diff --git a/src/api/activitypub.js b/src/api/activitypub.js
index bb6221ab0c..af881eff5b 100644
--- a/src/api/activitypub.js
+++ b/src/api/activitypub.js
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ async function buildRecipients(object, { pid, uid }) {
 	return { targets };
 }
 
-activitypubApi.create.post = enabledCheck(async (caller, { pid }) => {
+activitypubApi.create.note = enabledCheck(async (caller, { pid }) => {
 	const post = (await posts.getPostSummaryByPids([pid], caller.uid, { stripTags: false })).pop();
 	if (!post) {
 		return;
diff --git a/src/api/topics.js b/src/api/topics.js
index 1a693c28af..4b853afebc 100644
--- a/src/api/topics.js
+++ b/src/api/topics.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ topicsAPI.create = async function (caller, data) {
 	socketHelpers.notifyNew(caller.uid, 'newTopic', { posts: [result.postData], topic: result.topicData });
 
 	if (!isScheduling) {
-		activitypubApi.create.post(caller, { pid: result.postData.pid });
+		activitypubApi.create.note(caller, { pid: result.postData.pid });
 	}
 
 	return result.topicData;
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ topicsAPI.reply = async function (caller, data) {
 	}
 
 	socketHelpers.notifyNew(caller.uid, 'newPost', result);
-	activitypubApi.create.post(caller, { pid: postData.pid });
+	activitypubApi.create.note(caller, { pid: postData.pid });
 
 	return postObj[0];
 };
diff --git a/src/topics/scheduled.js b/src/topics/scheduled.js
index 9ba4908322..364fa28c6f 100644
--- a/src/topics/scheduled.js
+++ b/src/topics/scheduled.js
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ function federatePosts(uids, topicData) {
 	topicData.forEach(({ mainPid: pid }, idx) => {
 		const uid = uids[idx];
 
-		api.activitypub.create.post({ uid }, { pid });
+		api.activitypub.create.note({ uid }, { pid });
 	});
 }