2 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/internal/federation/dereferencing/account.go b/internal/federation/dereferencing/account.go
index b9efbfa45..6ea8256d5 100644
--- a/internal/federation/dereferencing/account.go
+++ b/internal/federation/dereferencing/account.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@ func (d *deref) fetchHeaderAndAviForAccount(ctx context.Context, targetAccount *
 			return err
 		}
 
-		data := func(innerCtx context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
+		data := func(innerCtx context.Context) (io.Reader, error) {
 			return t.DereferenceMedia(innerCtx, avatarIRI)
 		}
 
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@ func (d *deref) fetchHeaderAndAviForAccount(ctx context.Context, targetAccount *
 			return err
 		}
 
-		data := func(innerCtx context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
+		data := func(innerCtx context.Context) (io.Reader, error) {
 			return t.DereferenceMedia(innerCtx, headerIRI)
 		}
 
diff --git a/internal/federation/dereferencing/media.go b/internal/federation/dereferencing/media.go
index 46cb4a5f4..c427f2507 100644
--- a/internal/federation/dereferencing/media.go
+++ b/internal/federation/dereferencing/media.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package dereferencing
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"net/url"
 
 	"github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/internal/media"
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ func (d *deref) GetRemoteMedia(ctx context.Context, requestingUsername string, a
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("GetRemoteMedia: error parsing url: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	dataFunc := func(innerCtx context.Context) ([]byte, error) {
+	dataFunc := func(innerCtx context.Context) (io.Reader, error) {
 		return t.DereferenceMedia(innerCtx, derefURI)
 	}