diff --git a/src/Model/GContact.php b/src/Model/GContact.php
index ab0a4fdd84..41ca763fc6 100644
--- a/src/Model/GContact.php
+++ b/src/Model/GContact.php
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ use Friendica\Network\Probe;
 use Friendica\Protocol\ActivityPub;
 use Friendica\Protocol\PortableContact;
 use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
+use Friendica\Util\Network;
 use Friendica\Util\Strings;
 
 /**
@@ -1377,7 +1378,7 @@ class GContact
 			return;
 		}
 
-		$curlResult = Network::curl($data['poco']);
+		$curlResult = DI::httpRequest()->get($data['poco']);
 		if (!$curlResult->isSuccess()) {
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/src/Model/GServer.php b/src/Model/GServer.php
index 7643c9590e..0f47146eb7 100644
--- a/src/Model/GServer.php
+++ b/src/Model/GServer.php
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ class GServer
 					// When the base path doesn't seem to contain a social network we try the complete path.
 					// Most detectable system have to be installed in the root directory.
 					// We checked the base to avoid false positives.
-					$curlResult = Network::curl($url, false, ['timeout' => $xrd_timeout]);
+					$curlResult = DI::httpRequest()->get($url, false, ['timeout' => $xrd_timeout]);
 					if ($curlResult->isSuccess()) {
 						$urldata = self::analyseRootHeader($curlResult, $serverdata);
 						$urldata = self::analyseRootBody($curlResult, $urldata, $url);