diff --git a/actions/finishremotesubscribe.php b/actions/finishremotesubscribe.php
index 208c2d9d59..1ec842f264 100644
--- a/actions/finishremotesubscribe.php
+++ b/actions/finishremotesubscribe.php
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class FinishremotesubscribeAction extends Action {
 
 		common_debug('using request token "'.$tok.'"', __FILE__);
 		
-		$url = omb_service_uri($omb[OAUTH_ENDPOINT_ACCESS]);
+		$url = $omb['access_token_url'];
 
 		common_debug('using access token url "'.$url.'"', __FILE__);
 		
diff --git a/actions/remotesubscribe.php b/actions/remotesubscribe.php
index 07f40ea2aa..8baa3b7af5 100644
--- a/actions/remotesubscribe.php
+++ b/actions/remotesubscribe.php
@@ -311,6 +311,8 @@ class RemotesubscribeAction extends Action {
 		$omb['listenee'] = $user->nickname;
 		$omb['token'] = $token;
 		$omb['secret'] = $secret;
+		# call doesn't work after bounce back so we cache; maybe serialization issue...?
+		$omb['access_token_url'] = omb_service_uri($omb[OAUTH_ENDPOINT_ACCESS]);
 
 		$_SESSION['oauth_authorization_request'] = $omb;