diff --git a/lib/pleroma/object.ex b/lib/pleroma/object.ex
index 72991fa1f..5b51d6be3 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/object.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/object.ex
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@ def get_cached_by_ap_id(ap_id) do
   end
 
   def context_mapping(context) do
-    %Object{data: %{"id" => context}}
+    Object.change(%Object{}, %{data: %{"id" => context}})
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api.ex
index e31a2cc76..b5b59eb4b 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/twitter_api/twitter_api.ex
@@ -282,10 +282,14 @@ defp make_date do
   def context_to_conversation_id(context) do
     with %Object{id: id} <- Object.get_cached_by_ap_id(context) do
       id
-    else _e ->
-      changeset = Object.context_mapping(context)
-      {:ok, %{id: id}} = Repo.insert(changeset)
-      id
+      else _e ->
+        changeset = Object.context_mapping(context)
+        case Repo.insert(changeset) do
+          {:ok, %{id: id}} -> id
+          # This should be solved by an upsert, but it seems ecto
+          # has problems accessing the constraint inside the jsonb.
+          {:error, _} -> Object.get_cached_by_ap_id(context).id
+        end
     end
   end