From 15f60b2497d8914bb67aa5c2355ffbd74a7765a8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Julian Lam <julian@nodebb.org>
Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2024 10:17:08 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix: logic tweak

---
 src/activitypub/notes.js | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/activitypub/notes.js b/src/activitypub/notes.js
index 3087216dcf..cf80588ad1 100644
--- a/src/activitypub/notes.js
+++ b/src/activitypub/notes.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Notes.assert = async (uid, input, options = { skipChecks: false }) => {
 		chain = Array.from(await activitypub.contexts.getItems(uid, context.context, { input }));
 	}
 
-	if (!chain) {
+	if (!chain || !chain.length) {
 		// Fall back to inReplyTo traversal on context retrieval failure
 		chain = Array.from(await Notes.getParentChain(uid, input));
 	}