diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
index 195679fad..93219d76a 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ def fetch_object_from_id(id) do
                recv_timeout: 20000
              ),
            {:ok, data} <- Jason.decode(body),
-           nil <- Object.get_by_ap_id(data["id"]),
+           nil <- Object.normalize(data),
            params <- %{
              "type" => "Create",
              "to" => data["to"],
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ def fetch_object_from_id(id) do
              "object" => data
            },
            {:ok, activity} <- Transmogrifier.handle_incoming(params) do
-        {:ok, Object.get_by_ap_id(activity.data["object"]["id"])}
+        {:ok, Object.normalize(activity.data["object"])}
       else
         object = %Object{} ->
           {:ok, object}
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ def fetch_object_from_id(id) do
           Logger.info("Couldn't get object via AP, trying out OStatus fetching...")
 
           case OStatus.fetch_activity_from_url(id) do
-            {:ok, [activity | _]} -> {:ok, Object.get_by_ap_id(activity.data["object"]["id"])}
+            {:ok, [activity | _]} -> {:ok, Object.normalize(activity.data["object"])}
             e -> e
           end
       end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
index 30cd70fb6..8b5c85f42 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ def handle_incoming(
   def handle_incoming(_), do: :error
 
   def get_obj_helper(id) do
-    if object = Object.get_by_ap_id(id), do: {:ok, object}, else: nil
+    if object = Object.normalize(id), do: {:ok, object}, else: nil
   end
 
   def set_reply_to_uri(%{"inReplyTo" => inReplyTo} = object) do