diff --git a/lib/Controller/RemoteController.php b/lib/Controller/RemoteController.php
index 9c43a5778..cab9721df 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/RemoteController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/RemoteController.php
@@ -411,8 +411,13 @@ public function memberships(string $circleId): DataResponse {
 	 * @throws MalformedArrayException
 	 * @throws SignatoryException
 	 * @throws SignatureException
+	 * @throws UnknownInterfaceException
 	 */
 	private function extractEventFromRequest(): FederatedEvent {
+		// will throw exception if instance is not configured for this event.
+		$this->interfaceService->setCurrentInterfaceFromRequest($this->request);
+		$this->interfaceService->getCurrentInterface();
+
 		$signed = $this->remoteStreamService->incomingSignedRequest();
 		$this->confirmRemoteInstance($signed);
 
diff --git a/lib/Service/RemoteStreamService.php b/lib/Service/RemoteStreamService.php
index e41348998..b913803dc 100644
--- a/lib/Service/RemoteStreamService.php
+++ b/lib/Service/RemoteStreamService.php
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 use OCA\Circles\Tools\Traits\TNCWellKnown;
 use OCA\Circles\Tools\Traits\TStringTools;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http;
+use OCP\IConfig;
 use OCP\IURLGenerator;
 use ReflectionClass;
 use ReflectionException;
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ class RemoteStreamService extends NCSignature {
 	 * @param ConfigService $configService
 	 */
 	public function __construct(
+		private readonly IConfig $config,
 		IURLGenerator $urlGenerator,
 		RemoteRequest $remoteRequest,
 		InterfaceService $interfaceService,
@@ -364,6 +366,7 @@ public function retrieveSignatory(string $keyId, bool $refresh = true): NCSignat
 		$request = new NCRequest();
 		$this->configService->configureRequest($request);
 
+		$request->setLocalAddressAllowed($this->config->getSystemValueBool('allow_local_remote_servers'));
 		$this->downloadSignatory($remoteInstance, $keyId, ['auth' => $confirm], $request);
 		$remoteInstance->setUidFromKey();