diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 3b42a4a91..3516bd8bb 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ from webfinger import webfingerLookup
 from webfinger import webfingerHandle
 from person import personLookup
 from person import personBoxJson
-from posts import getPersonPubKey
 from posts import outboxMessageCreateWrap
 from posts import savePostToBox
 from inbox import inboxPermittedMessage
diff --git a/epicyon.py b/epicyon.py
index dfcca5014..5331b9d76 100644
--- a/epicyon.py
+++ b/epicyon.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ from posts import deleteAllPosts
 from posts import createOutbox
 from posts import archivePosts
 from posts import sendPost
-from posts import getPersonBox
 from posts import getPublicPostsOfPerson
 from session import createSession
 from session import getJson
diff --git a/inbox.py b/inbox.py
index a920a44a3..9dd55fd9e 100644
--- a/inbox.py
+++ b/inbox.py
@@ -14,11 +14,39 @@ import json
 import commentjson
 from utils import urlPermitted
 from utils import createInboxQueueDir
-from posts import getPersonPubKey
 from httpsig import verifyPostHeaders
 from session import createSession
+from session import getJson
 from follow import receiveFollowRequest
 from pprint import pprint
+from cache import getPersonFromCache
+
+def getPersonPubKey(session,personUrl: str,personCache: {},debug: bool) -> str:
+    asHeader = {'Accept': 'application/ld+json; profile="https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"'}
+    if not personUrl:
+        return None
+    personUrl=personUrl.replace('#main-key','')
+    personJson = getPersonFromCache(personUrl,personCache)
+    if not personJson:
+        if debug:
+            print('DEBUG: Obtaining public key for '+personUrl)
+        personJson = getJson(session,personUrl,asHeader,None)
+        if not personJson:
+            return None
+    pubKey=None
+    if personJson.get('publicKey'):
+        if personJson['publicKey'].get('publicKeyPem'):
+            pubKey=personJson['publicKey']['publicKeyPem']
+    else:
+        if personJson.get('publicKeyPem'):
+            pubKey=personJson['publicKeyPem']
+
+    if not pubKey:
+        if debug:
+            print('DEBUG: Public key not found for '+personUrl)
+
+    storePersonInCache(personUrl,personJson,personCache)
+    return pubKey
 
 def inboxMessageHasParams(messageJson: {}) -> bool:
     """Checks whether an incoming message contains expected parameters
@@ -123,7 +151,7 @@ def runInboxQueue(baseDir: str,httpPrefix: str,personCache: {},queue: [],domain:
             with open(queueFilename, 'r') as fp:
                 queueJson=commentjson.load(fp)
 
-            # Try a few times to obtain teh public key
+            # Try a few times to obtain the public key
             pubKey=None
             for tries in range(8):
                 keyId=None
diff --git a/posts.py b/posts.py
index f4707145a..c599c24d0 100644
--- a/posts.py
+++ b/posts.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ def getPersonBox(session,wfRequest: {},personCache: {},boxName='inbox') -> (str,
     personUrl = getUserUrl(wfRequest)
     if not personUrl:
         return None
+    print('**********personUrl: '+personUrl)
     personJson = getPersonFromCache(personUrl,personCache)
     if not personJson:
         personJson = getJson(session,personUrl,asHeader,None)
@@ -107,33 +108,6 @@ def getPersonBox(session,wfRequest: {},personCache: {},boxName='inbox') -> (str,
 
     return personJson[boxName],pubKeyId,pubKey,personId
 
-def getPersonPubKey(session,personUrl: str,personCache: {},debug: bool) -> str:
-    asHeader = {'Accept': 'application/ld+json; profile="https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"'}
-    if not personUrl:
-        return None
-    personUrl=personUrl.replace('#main-key','')
-    personJson = getPersonFromCache(personUrl,personCache)
-    if not personJson:
-        if debug:
-            print('DEBUG: Obtaining public key for '+personUrl)
-        personJson = getJson(session,personUrl,asHeader,None)
-        if not personJson:
-            return None
-    pubKey=None
-    if personJson.get('publicKey'):
-        if personJson['publicKey'].get('publicKeyPem'):
-            pubKey=personJson['publicKey']['publicKeyPem']
-    else:
-        if personJson.get('publicKeyPem'):
-            pubKey=personJson['publicKeyPem']
-
-    if not pubKey:
-        if debug:
-            print('DEBUG: Public key not found for '+personUrl)
-
-    storePersonInCache(personUrl,personJson,personCache)
-    return pubKey
-
 def getPosts(session,outboxUrl: str,maxPosts: int,maxMentions: int, \
              maxEmoji: int,maxAttachments: int,federationList: [], \
              personCache: {},raw: bool,simple: bool) -> {}: