diff --git a/changelog.d/rich_media_stream_test.skip b/changelog.d/rich_media_stream_test.skip
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/config/test.exs b/config/test.exs
index 1e8168548..410b9bbab 100644
--- a/config/test.exs
+++ b/config/test.exs
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ config :pleroma, Pleroma.Uploaders.Uploader, timeout: 1_000
 
 config :pleroma, Pleroma.Emoji.Loader, test_emoji: true
 
-config :pleroma, Pleroma.Web.RichMedia.Backfill, provider: Pleroma.Web.RichMedia.Backfill
+config :pleroma, Pleroma.Web.RichMedia.Backfill,
+  stream_out: Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubMock
 
 if File.exists?("./config/test.secret.exs") do
   import_config "test.secret.exs"
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/backfill.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/backfill.ex
index 1d8cc87d4..f1ee83bf0 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/backfill.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/backfill.ex
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.RichMedia.Backfill do
   require Logger
 
   @cachex Pleroma.Config.get([:cachex, :provider], Cachex)
+  @stream_out_impl Pleroma.Config.get(
+                     [__MODULE__, :stream_out],
+                     Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub
+                   )
 
   @spec run(map()) ::
           :ok | {:error, {:invalid_metadata, any()} | :body_too_large | {:content, any()} | any()}
@@ -64,7 +68,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.RichMedia.Backfill do
   defp stream_update(%{"activity_id" => activity_id}) do
     Pleroma.Activity.get_by_id(activity_id)
     |> Pleroma.Activity.normalize()
-    |> Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub.stream_out()
+    |> @stream_out_impl.stream_out()
   end
 
   defp warm_cache(key, val), do: @cachex.put(:rich_media_cache, key, val)
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/rich_media/card_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/rich_media/card_test.exs
index 33d07127f..9541627c1 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/rich_media/card_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/rich_media/card_test.exs
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.RichMedia.CardTest do
         content_type: "text/markdown"
       })
 
+    Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPubMock
+    |> expect(:stream_out, fn ^activity -> nil end)
+
     assert_enqueued(
       worker: RichMediaWorker,
       args: %{"url" => url, "activity_id" => activity.id}