diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 32c11677c..fa8c0d5b9 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -684,7 +684,8 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
             self.postToNickname=postToNickname
         return postMessageToOutbox(messageJson,self.postToNickname, \
                                    self.server,self.server.baseDir,self.server.httpPrefix, \
-                                   self.server.domain,self.server.domainFull,self.server.port, \
+                                   self.server.domain,self.server.domainFull, \
+                                   self.server.onionDomain,self.server.port, \
                                    self.server.recentPostsCache,self.server.followersThreads, \
                                    self.server.federationList,self.server.sendThreads, \
                                    self.server.postLog,self.server.cachedWebfingers, \
@@ -3521,8 +3522,10 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                     if pageNumberStr.isdigit():
                         pageNumber=int(pageNumberStr)
                     searchPath=self.path.split('?page=')[0]
-                getPerson = personLookup(self.server.domain,searchPath.replace('/following',''), \
-                                         self.server.baseDir)
+                getPerson = \
+                    personLookup(self.server.domain, \
+                                 searchPath.replace('/following',''), \
+                                 self.server.baseDir)
                 if getPerson:
                     if not self.server.session:
                         if self.server.debug:
@@ -3623,8 +3626,9 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         self._benchmarkGETtimings(GETstartTime,GETtimings,52)
 
         # look up a person
-        getPerson = personLookup(self.server.domain,self.path, \
-                                 self.server.baseDir)
+        getPerson = \
+            personLookup(self.server.domain,self.path, \
+                         self.server.baseDir)
         if getPerson:
             if self._requestHTTP():
                 if not self.server.session:
diff --git a/epicyon.py b/epicyon.py
index 177974c5c..10a65c46a 100644
--- a/epicyon.py
+++ b/epicyon.py
@@ -1005,6 +1005,7 @@ if args.actor:
         asHeader = {'Accept': 'application/ld+json; profile="https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"'}
     if '/channel/' in personUrl:
         asHeader = {'Accept': 'application/ld+json; profile="https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams"'}
+
     personJson = getJson(session,personUrl,asHeader,None,__version__,httpPrefix,None)
     if personJson:
         pprint(personJson)
diff --git a/outbox.py b/outbox.py
index 4086997cc..4ca6b3af7 100644
--- a/outbox.py
+++ b/outbox.py
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ from shares import outboxUndoShareUpload
 
 def postMessageToOutbox(messageJson: {},postToNickname: str, \
                         server,baseDir: str,httpPrefix: str, \
-                        domain: str,domainFull: str,port: int, \
+                        domain: str,domainFull: str,onionDomain: str, \
+                        port: int, \
                         recentPostsCache: {},followersThreads: [], \
                         federationList: [],sendThreads: [], \
                         postLog: [],cachedWebfingers: {}, \
@@ -313,7 +314,8 @@ def postMessageToOutbox(messageJson: {},postToNickname: str, \
         else:
             print('c2s sender: '+postToNickname+'@'+domain+':'+str(port))
     sendToNamedAddresses(server.session,baseDir, \
-                         postToNickname,domain,port, \
+                         postToNickname, \
+                         domain,onionDomain,port, \
                          httpPrefix, \
                          federationList, \
                          sendThreads, \
diff --git a/posts.py b/posts.py
index 45a6a2bfd..63af3b60b 100644
--- a/posts.py
+++ b/posts.py
@@ -1704,7 +1704,8 @@ def addToField(activityType: str,postJsonObject: {},debug: bool) -> ({},bool):
     return postJsonObject,False
 
 def sendToNamedAddresses(session,baseDir: str, \
-                         nickname: str, domain: str, port: int, \
+                         nickname: str, \
+                         domain: str,onionDomain: str,port: int, \
                          httpPrefix: str,federationList: [], \
                          sendThreads: [],postLog: [], \
                          cachedWebfingers: {},personCache: {}, \
@@ -1810,11 +1811,21 @@ def sendToNamedAddresses(session,baseDir: str, \
                         toDomainFull=toDomain+':'+str(toPort)
             print('DEBUG: Post sending s2s: '+nickname+'@'+domainFull+ \
                   ' to '+toNickname+'@'+toDomainFull)
+
+        # if we have an alt onion domain and we are sending to
+        # another onion domain then switch the clearnet
+        # domain for the onion one
+        fromDomain=domain
+        fromHttpPrefix=httpPrefix
+        if onionDomain:
+            if toDomain.endswith('.onion'):
+                fromDomain=onionDomain
+                fromHttpPrefix='http'
         cc=[]
         sendSignedJson(postJsonObject,session,baseDir, \
-                       nickname,domain,port, \
+                       nickname,fromDomain,port, \
                        toNickname,toDomain,toPort, \
-                       cc,httpPrefix,True,clientToServer, \
+                       cc,fromHttpPrefix,True,clientToServer, \
                        federationList, \
                        sendThreads,postLog,cachedWebfingers, \
                        personCache,debug,projectVersion)
diff --git a/schedule.py b/schedule.py
index 00ba864b3..0345358b7 100644
--- a/schedule.py
+++ b/schedule.py
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ def updatePostSchedule(baseDir: str,handle: str,httpd,maxScheduledPosts: int) ->
                                        httpd.httpPrefix, \
                                        httpd.domain, \
                                        httpd.domainFull, \
+                                       httpd.onionDomain, \
                                        httpd.port, \
                                        httpd.recentPostsCache, \
                                        httpd.followersThreads, \
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index ac24d21e2..9e573b1d8 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ def loadJsonOnionify(filename: str,domain: str,onionDomain: str,delaySec=2) -> {
                 data=fp.read()
                 if data:
                     data=data.replace(domain,onionDomain).replace('https:','http:')
+                    print('*****data: '+data)
                 jsonObject=json.loads(data)
                 break
         except: