diff --git a/tests/integration/api_activitypub_repository_test.go b/tests/integration/api_activitypub_repository_test.go
index 19bf1cf094..e237ffeb1e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/api_activitypub_repository_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/api_activitypub_repository_test.go
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ import (
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"net/url"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/forgefed"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unittest"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/activitypub"
 	forgefed_modules "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/forgefed"
@@ -70,6 +73,31 @@ func TestActivityPubRepositoryInboxValid(t *testing.T) {
 	srv := httptest.NewServer(testWebRoutes)
 	defer srv.Close()
 
+	federatedRoutes := http.NewServeMux()
+	federatedRoutes.HandleFunc("/.well-known/nodeinfo",
+		func(res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+			// curl -H "Accept: application/json" https://federated-repo.prod.meissa.de/.well-known/nodeinfo
+			responseBody := fmt.Sprintf(`{"links":[{"href":"http://%s/api/v1/nodeinfo","rel":"http://nodeinfo.diaspora.software/ns/schema/2.1"}]}`, req.Host)
+			t.Logf("response: %s", responseBody)
+			// TODO: as soon as content-type will become important:  content-type: application/json;charset=utf-8
+			fmt.Fprint(res, responseBody)
+		})
+	federatedRoutes.HandleFunc("/api/v1/nodeinfo",
+		func(res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+			// curl -H "Accept: application/json" https://federated-repo.prod.meissa.de/api/v1/nodeinfo
+			responseBody := fmt.Sprintf(`{"version":"2.1","software":{"name":"forgejo","version":"1.20.0+dev-3183-g976d79044",` +
+				`"repository":"https://codeberg.org/forgejo/forgejo.git","homepage":"https://forgejo.org/"},` +
+				`"protocols":["activitypub"],"services":{"inbound":[],"outbound":["rss2.0"]},` +
+				`"openRegistrations":true,"usage":{"users":{"total":14,"activeHalfyear":2}},"metadata":{}}`)
+			fmt.Fprint(res, responseBody)
+		})
+	federatedRoutes.HandleFunc("/",
+		func(res http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+			t.Errorf("Unhandled request: %q", req.URL.EscapedPath())
+		})
+	federatedSrv := httptest.NewServer(federatedRoutes)
+	defer federatedSrv.Close()
+
 	onGiteaRun(t, func(*testing.T, *url.URL) {
 		appURL := setting.AppURL
 		setting.AppURL = srv.URL + "/"
@@ -81,14 +109,26 @@ func TestActivityPubRepositoryInboxValid(t *testing.T) {
 		repositoryID := 2
 		c, err := activitypub.NewClient(db.DefaultContext, actionsUser, "not used")
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		repoInboxURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/v1/activitypub/repository-id/%v/inbox",
+		repoInboxURL := fmt.Sprintf(
+			"%s/api/v1/activitypub/repository-id/%v/inbox",
 			srv.URL, repositoryID)
 
-		activity := []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"type":"Like","startTime":"2024-03-27T00:00:00Z","actor":"%s/api/v1/activitypub/user-id/2","object":"%s/api/v1/activitypub/repository-id/%v"}`,
-			srv.URL, srv.URL, repositoryID))
+		activity := []byte(fmt.Sprintf(
+			`{"type":"Like",`+
+				`"startTime":"%s",`+
+				`"actor":"%s/api/v1/activitypub/user-id/2",`+
+				`"object":"%s/api/v1/activitypub/repository-id/%v"}`,
+			time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339),
+			federatedSrv.URL, srv.URL, repositoryID))
+		t.Logf("activity: %s", activity)
 		resp, err := c.Post(activity, repoInboxURL)
+
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusNoContent, resp.StatusCode)
+
+		federationHost := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &forgefed.FederationHost{ID: 1})
+		assert.Equal(t, "127.0.0.1", federationHost.HostFqdn)
+
 	})
 }