diff --git a/models/forgefed/actor.go b/models/forgefed/actor.go
index 12aa6358d1..e9fdd423fc 100644
--- a/models/forgefed/actor.go
+++ b/models/forgefed/actor.go
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/validation"
 )
 
+type Validateable interface {
+	Validate() []string
+}
+
 type ActorId struct {
+	Validateable
 	Id               string
 	Source           string
 	Schema           string
@@ -30,12 +35,7 @@ type RepositoryId struct {
 	ActorId
 }
 
-func NewPersonId(uri string, source string) (PersonId, error) {
-	// TODO: remove after test
-	//if !validation.IsValidExternalURL(uri) {
-	//	return PersonId{}, fmt.Errorf("uri %s is not a valid external url", uri)
-	//}
-
+func newActorId(uri, source string) (ActorId, error) {
 	validatedUri, _ := url.Parse(uri) // ToDo: Why no err treatment at this place?
 	pathWithActorID := strings.Split(validatedUri.Path, "/")
 	if containsEmptyString(pathWithActorID) {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func NewPersonId(uri string, source string) (PersonId, error) {
 	pathWithoutActorID := strings.Join(pathWithActorID[0:length-1], "/")
 	id := pathWithActorID[length-1]
 
-	result := PersonId{}
+	result := ActorId{}
 	result.Id = id
 	result.Source = source
 	result.Schema = validatedUri.Scheme
@@ -53,41 +53,52 @@ func NewPersonId(uri string, source string) (PersonId, error) {
 	result.Path = pathWithoutActorID
 	result.Port = validatedUri.Port()
 	result.UnvalidatedInput = uri
+
 	if valid, err := result.IsValid(); !valid {
-		return PersonId{}, err
+		return ActorId{}, err
 	}
 
 	return result, nil
 }
 
+func NewPersonId(uri string, source string) (PersonId, error) {
+	// TODO: remove after test
+	//if !validation.IsValidExternalURL(uri) {
+	//	return PersonId{}, fmt.Errorf("uri %s is not a valid external url", uri)
+	//}
+
+	actorId, err := newActorId(uri, source)
+	if err != nil {
+		return PersonId{}, err
+	}
+
+	// validate Person specific path
+	personId := PersonId{actorId}
+	if valid, outcome := personId.IsValid(); !valid {
+		return PersonId{}, outcome
+	}
+
+	return personId, nil
+}
+
 // TODO: tbd how an which parts can be generalized
 func NewRepositoryId(uri string, source string) (RepositoryId, error) {
 	if !validation.IsAPIURL(uri) {
 		return RepositoryId{}, fmt.Errorf("uri %s is not a valid repo url on this host %s", uri, setting.AppURL+"api")
 	}
 
-	validatedUri, _ := url.Parse(uri) // ToDo: Why no err treatment at this place?
-	pathWithActorID := strings.Split(validatedUri.Path, "/")
-	if containsEmptyString(pathWithActorID) {
-		pathWithActorID = removeEmptyStrings(pathWithActorID)
-	}
-	length := len(pathWithActorID)
-	pathWithoutActorID := strings.Join(pathWithActorID[0:length-1], "/")
-	id := pathWithActorID[length-1]
-
-	result := RepositoryId{}
-	result.Id = id
-	result.Source = source
-	result.Schema = validatedUri.Scheme
-	result.Host = validatedUri.Hostname()
-	result.Path = pathWithoutActorID
-	result.Port = validatedUri.Port()
-	result.UnvalidatedInput = uri
-	if valid, err := result.IsValid(); !valid {
+	actorId, err := newActorId(uri, source)
+	if err != nil {
 		return RepositoryId{}, err
 	}
 
-	return result, nil
+	// validate Person specific path
+	repoId := RepositoryId{actorId}
+	if valid, outcome := repoId.IsValid(); !valid {
+		return RepositoryId{}, outcome
+	}
+
+	return repoId, nil
 }
 
 func (id ActorId) AsUri() string {
@@ -118,7 +129,7 @@ func (id PersonId) HostSuffix() string {
 /*
 Validate collects error strings in a slice and returns this
 */
-func (value PersonId) Validate() []string {
+func (value ActorId) Validate() []string {
 	var result = []string{}
 	result = append(result, validation.ValidateNotEmpty(value.Id, "userId")...)
 	result = append(result, validation.ValidateNotEmpty(value.Source, "source")...)
@@ -126,37 +137,8 @@ func (value PersonId) Validate() []string {
 	result = append(result, validation.ValidateNotEmpty(value.Path, "path")...)
 	result = append(result, validation.ValidateNotEmpty(value.Host, "host")...)
 	result = append(result, validation.ValidateNotEmpty(value.UnvalidatedInput, "unvalidatedInput")...)
-
 	result = append(result, validation.ValidateOneOf(value.Source, []string{"forgejo", "gitea"})...)
-	switch value.Source {
-	case "forgejo", "gitea":
-		if strings.ToLower(value.Path) != "api/v1/activitypub/user-id" && strings.ToLower(value.Path) != "api/activitypub/user-id" {
-			result = append(result, fmt.Sprintf("path: %q has to be a api path", value.Path))
-		}
-	}
-	if value.UnvalidatedInput != value.AsUri() {
-		result = append(result, fmt.Sprintf("not all input: %q was parsed: %q", value.UnvalidatedInput, value.AsUri()))
-	}
 
-	return result
-}
-
-func (value RepositoryId) Validate() []string {
-	var result = []string{}
-	result = append(result, validation.ValidateNotEmpty(value.Id, "userId")...)
-	result = append(result, validation.ValidateNotEmpty(value.Source, "source")...)
-	result = append(result, validation.ValidateNotEmpty(value.Schema, "schema")...)
-	result = append(result, validation.ValidateNotEmpty(value.Path, "path")...)
-	result = append(result, validation.ValidateNotEmpty(value.Host, "host")...)
-	result = append(result, validation.ValidateNotEmpty(value.UnvalidatedInput, "unvalidatedInput")...)
-
-	result = append(result, validation.ValidateOneOf(value.Source, []string{"forgejo", "gitea"})...)
-	switch value.Source {
-	case "forgejo", "gitea":
-		if strings.ToLower(value.Path) != "api/v1/activitypub/repository-id" && strings.ToLower(value.Path) != "api/activitypub/repository-id" {
-			result = append(result, fmt.Sprintf("path: %q has to be a api path", value.Path))
-		}
-	}
 	if value.UnvalidatedInput != value.AsUri() {
 		result = append(result, fmt.Sprintf("not all input: %q was parsed: %q", value.UnvalidatedInput, value.AsUri()))
 	}
@@ -168,18 +150,33 @@ func (value RepositoryId) Validate() []string {
 /*
 IsValid concatenates the error messages with newlines and returns them if there are any
 */
-func (a PersonId) IsValid() (bool, error) {
+func (a ActorId) IsValid() (bool, error) {
 	if err := a.Validate(); len(err) > 0 {
 		errString := strings.Join(err, "\n")
 		return false, fmt.Errorf(errString)
 	}
+
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+func (a PersonId) IsValid() (bool, error) {
+	switch a.Source {
+	case "forgejo", "gitea":
+		if strings.ToLower(a.Path) != "api/v1/activitypub/user-id" && strings.ToLower(a.Path) != "api/activitypub/user-id" {
+			err := fmt.Errorf("path: %q has to be an api path", a.Path)
+			return false, err
+		}
+	}
 	return true, nil
 }
 
 func (a RepositoryId) IsValid() (bool, error) {
-	if err := a.Validate(); len(err) > 0 {
-		errString := strings.Join(err, "\n")
-		return false, fmt.Errorf(errString)
+	switch a.Source {
+	case "forgejo", "gitea":
+		if strings.ToLower(a.Path) != "api/v1/activitypub/repository-id" && strings.ToLower(a.Path) != "api/activitypub/repository-id" {
+			err := fmt.Errorf("path: %q has to be an api path", a.Path)
+			return false, err
+		}
 	}
 	return true, nil
 }