diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index da29b90..feac614 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ app.param('name', function (req, res, next, id) {
 })
 
 // json only routes
-app.use('/.well-known/webfinger', net.validators.jsonld, cors(), routes.webfinger)
+app.use('/.well-known/webfinger', cors(), routes.webfinger)
 app.use('/o', net.validators.jsonld, cors(), routes.object)
 app.use('/s', net.validators.jsonld, cors(), routes.stream)
 app.use('/u/:name/inbox', net.validators.jsonld, routes.inbox)
diff --git a/net/validators.js b/net/validators.js
index 9f76170..974ea58 100644
--- a/net/validators.js
+++ b/net/validators.js
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ function activity (req, res, next) {
 }
 
 function jsonld (req, res, next) {
-  if (req.method === 'GET' && pub.consts.jsonldTypes.includes(req.get('Accept'))) {
+  if (req.method === 'GET' && req.accepts(pub.consts.jsonldTypes)) {
     return next()
   }
-  if (req.method === 'POST' && pub.consts.jsonldTypes.includes(req.get('Content-Type'))) {
+  if (req.method === 'POST' && req.is(pub.consts.jsonldTypes)) {
     return next()
   }
   next('route')