diff --git a/public/src/client/topic/threadTools.js b/public/src/client/topic/threadTools.js
index a83a9d86b5..7a2519b069 100644
--- a/public/src/client/topic/threadTools.js
+++ b/public/src/client/topic/threadTools.js
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ define('forum/topic/threadTools', [
 				return;
 			}
 			dropdownMenu.html(helpers.generatePlaceholderWave([8, 8, 8]));
-			const data = await socket.emit('topics.loadTopicTools', { tid: ajaxify.data.tid, cid: ajaxify.data.cid });
+			const data = await socket.emit('topics.loadTopicTools', { tid: ajaxify.data.tid, cid: ajaxify.data.cid }).catch(alerts.error);
 			const html = await app.parseAndTranslate('partials/topic/topic-menu-list', data);
 			$(dropdownMenu).attr('data-loaded', 'true').html(html);
 			hooks.fire('action:topic.tools.load', {
diff --git a/src/middleware/render.js b/src/middleware/render.js
index e01110936f..9741585428 100644
--- a/src/middleware/render.js
+++ b/src/middleware/render.js
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ module.exports = function (middleware) {
 	async function loadClientHeaderFooterData(req, res, options) {
 		const registrationType = meta.config.registrationType || 'normal';
 		res.locals.config = res.locals.config || {};
+		const userLang = res.locals.config.userLang || meta.config.userLang || 'en-GB';
 		const templateValues = {
 			title: meta.config.title || '',
 			'title:url': meta.config['title:url'] || '',
@@ -180,9 +181,9 @@ module.exports = function (middleware) {
 			blocks: user.blocks.list(req.uid),
 			user: user.getUserData(req.uid),
 			isEmailConfirmSent: req.uid <= 0 ? false : await user.email.isValidationPending(req.uid),
-			languageDirection: translator.translate('[[language:dir]]', res.locals.config.userLang),
-			timeagoCode: languages.userTimeagoCode(res.locals.config.userLang),
-			browserTitle: translator.translate(controllersHelpers.buildTitle(title)),
+			languageDirection: translator.translate('[[language:dir]]', userLang),
+			timeagoCode: languages.userTimeagoCode(userLang),
+			browserTitle: translator.translate(controllersHelpers.buildTitle(title), userLang),
 			navigation: navigation.get(req.uid),
 			roomIds: req.uid > 0 ? db.getSortedSetRevRange(`uid:${req.uid}:chat:rooms`, 0, 0) : [],
 		});
diff --git a/src/socket.io/topics/tools.js b/src/socket.io/topics/tools.js
index 80bab41662..e4044a5272 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/topics/tools.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/topics/tools.js
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ const plugins = require('../../plugins');
 
 module.exports = function (SocketTopics) {
 	SocketTopics.loadTopicTools = async function (socket, data) {
-		if (!socket.uid) {
-			throw new Error('[[error:no-privileges]]');
-		}
 		if (!data) {
 			throw new Error('[[error:invalid-data]]');
 		}
@@ -21,7 +18,7 @@ module.exports = function (SocketTopics) {
 		if (!topicData) {
 			throw new Error('[[error:no-topic]]');
 		}
-		if (!userPrivileges['topics:read']) {
+		if (!userPrivileges['topics:read'] || !userPrivileges.view_thread_tools) {
 			throw new Error('[[error:no-privileges]]');
 		}
 		topicData.privileges = userPrivileges;
diff --git a/test/activitypub/privileges.js b/test/activitypub/privileges.js
index 2284b7203d..1c8d2ec7f2 100644
--- a/test/activitypub/privileges.js
+++ b/test/activitypub/privileges.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const assert = require('assert');
 const nconf = require('nconf');
 
 const db = require('../mocks/databasemock');
+const request = require('../../src/request');
 const user = require('../../src/user');
 const topics = require('../../src/topics');
 const posts = require('../../src/posts');
@@ -192,11 +193,12 @@ describe('Privilege logic for remote users/content (ActivityPub)', () => {
 
 			describe('groups:find', () => {
 				it('should return webfinger response to a category\'s handle', async () => {
-					const response = await activitypub.helpers.query(`${handle}@${nconf.get('url_parsed').hostname}`);
+					const { response, body } = await request.get(`${nconf.get('url')}/.well-known/webfinger?resource=acct:${handle}@${nconf.get('url_parsed').host}`);
 
 					assert(response);
-					assert.strictEqual(response.subject, `acct:${handle}@${nconf.get('url_parsed').hostname}`);
-					assert.strictEqual(response.hostname, nconf.get('url_parsed').hostname);
+					assert.strictEqual(response.statusCode, 200);
+					assert(body.links && body.links.length);
+					assert.strictEqual(body.subject, `acct:${handle}@${nconf.get('url_parsed').host}`);
 				});
 			});
 		});