diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/metadata/utils.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/metadata/utils.ex
index 7308726f5..92622ef15 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/metadata/utils.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/metadata/utils.ex
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def scrub_html(content), do: content
   def user_name_string(user) do
     "#{user.name} " <>
       if user.local do
-        "(@#{user.nickname}@#{Pleroma.Web.Endpoint.host()})"
+        "(@#{user.nickname}@#{Pleroma.Web.WebFinger.domain()})"
       else
         "(@#{user.nickname})"
       end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/web_finger.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/web_finger.ex
index 364d0e0e6..ae3993f90 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/web_finger.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/web_finger.ex
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def represent_user(user, "XML") do
     |> XmlBuilder.to_doc()
   end
 
-  defp domain do
+  def domain do
     Pleroma.Config.get([__MODULE__, :domain]) || Pleroma.Web.Endpoint.host()
   end
 
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/metadata/utils_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/metadata/utils_test.exs
index 665efb9ca..32bc86942 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/metadata/utils_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/metadata/utils_test.exs
@@ -77,4 +77,20 @@ test "it returns text without encode HTML" do
       assert Utils.scrub_html_and_truncate("Pleroma's really cool!") == "Pleroma's really cool!"
     end
   end
+
+  describe "user_name_string/1" do
+    test "it uses the Endpoint by default" do
+      user = insert(:user)
+
+      assert Utils.user_name_string(user) == "#{user.name} (@#{user.nickname}@localhost)"
+    end
+
+    test "it uses any custom WebFinger domain" do
+      clear_config([Pleroma.Web.WebFinger, :domain], "example.com")
+
+      user = insert(:user)
+
+      assert Utils.user_name_string(user) == "#{user.name} (@#{user.nickname}@example.com)"
+    end
+  end
 end