From 9062691aa27c6202959cb66803bf4ba819ef419e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Julian Lam <julian@nodebb.org>
Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2024 22:49:09 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix: defer postdata retrieval

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

diff --git a/src/activitypub/inbox.js b/src/activitypub/inbox.js
index 06a9d09111..da75f23627 100644
--- a/src/activitypub/inbox.js
+++ b/src/activitypub/inbox.js
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ inbox.update = async (req) => {
 
 	switch (object.type) {
 		case 'Note': {
-			const postData = await activitypub.mocks.post(object);
 			const exists = await posts.exists(object.id);
 			try {
 				if (exists) {
+					const postData = await activitypub.mocks.post(object);
 					await posts.edit(postData);
 					const isDeleted = await posts.getPostField(object.id, 'deleted');
 					if (isDeleted) {