diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
index c6733e487..51b787272 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ def fetch_object_from_id(id) do
              "type" => "Create",
              "to" => data["to"],
              "cc" => data["cc"],
-             "actor" => data["attributedTo"],
+             "actor" => data["actor"] || data["attributedTo"],
              "object" => data
            },
            :ok <- Transmogrifier.contain_origin(id, params),