From 953c051c2e546364a8a28d4097ebceac1876bcac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Julian Lam <julian@nodebb.org>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:59:13 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix: perform Link header check on note assertion only when
 skipChecks is falsy

---
 src/activitypub/notes.js | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/activitypub/notes.js b/src/activitypub/notes.js
index 3b15ab0137..50ce01bf3c 100644
--- a/src/activitypub/notes.js
+++ b/src/activitypub/notes.js
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ Notes.assert = async (uid, input, options = { skipChecks: false }) => {
 		return null;
 	}
 
-	id = (await activitypub.checkHeader(id)) || id;
+	if (!options.skipChecks) {
+		id = (await activitypub.checkHeader(id)) || id;
+	}
 
 	let chain;
 	let context = await activitypub.contexts.get(uid, id);