diff --git a/routers/api/v1/activitypub/person.go b/routers/api/v1/activitypub/person.go
index 6218286f7c0d..5d919df91238 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/activitypub/person.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/activitypub/person.go
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ func Person(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	//     "$ref": "#/responses/ActivityPub"
 
 	user := user.GetUserByParamsName(ctx, "username")
+	if user == nil {
+	    return
+	}
 	username := ctx.Params("username")
 
 	person := streams.NewActivityStreamsPerson()
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/activitypub/reqsignature.go b/routers/api/v1/activitypub/reqsignature.go
index 7be505d8e571..d04225a76d56 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/activitypub/reqsignature.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/activitypub/reqsignature.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"time"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/activitypub"
 	gitea_context "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ func fetch(iri *url.URL) (b []byte, err error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	req.Header.Add("Date", fmt.Sprintf("%s GMT", clock.Now().UTC().Format("Mon, 02 Jan 2006 15:04:05")))
+	req.Header.Add("Date", fmt.Sprintf("%s GMT", clock.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC1123)))
 	var resp *http.Response
 	client := &http.Client{}
 	resp, err = client.Do(req)
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/api.go b/routers/api/v1/api.go
index 4eeefface88b..fb1af75ec564 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/api.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/api.go
@@ -599,9 +599,7 @@ func Routes(sessioner func(http.Handler) http.Handler) *web.Route {
 		if setting.Federation.Enabled {
 			m.Get("/nodeinfo", misc.NodeInfo)
 			m.Group("/activitypub", func() {
-				m.Group("/user/{username}", func() {
-					m.Get("", activitypub.Person)
-				})
+				m.Get("/user/{username}", activitypub.Person)
 				m.Post("/user/{username}/inbox", activitypub.ReqSignature(), activitypub.PersonInbox)
 			})
 		}