diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f61205add..af4934bed 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,14 +62,14 @@ The following are considered antifeatures of other social network systems, since
 On Arch/Parabola:
 
 ``` bash
-sudo pacman -S tor python-pip python-pysocks python-pycryptodome python-beautifulsoup4 imagemagick python-pillow python-numpy
+sudo pacman -S tor python-pip python-pysocks python-pycryptodome python-beautifulsoup4 imagemagick python-pillow python-numpy python-dateutil
 sudo pip install commentjson
 ```
 
 Or on Debian:
 
 ``` bash
-sudo apt-get -y install tor python3-pip python3-socks imagemagick python3-numpy python3-setuptools python3-crypto python3-pil.imagetk
+sudo apt-get -y install tor python3-pip python3-socks imagemagick python3-numpy python3-setuptools python3-crypto python3-dateutil python3-pil.imagetk
 sudo pip3 install commentjson beautifulsoup4 pycryptodome
 ```
 
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
index d6bf9034a..a468bd0eb 100644
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ from follow import clearFollowers
 from follow import sendFollowRequestViaServer
 from follow import sendUnfollowRequestViaServer
 from utils import followPerson
+from utils import getNicknameFromActor
+from utils import getDomainFromActor
 from follow import followerOfPerson
 from follow import unfollowPerson
 from follow import unfollowerOfPerson
@@ -1340,8 +1342,31 @@ def testClientToServer():
     #shutil.rmtree(aliceDir)
     #shutil.rmtree(bobDir)
 
+def testActorParsing():
+    print('testActorParsing')
+    actor='https://mydomain:72/users/mynick'
+    domain,port=getDomainFromActor(actor)
+    assert domain=='mydomain'
+    assert port==72
+    nickname=getNicknameFromActor(actor)
+    assert nickname=='mynick'
+
+    actor='https://randomain/users/rando'
+    domain,port=getDomainFromActor(actor)
+    assert domain=='randomain'
+    nickname=getNicknameFromActor(actor)
+    assert nickname=='rando'
+
+    actor='https://otherdomain:49/@othernick'
+    domain,port=getDomainFromActor(actor)
+    assert domain=='otherdomain'
+    assert port==49
+    nickname=getNicknameFromActor(actor)
+    assert nickname=='othernick'
+
 def runAllTests():
     print('Running tests...')
+    testActorParsing()
     testHttpsig()
     testCache()
     testThreads()