diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex
index 9c3daac2c..d6eb843f7 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/common_api.ex
@@ -217,8 +217,10 @@ def pin(id_or_ap_id, %{ap_id: user_ap_id} = user) do
     with %Activity{
            actor: ^user_ap_id,
            data: %{
-             "type" => "Create",
-             "object" => %{
+             "type" => "Create"
+           },
+           object: %Object{
+             data: %{
                "to" => object_to,
                "type" => "Note"
              }