diff --git a/lib/postzord/receiver.rb b/lib/postzord/receiver.rb
index e561e9bca..55b49fb2b 100644
--- a/lib/postzord/receiver.rb
+++ b/lib/postzord/receiver.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module Postzord
 
     def perform
       if @sender && self.salmon.verified_for_key?(@sender.public_key)
-        parse_and_receive(salmon.parsed_data) 
+        parse_and_receive(salmon.parsed_data)
       else
         Rails.logger.info("event=receive status=abort recipient=#{@user.diaspora_handle} sender=#{@salmon.author_email} reason='not_verified for key'")
         nil
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ module Postzord
         @object.sender_handle = @sender.diaspora_handle
       end
 
-     
+
       if (@author.diaspora_handle != xml_author)
         Rails.logger.info("event=receive status=abort reason='author in xml does not match retrieved person' payload_type=#{@object.class} recipient=#{@user_person.diaspora_handle} sender=#{@sender.diaspora_handle}")
         return false
diff --git a/spec/models/photo_spec.rb b/spec/models/photo_spec.rb
index eeec0d303..c628514ae 100644
--- a/spec/models/photo_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/photo_spec.rb
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ describe Photo do
       thumb_url = @photo.url :thumb_medium
 
       xml = @photo.to_diaspora_xml
-      id = @photo.id
 
       @photo.destroy
-      @photo.receive(user2, @user.person)
+      zord = Postzord::Receiver.new(user2, :person => @photo.person)
+      zord.parse_and_receive(xml)
 
       new_photo = Photo.where(:guid => @photo.guid).first
       new_photo.url.nil?.should be false