diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 88e6968..07cc427 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "activitystreams-new"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://git.asonix.dog/asonix/activitystreams-sketch#05a2bdc98d5595b0a74fd79b7e1b19f382ad3139"
+source = "git+https://git.asonix.dog/asonix/activitystreams-sketch#99c7e9aa5596eda846a1ebd5978ca72d11d4c08a"
 dependencies = [
  "activitystreams",
  "serde 1.0.111",
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index e61db0b..daea73a 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{data::ActorCache, error::MyError, middleware::MyVerify, requests::Requests};
-use activitystreams_new::primitives::XsdAnyUri;
+use activitystreams_new::{primitives::XsdAnyUri, uri};
 use config::Environment;
 use http_signature_normalization_actix::prelude::{VerifyDigest, VerifySignature};
 use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ impl Config {
         let config: ParsedConfig = config.try_into()?;
 
         let scheme = if config.https { "https" } else { "http" };
-        let base_uri = format!("{}://{}", scheme, config.hostname).parse()?;
+        let base_uri = uri!(format!("{}://{}", scheme, config.hostname));
 
         Ok(Config {
             hostname: config.hostname,
diff --git a/src/data/actor.rs b/src/data/actor.rs
index d71d00b..96abd08 100644
--- a/src/data/actor.rs
+++ b/src/data/actor.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{apub::AcceptedActors, db::Db, error::MyError, requests::Requests};
-use activitystreams_new::{prelude::*, primitives::XsdAnyUri};
+use activitystreams_new::{prelude::*, primitives::XsdAnyUri, uri};
 use log::error;
 use std::{collections::HashSet, sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 use tokio::sync::RwLock;
@@ -204,9 +204,9 @@ impl ActorCache {
 
         Ok(Some(Actor {
             id: id.clone(),
-            inbox: inbox.parse()?,
+            inbox: uri!(inbox),
             public_key: row.try_get(1)?,
-            public_key_id: public_key_id.parse()?,
+            public_key_id: uri!(public_key_id),
         }))
     }
 
diff --git a/src/data/node.rs b/src/data/node.rs
index faad264..76f9220 100644
--- a/src/data/node.rs
+++ b/src/data/node.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{db::Db, error::MyError};
-use activitystreams_new::primitives::XsdAnyUri;
+use activitystreams_new::{primitives::XsdAnyUri, uri};
 use log::{debug, error};
 use std::{
     collections::{HashMap, HashSet},
@@ -140,9 +140,8 @@ impl NodeCache {
         };
 
         let listener: String = row.try_get(0)?;
-        let listener: XsdAnyUri = listener.parse()?;
 
-        self.nodes.write().await.remove(&listener);
+        self.nodes.write().await.remove(&uri!(listener));
 
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -170,7 +169,7 @@ impl NodeCache {
         };
 
         let listener: String = row.try_get(0)?;
-        let listener: XsdAnyUri = listener.parse()?;
+        let listener = uri!(listener);
         let info: Option<Json<Info>> = row.try_get(1)?;
         let instance: Option<Json<Instance>> = row.try_get(2)?;
         let contact: Option<Json<Contact>> = row.try_get(3)?;
diff --git a/src/middleware/verifier.rs b/src/middleware/verifier.rs
index 5d25e39..01df094 100644
--- a/src/middleware/verifier.rs
+++ b/src/middleware/verifier.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{data::ActorCache, error::MyError, requests::Requests};
-use activitystreams_new::primitives::XsdAnyUri;
+use activitystreams_new::uri;
 use actix_web::web;
 use http_signature_normalization_actix::{prelude::*, verify::DeprecatedAlgorithm};
 use log::error;
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ impl MyVerify {
         signature: String,
         signing_string: String,
     ) -> Result<bool, MyError> {
-        let mut uri: XsdAnyUri = key_id.parse()?;
+        let mut uri = uri!(key_id);
         uri.as_url_mut().set_fragment(None);
         let actor = self.1.get(&uri, &self.0).await?;
         let was_cached = actor.is_cached();