diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index ceae28a47..f89913012 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
         # check for blocked domains so that they can be rejected early
         messageDomain = None
         if messageJson.get('actor'):
-            messageDomain = getDomainFromActor(messageJson['actor'])
+            messageDomain,messagePort = getDomainFromActor(messageJson['actor'])
             if isBlockedDomain(self.server.baseDir, messageDomain):
                 print('POST from blocked domain ' + messageDomain)
                 self._400()