diff --git a/lib/pleroma/user.ex b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
index 3232cb842..29d2b3d89 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/user.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.User do
     # Strip the beginning @ off if there is a query
     query = String.trim_leading(query, "@")
 
-    if resolve, do: User.get_or_fetch_by_nickname(query)
+    if resolve, do: get_or_fetch(query)
 
     fts_results = do_search(fts_search_subquery(query), for_user)
 
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
index c46d8233e..ab2872f56 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
@@ -818,8 +818,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub do
     if object = Object.get_cached_by_ap_id(id) do
       {:ok, object}
     else
-      Logger.info("Fetching #{id} via AP")
-
       with {:ok, data} <- fetch_and_contain_remote_object_from_id(id),
            nil <- Object.normalize(data),
            params <- %{
@@ -851,7 +849,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub do
   end
 
   def fetch_and_contain_remote_object_from_id(id) do
-    Logger.info("Fetching #{id} via AP")
+    Logger.info("Fetching object #{id} via AP")
 
     with true <- String.starts_with?(id, "http"),
          {:ok, %{body: body, status: code}} when code in 200..299 <-
diff --git a/test/user_test.exs b/test/user_test.exs
index 58587bd82..a99b79a0d 100644
--- a/test/user_test.exs
+++ b/test/user_test.exs
@@ -878,6 +878,16 @@ defmodule Pleroma.UserTest do
         assert [] == User.search(query)
       end)
     end
+
+    test "works with URIs" do
+      results = User.search("http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin", true)
+      result = results |> List.first()
+
+      user = User.get_by_ap_id("http://mastodon.example.org/users/admin")
+
+      assert length(results) == 1
+      assert user == result |> Map.put(:search_rank, nil)
+    end
   end
 
   test "auth_active?/1 works correctly" do