diff --git a/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/deliver.ts b/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/deliver.ts
index c581942c7..22a770c07 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/deliver.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/queue/processors/deliver.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { Instances } from '@/models/index.js';
 import { fetchInstanceMetadata } from '@/services/fetch-instance-metadata.js';
 import { toPuny } from '@/misc/convert-host.js';
 import { StatusError } from '@/misc/fetch.js';
+import { getUserKeypair } from '@/misc/keypair-store.js';
 import { shouldSkipInstance } from '@/misc/skipped-instances.js';
 import { DeliverJobData } from '@/queue/types.js';
 
@@ -18,13 +19,15 @@ export default async (job: Bull.Job<DeliverJobData>) => {
 
 	if (await shouldSkipInstance(puny)) return 'skip';
 
+	const keypair = await getUserKeypair(job.data.user.id);
+
 	try {
 		if (Array.isArray(job.data.content)) {
 			await Promise.all(
-				job.data.content.map(x => request(job.data.user, job.data.to, x))
+				job.data.content.map(x => request(job.data.user, job.data.to, x, keypair))
 			);
 		} else {
-			await request(job.data.user, job.data.to, job.data.content);
+			await request(job.data.user, job.data.to, job.data.content, keypair);
 		}
 
 		// Update stats
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/request.ts b/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/request.ts
index 0bb196250..688b2c953 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/request.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/request.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { URL } from 'node:url';
 import config from '@/config/index.js';
 import { getUserKeypair } from '@/misc/keypair-store.js';
 import { User } from '@/models/entities/user.js';
+import { UserKeypair } from '@/models/entities/user-keypair.js';
 import { getResponse } from '@/misc/fetch.js';
 import { createSignedPost, createSignedGet } from './ap-request.js';
 import { apRequestChart, federationChart, instanceChart } from '@/services/chart/index.js';
@@ -14,11 +15,9 @@ import { apRequestChart, federationChart, instanceChart } from '@/services/chart
  * @param url The URL of the inbox.
  * @param object The Activity or other object to be posted to the inbox.
  */
-export async function request(user: { id: User['id'] }, url: string, object: any): Promise<void> {
+export async function request(user: { id: User['id'] }, url: string, object: any, keypair: UserKeypair): Promise<void> {
 	const body = JSON.stringify(object);
 
-	const keypair = await getUserKeypair(user.id);
-
 	const req = createSignedPost({
 		key: {
 			privateKeyPem: keypair.privateKey,