diff --git a/collections.go b/collections.go
index 8368447..c004787 100644
--- a/collections.go
+++ b/collections.go
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ func handleViewCollection(app *App, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) erro
 	}
 
 	// Serve ActivityStreams data now, if requested
-	if strings.Contains(r.Header.Get("Accept"), "application/activity+json") {
+	if IsActivityPubRequest(r) {
 		ac := c.PersonObject()
 		ac.Context = []interface{}{activitystreams.Namespace}
 		setCacheControl(w, apCacheTime)
diff --git a/handle.go b/handle.go
index 7537b61..1756be3 100644
--- a/handle.go
+++ b/handle.go
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleHTTPError(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, err er
 			return
 		} else if err.Status == http.StatusNotFound {
 			w.WriteHeader(err.Status)
-			if strings.Contains(r.Header.Get("Accept"), "application/activity+json") {
+			if IsActivityPubRequest(r) {
 				// This is a fediverse request; simply return the header
 				return
 			}
diff --git a/posts.go b/posts.go
index 589000c..f98b1fb 100644
--- a/posts.go
+++ b/posts.go
@@ -1546,7 +1546,7 @@ Are you sure it was ever here?`,
 			fmt.Fprintf(w, "# %s\n\n", p.Title.String)
 		}
 		fmt.Fprint(w, p.Content)
-	} else if strings.Contains(r.Header.Get("Accept"), "application/activity+json") {
+	} else if IsActivityPubRequest(r) {
 		if !postFound {
 			return ErrCollectionPageNotFound
 		}