diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/publisher.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/publisher.ex
index 92d14a7da..cd820fa3d 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/publisher.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/publisher.ex
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ defp signature_host(%URI{port: port, scheme: scheme, host: host}) do
     end
   end
 
-  defp should_federate?(inbox, public) do
+  defp should_federate?(inbox) do
     %{host: host} = URI.parse(inbox)
 
     quarantined_instances =
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ def determine_inbox(
 
   def publish(%User{} = actor, %{data: %{"bcc" => bcc}} = activity)
       when is_list(bcc) and bcc != [] do
-    public = is_public?(activity)
     {:ok, data} = Transmogrifier.prepare_outgoing(activity.data)
 
     recipients = recipients(actor, activity)
@@ -197,7 +196,7 @@ def publish(%User{} = actor, %{data: %{"bcc" => bcc}} = activity)
       recipients
       |> Enum.filter(&User.ap_enabled?/1)
       |> Enum.map(fn actor -> actor.inbox end)
-      |> Enum.filter(fn inbox -> should_federate?(inbox, public) end)
+      |> Enum.filter(fn inbox -> should_federate?(inbox) end)
       |> Instances.filter_reachable()
 
     Repo.checkout(fn ->
@@ -242,7 +241,7 @@ def publish(%User{} = actor, %Activity{} = activity) do
       determine_inbox(activity, user)
     end)
     |> Enum.uniq()
-    |> Enum.filter(fn inbox -> should_federate?(inbox, public) end)
+    |> Enum.filter(fn inbox -> should_federate?(inbox) end)
     |> Instances.filter_reachable()
     |> Enum.each(fn {inbox, unreachable_since} ->
       Pleroma.Web.Federator.Publisher.enqueue_one(
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/publisher_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/publisher_test.exs
index 2cc5407aa..f6a4f5541 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/publisher_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/publisher_test.exs
@@ -290,11 +290,18 @@ test "publish to url with with different ports" do
           user: actor,
           recipients: [follower.ap_id]
         )
+      public_note_activity = 
+        insert(:note_activity,
+          user: actor,
+          recipients: [follower.ap_id, @as_public]
+        )
 
       res = Publisher.publish(actor, note_activity)
 
       assert res == :ok
 
+      :ok = Publisher.publish(actor, public_note_activity)
+
       assert not called(
                Pleroma.Web.Federator.Publisher.enqueue_one(Publisher, %{
                  inbox: "https://domain.com/users/nick1/inbox",
@@ -302,6 +309,13 @@ test "publish to url with with different ports" do
                  id: note_activity.data["id"]
                })
              )
+      assert not called(
+               Pleroma.Web.Federator.Publisher.enqueue_one(Publisher, %{
+                 inbox: "https://domain.com/users/nick1/inbox",
+                 actor_id: actor.id,
+                 id: public_note_activity.data["id"]
+               })
+             )
     end
 
     test_with_mock "Publishes a non-public activity to non-quarantined instances.",
@@ -345,6 +359,7 @@ test "publish to url with with different ports" do
                    Pleroma.Web.Federator.Publisher,
                    [:passthrough],
                    [] do
+      Config.put([:instance, :quarantined_instances], [])
       follower =
         insert(:user, %{
           local: false,