diff --git a/crates/application/src/use_cases/federation_management/mod.rs b/crates/application/src/use_cases/federation_management/mod.rs
index 6ba7140..88b5acd 100644
--- a/crates/application/src/use_cases/federation_management/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/application/src/use_cases/federation_management/mod.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,20 @@ use domain::{
 
 use super::social;
 
+pub async fn initiate_actor_move(
+    events: &dyn EventPublisher,
+    user_id: &UserId,
+    new_actor_url: url::Url,
+) -> Result<(), DomainError> {
+    events
+        .publish(&DomainEvent::ActorMoved {
+            user_id: user_id.clone(),
+            new_actor_url: new_actor_url.to_string(),
+        })
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| DomainError::Internal(e.to_string()))
+}
+
 pub async fn list_pending_requests(
     federation: &dyn FederationFollowRequestPort,
     user_id: &UserId,
diff --git a/crates/presentation/src/handlers/federation_management.rs b/crates/presentation/src/handlers/federation_management.rs
index 843b9ad..315dc24 100644
--- a/crates/presentation/src/handlers/federation_management.rs
+++ b/crates/presentation/src/handlers/federation_management.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use api_types::responses::{ProfileField, RemoteActorResponse};
 use application::use_cases::federation_management::{
-    accept_follow_request, list_pending_requests, list_remote_followers, list_remote_following,
-    reject_follow_request, remove_remote_following,
+    accept_follow_request, initiate_actor_move, list_pending_requests, list_remote_followers,
+    list_remote_following, reject_follow_request, remove_remote_following,
 };
 use axum::{http::StatusCode, Json};
 use domain::ports::{EventPublisher, FederationActionPort, FollowRepository, UserRepository};
@@ -118,15 +118,9 @@ pub async fn post_move_account(
     AuthUser(uid): AuthUser,
     Json(body): Json<MoveBody>,
 ) -> Result<StatusCode, ApiError> {
-    url::Url::parse(&body.new_actor_url)
+    let new_url = url::Url::parse(&body.new_actor_url)
         .map_err(|_| ApiError::BadRequest("invalid new_actor_url".into()))?;
-    d.events
-        .publish(&domain::events::DomainEvent::ActorMoved {
-            user_id: uid,
-            new_actor_url: body.new_actor_url,
-        })
-        .await
-        .map_err(|e| ApiError::Domain(domain::errors::DomainError::Internal(e.to_string())))?;
+    initiate_actor_move(&*d.events, &uid, new_url).await?;
     Ok(StatusCode::NO_CONTENT)
 }