diff --git a/src/api/topics.js b/src/api/topics.js
index 054602e7a2..ac3951f4d7 100644
--- a/src/api/topics.js
+++ b/src/api/topics.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
+const winston = require('winston');
+
 const user = require('../user');
 const topics = require('../topics');
 const categories = require('../categories');
@@ -80,7 +82,9 @@ topicsAPI.create = async function (caller, data) {
 	socketHelpers.notifyNew(caller.uid, 'newTopic', { posts: [result.postData], topic: result.topicData });
 
 	if (!isScheduling) {
-		await activitypub.out.create.note(caller.uid, result.postData.pid);
+		activitypub.out.create.note(caller.uid, result.postData.pid).catch((err) => {
+			winston.error(`[activitypub] create.note failed ${err.stack}`);
+		});
 	}
 
 	return result.topicData;
@@ -118,6 +122,10 @@ topicsAPI.reply = async function (caller, data) {
 	socketHelpers.notifyNew(caller.uid, 'newPost', result);
 	await activitypub.out.create.note(caller.uid, postData);
 
+	activitypub.out.create.note(caller.uid, postData).catch((err) => {
+		winston.error(`[activitypub] create.note failed ${err.stack}`);
+	});
+
 	return postData;
 };