diff --git a/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/request.ts b/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/request.ts
index a7404e603..6e2a0a815 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/request.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/request.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export async function signedGet(_url: string, user: { id: User['id'] }): Promise
 	let url = _url;
 	const keypair = await getUserKeypair(user.id);
 
-	for (let redirects = 0; redirects < 3; redirects++) {
+	for (let redirects = 3; redirects > 0; redirects--) {
 		const req = createSignedGet({
 			key: {
 				privateKeyPem: keypair.privateKey,