diff --git a/lib/pleroma/object.ex b/lib/pleroma/object.ex
index 03a75dfbd..57a8b1d6b 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/object.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/object.ex
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ def get_by_ap_id(ap_id) do
     Repo.one(from(object in Object, where: fragment("(?)->>'id' = ?", object.data, ^ap_id)))
   end
 
-  def normalize(obj) when is_map(obj), do: Object.get_by_ap_id(obj["id"])
-  def normalize(ap_id) when is_binary(ap_id), do: Object.get_by_ap_id(ap_id)
+  def normalize(obj) when is_map(obj), do: normalize(obj["id"])
+  def normalize(ap_id) when is_binary(ap_id), do: get_cached_by_ap_id(ap_id)
   def normalize(_), do: nil
 
   if Mix.env() == :test do