diff --git a/lib/activity.php b/lib/activity.php
index e6fefca28f..e1d5e25e5e 100644
--- a/lib/activity.php
+++ b/lib/activity.php
@@ -383,7 +383,10 @@ class Activity
         // updatedTime <-- should we use? spec says activity MAY have this
 
         // verb
-        $activity['verb'] = $this->verb;
+        //
+        // We can probably use the whole schema URL here but probably the
+        // relative simple name is easier to parse
+        $activity['verb'] = substr($this->verb, strrpos($this->verb, '/') + 1);
 
         // TODO: extensions (ActivityContext, OStatus stuff, etc.)
 
diff --git a/lib/activityobject.php b/lib/activityobject.php
index 17753f0df4..7847a5d640 100644
--- a/lib/activityobject.php
+++ b/lib/activityobject.php
@@ -683,7 +683,10 @@ class ActivityObject
         }
 
         // objectType
-        $object['type'] = $this->type;
+        //
+        // We can probably use the whole schema URL here but probably the
+        // relative simple name is easier to parse
+        $object['type'] = substr($this->type, strrpos($this->type, '/') + 1);
 
         // summary
         $object['summary'] = $this->summary;