diff --git a/src/activitypub/feps.js b/src/activitypub/feps.js
index 1aa711f2b2..262010b7da 100644
--- a/src/activitypub/feps.js
+++ b/src/activitypub/feps.js
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ Feps.announce = async function announce(id, activity) {
 
 	if (activity.type === 'Create') {
 		const isMain = await posts.isMain(localId || id);
-		console.log('plain announce', activity);
 		if (isMain) {
 			activitypub.helpers.log(`[activitypub/inbox.announce(1b12)] Announcing plain object (${activity.id}) to followers of cid ${cid} and ${relays.length} relays`);
 			await activitypub.send('cid', localCid ? cid : 0, targets, {
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@ Feps.announce = async function announce(id, activity) {
 	}
 
 	activitypub.helpers.log(`[activitypub/inbox.announce(1b12)] Announcing ${activity.type} (${activity.id}) to followers of cid ${cid} and ${relays.length} relays`);
-	console.log('activity announce', activity);
 	await activitypub.send('cid', localCid ? cid : 0, targets, {
 		id: `${nconf.get('url')}/post/${encodeURIComponent(id)}#activity/announce/${now}`,
 		type: 'Announce',
diff --git a/src/activitypub/notes.js b/src/activitypub/notes.js
index 21aebb4c63..14420724f0 100644
--- a/src/activitypub/notes.js
+++ b/src/activitypub/notes.js
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ Notes.assert = async (uid, input, options = { skipChecks: false }) => {
 
 		await Notes.syncUserInboxes(tid, uid);
 
-		if (!hasTid && options.cid) {
-			// New topic, have category announce it
+		if (!hasTid && uid && options.cid) {
+			// New topic via search/post-redirect, have category announce it
 			activitypub.out.announce.topic(tid);
 		}