From 6671b51169d2f691869d4b2ec249a35a0b08edf5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Julian Lam <julian@nodebb.org>
Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2024 14:52:52 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] fix: truthy check in notes.assert

---
 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 f513043e7e..55bb4e906a 100644
--- a/src/activitypub/notes.js
+++ b/src/activitypub/notes.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Notes.assert = async (uid, input, options = {}) => {
 		const exists = await db.exists(key);
 		winston.verbose(`[activitypub/notes.assert] Asserting note id ${id}`);
 
-		if (!exists || options.update === true) {
+		if (id && (!exists || options.update === true)) {
 			let postData;
 			winston.verbose(`[activitypub/notes.assert] Not found, retrieving note for persistence...`);
 			if (activitypub.helpers.isUri(item)) {