index 2bc1573..0327cbf 100644
--- a/test/activity_pub_integration/actor_integration_test.exs
+++ b/test/activity_pub_integration/actor_integration_test.exs
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ defmodule Bonfire.Federate.ActivityPub.ActorIntegrationTest do
   @remote_actor_url @remote_instance <> "/@karen"
   @webfinger @remote_instance <>
                "/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:" <> @actor_name
+  @webfinger @remote_instance <>
+               "/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct%3Akaren%40mocked.local"
 
   # TODO: move this into fixtures
   setup_all do
@@ -24,6 +26,9 @@ defmodule Bonfire.Federate.ActivityPub.ActorIntegrationTest do
       %{method: :get, url: @webfinger} ->
         json(Simulate.webfingered())
 
+      %{method: :get, url: @webfinger2} ->
+        json(Simulate.webfingered())
+
       %{
         method: :get,
         url: "http://mocked.local/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:karen@mocked.local"
diff --git a/test/activity_pub_integration/follow_integration_test.exs b/test/activity_pub_integration/follow_integration_test.exs
index c94fc3b..d2529eb 100644
--- a/test/activity_pub_integration/follow_integration_test.exs
+++ b/test/activity_pub_integration/follow_integration_test.exs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ defmodule Bonfire.Federate.ActivityPub.FollowIntegrationTest do
 
     test "incoming follow request works" do
       followed = fake_user!(%{}, %{}, request_before_follow: true)
-      # info(ulid(followed), "followed ID")
+      # info(ulid(followed), "followed ID") 
       {:ok, ap_followed} = ActivityPub.Federator.Adapter.get_actor_by_id(followed.id)
 
       {:ok, ap_follower} = ActivityPub.Actor.get_cached_or_fetch(ap_id: @remote_actor)
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ defmodule Bonfire.Federate.ActivityPub.FollowIntegrationTest do
       # |> debug
       assert {:ok, _} = Bonfire.Federate.ActivityPub.Incoming.receive_activity(follow_activity)
 
-      assert Bonfire.Social.Graph.Follows.following?(follower, followed)
+      assert Bonfire.Social.Graph.Follows.requested?(follower, followed)
+      refute Bonfire.Social.Graph.Follows.following?(follower, followed)
     end
 
     test "incoming follow + accept works" do
diff --git a/test/activity_pub_integration/post_web_test.exs b/test/activity_pub_integration/post_web_test.exs
index 858cede..a36efb9 100644
--- a/test/activity_pub_integration/post_web_test.exs
+++ b/test/activity_pub_integration/post_web_test.exs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 defmodule Bonfire.Federate.ActivityPub.PostWebTest do
-  use Bonfire.Federate.ActivityPub.ConnCase
+  use Bonfire.Federate.ActivityPub.ConnCase, async: false
   import Tesla.Mock
   import Untangle
   alias Bonfire.Posts
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ defmodule Bonfire.Federate.ActivityPub.PostWebTest do
   @remote_instance "https://mocked.local"
   @remote_actor @remote_instance <> "/users/karen"
 
-  setup do
-    mock(fn
+  setup_all do
+    mock_global(fn
       %{method: :get, url: @remote_actor} ->
         json(Simulate.actor_json(@remote_actor))
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ defmodule Bonfire.Federate.ActivityPub.PostWebTest do
       _ ->
         raise Tesla.Mock.Error, "Request not mocked"
     end)
-    |> IO.inspect(label: "setup done")
+    |> debug("setup done")
 
     :ok
   end
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ defmodule Bonfire.Federate.ActivityPub.PostWebTest do
     test "fetch local post from AP API with Pointer ID, and take into account unindexable setting" do
       user =
         fake_user!()
-        |> IO.inspect(label: "a user")
+
+      # |> debug("a user")
 
       user =
         current_user(
diff --git a/test/support/data_helpers.ex b/test/support/data_helpers.ex
index da11428..d8464ff 100755
--- a/test/support/data_helpers.ex
+++ b/test/support/data_helpers.ex
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ defmodule Bonfire.Federate.ActivityPub.DataHelpers do
     }
   end
 
-  def remote_activity_json_with_mentions(actor, tos, extra \\ %{}) do
+  def remote_activity_json_with_mentions(actor, tos, extra \\ %{})
+
+  def remote_activity_json_with_mentions(actor, tos, extra) do
     context = "blabla"
 
     object =
@@ -96,7 +98,11 @@ defmodule Bonfire.Federate.ActivityPub.DataHelpers do
       actor: actor,
       context: context,
       object: object,
-      to: tos,
+      to:
+        Enum.map(List.wrap(tos), fn
+          %{ap_id: ap_id} -> ap_id
+          ap_id -> ap_id
+        end),
       local: false,
       additional: %{
         "id" => @remote_instance <> "/pub/" <> Needle.ULID.autogenerate(),