diff --git a/epicyon.py b/epicyon.py
index 1873527b8..4ce4ba8b2 100644
--- a/epicyon.py
+++ b/epicyon.py
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ if args.message:
     followersOnly=False
     print('Sending post to '+args.sendto)
 
-    sendPostViaServer(session,args.nickname,args.password, \
+    sendPostViaServer(baseDir,session,args.nickname,args.password, \
                       domain,port, \
                       toNickname,toDomain,toPort,ccUrl, \
                       httpPrefix,sendMessage,followersOnly, \
diff --git a/posts.py b/posts.py
index a1819b93b..293a7c641 100644
--- a/posts.py
+++ b/posts.py
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ def sendPost(session,baseDir: str,nickname: str, domain: str, port: int, \
     thr.start()
     return 0
 
-def sendPostViaServer(session,fromNickname: str,password: str, \
+def sendPostViaServer(baseDir,session,fromNickname: str,password: str, \
                       fromDomain: str, fromPort: int, \
                       toNickname: str, toDomain: str, toPort: int, cc: str, \
                       httpPrefix: str, content: str, followersOnly: bool, \
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ def sendPostViaServer(session,fromNickname: str,password: str, \
                 toDomainFull=toDomain+':'+str(toPort)        
             toPersonId=httpPrefix+'://'+toDomainFull+'/users/'+toNickname
     postJsonObject = \
-            createPostBase(None, \
+            createPostBase(baseDir, \
                            fromNickname,fromDomain,fromPort, \
                            toPersonId,cc,httpPrefix,content, \
                            followersOnly,saveToFile,clientToServer, \
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
index b145f5f6f..d03ec1be2 100644
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@ def testClientToServer():
     assert len([name for name in os.listdir(outboxPath) if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(outboxPath, name))])==0
     assert len([name for name in os.listdir(inboxPath) if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(inboxPath, name))])==0
     sendResult= \
-        sendPostViaServer(sessionAlice,'alice',password, \
+        sendPostViaServer(aliceDir,sessionAlice,'alice',password, \
                           aliceDomain,alicePort, \
                           'bob',bobDomain,bobPort,None, \
                           httpPrefix,'Sent from my ActivityPub client',followersOnly, \