diff --git a/backend/src/utils/http-signing.ts b/backend/src/utils/http-signing.ts
index 2320d784a..84417f9a5 100644
--- a/backend/src/utils/http-signing.ts
+++ b/backend/src/utils/http-signing.ts
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ export async function signRequest(request: Request, key: CryptoKey, keyId: URL):
 
 	await sign(request, {
 		components: components,
-		parameters: {
-			created: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000),
-		},
 		keyId: keyId.toString(),
 		signer: mySigner,
 	})
diff --git a/backend/src/utils/httpsigjs/parser.ts b/backend/src/utils/httpsigjs/parser.ts
index fa39d2b7d..53d051aee 100644
--- a/backend/src/utils/httpsigjs/parser.ts
+++ b/backend/src/utils/httpsigjs/parser.ts
@@ -261,8 +261,8 @@ export function parseRequest(request: Request, options?: Options): ParsedSignatu
 
 	if (!parsed.params.signature) throw new InvalidHeaderError('signature was not specified')
 
-	if (['date', 'x-date', '(created)'].every((hdr) => parsedHeaders.indexOf(hdr) < 0)) {
-		throw new MissingHeaderError('no signed date header')
+	if (['date', 'x-date', '(created)', 'digest'].every((hdr) => parsedHeaders.indexOf(hdr) < 0)) {
+		throw new MissingHeaderError('no signed date or digest header')
 	}
 
 	// Check the algorithm against the official list