diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 1bcb4149..bffa82cc 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -656,9 +656,6 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                                    self.server.personCache,self.server.allowDeletion, \
                                    self.server.useTor,version,self.server.debug)
 
-    def externalPostToOutbox(self,messageJson: {},postToNickname: str) -> bool:
-        return self._postToOutbox(messageJson,__version__,postToNickname)
-
     def _postToOutboxThread(self,messageJson: {}) -> bool:
         """Creates a thread to send a post
         """
@@ -5604,7 +5601,7 @@ def runDaemon(mediaInstance: bool,maxRecentPosts: int, \
     print('Creating scheduled post thread')
     httpd.thrPostSchedule= \
         threadWithTrace(target=runPostSchedule, \
-                        args=(baseDir,pubHandler,20),daemon=True)    
+                        args=(baseDir,httpd,20),daemon=True)    
     if not unitTest: 
         print('Creating inbox queue watchdog')
         httpd.thrWatchdog= \
diff --git a/schedule.py b/schedule.py
index 25f7c512..322918ce 100644
--- a/schedule.py
+++ b/schedule.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import os
 import time
 import datetime
 from utils import loadJson
+from outbox import postMessageToOutbox
 
 def addSchedulePost(baseDir: str,nickname: str,domain: str, \
                     eventDateStr: str,postId: str) -> None:
@@ -95,7 +96,23 @@ def updatePostSchedule(baseDir: str,handle: str,httpd,maxScheduledPosts: int) ->
 
             print('Sending scheduled post '+postId)
 
-            if not httpd.externalPostToOutbox(postJsonObject,nickname):
+            if not postMessageToOutbox(postJsonObject,nickname, \
+                                       httpd.server,baseDir, \
+                                       httpd.server.httpPrefix, \
+                                       httpd.server.domain, \
+                                       httpd.server.domainFull, \
+                                       httpd.server.port, \
+                                       httpd.server.recentPostsCache, \
+                                       httpd.server.followersThreads, \
+                                       httpd.server.federationList, \
+                                       httpd.server.sendThreads, \
+                                       httpd.server.postLog, \
+                                       httpd.server.cachedWebfingers, \
+                                       httpd.server.personCache, \
+                                       httpd.server.allowDeletion, \
+                                       httpd.server.useTor, \
+                                       httpd.server.projectVersion, \
+                                       httpd.server.debug):
                 indexLines.remove(line)
                 continue