2 files changed, 16 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/internal/db/bundb/move.go b/internal/db/bundb/move.go
index a66b9dea5..220874630 100644
--- a/internal/db/bundb/move.go
+++ b/internal/db/bundb/move.go
@@ -177,21 +177,31 @@ func (m *moveDB) getMove(
 	}
 
 	// Populate the Move by parsing out the URIs.
+	if err := m.PopulateMove(ctx, move); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return move, nil
+}
+
+func (m *moveDB) PopulateMove(ctx context.Context, move *gtsmodel.Move) error {
 	if move.Origin == nil {
+		var err error
 		move.Origin, err = url.Parse(move.OriginURI)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error parsing Move originURI: %w", err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("error parsing Move originURI: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 
 	if move.Target == nil {
+		var err error
 		move.Target, err = url.Parse(move.TargetURI)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error parsing Move originURI: %w", err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("error parsing Move targetURI: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return move, nil
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (m *moveDB) PutMove(ctx context.Context, move *gtsmodel.Move) error {
diff --git a/internal/db/move.go b/internal/db/move.go
index 5bce781a3..42357627b 100644
--- a/internal/db/move.go
+++ b/internal/db/move.go
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ type Move interface {
 	// GetMoveByOriginTarget gets one move with the given originURI and targetURI.
 	GetMoveByOriginTarget(ctx context.Context, originURI string, targetURI string) (*gtsmodel.Move, error)
 
+	// PopulateMove parses out the origin and target URIs on the move.
+	PopulateMove(ctx context.Context, move *gtsmodel.Move) error
+
 	// GetLatestMoveSuccessInvolvingURIs gets the time of
 	// the latest successfully-processed Move that includes
 	// either uri1 or uri2 in target or origin positions.