diff --git a/plugins/ActivityPub/Util/Model/Activity.php b/plugins/ActivityPub/Util/Model/Activity.php
index 23bcb770b2..12f465d19f 100644
--- a/plugins/ActivityPub/Util/Model/Activity.php
+++ b/plugins/ActivityPub/Util/Model/Activity.php
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ use ActivityPhp\Type;
 use ActivityPhp\Type\AbstractObject;
 use App\Core\DB\DB;
 use App\Core\Event;
+use App\Core\Log;
 use App\Core\Router\Router;
 use App\Entity\Activity as GSActivity;
 use App\Util\Exception\ClientException;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ use App\Util\Exception\NoSuchActorException;
 use App\Util\Exception\NotFoundException;
 use App\Util\Exception\NotImplementedException;
 use DateTimeInterface;
+use Exception;
 use InvalidArgumentException;
 use const JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES;
 use Plugin\ActivityPub\ActivityPub;
@@ -92,7 +94,12 @@ class Activity extends Model
             $type_object = ActivityPub::getObjectByUri($type_object, try_online: true);
         } else { // Encapsulated, if we have it locally, prefer it
             // TODO: Test authority of activity over object
-            $type_object = ActivityPub::getObjectByUri($type_object->get('id'), try_online: false) ?? $type_object;
+            try {
+                $type_object = ActivityPub::getObjectByUri($type_object->get('id'), try_online: false);
+            } catch (Exception $e) {
+                // Use the encapsulated then
+                Log::debug('Failed to find a local activity, will continue with encapsulated.', [$e]);
+            }
         }
 
         if (($type_object instanceof Type\AbstractObject)) { // It's a new object apparently