diff --git a/packages/backend/src/core/activitypub/ApInboxService.ts b/packages/backend/src/core/activitypub/ApInboxService.ts
index 09dd10cd47..6b660de150 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/core/activitypub/ApInboxService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/core/activitypub/ApInboxService.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ export class ApInboxService {
 				} catch (err) {
 					if (err instanceof Error || typeof err === 'string') {
 						this.logger.error(err);
+					} else {
+						throw err;
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -256,7 +258,7 @@ export class ApInboxService {
 
 		const targetUri = getApId(activity.object);
 
-		this.announceNote(actor, activity, targetUri);
+		await this.announceNote(actor, activity, targetUri);
 	}
 
 	@bindThis
@@ -373,7 +375,7 @@ export class ApInboxService {
 		});
 
 		if (isPost(object)) {
-			this.createNote(resolver, actor, object, false, activity);
+			await this.createNote(resolver, actor, object, false, activity);
 		} else {
 			this.logger.warn(`Unknown type: ${getApType(object)}`);
 		}