diff --git a/lib/pleroma/html.ex b/lib/pleroma/html.ex
index f19b42b42..1e48749a8 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/html.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/html.ex
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def get_cached_stripped_html_for_object(content, object, module) do
   def ensure_scrubbed_html(
         content,
         scrubbers,
-        _fake = false
+        false = _fake
       ) do
     {:commit, filter_tags(content, scrubbers)}
   end
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def ensure_scrubbed_html(
   def ensure_scrubbed_html(
         content,
         scrubbers,
-        _fake = true
+        true = _fake
       ) do
     {:ignore, filter_tags(content, scrubbers)}
   end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
index 3959e9bd9..feb73518e 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
@@ -176,35 +176,45 @@ def maybe_federate(_), do: :ok
   also adds it to an included object
   """
   def lazy_put_activity_defaults(map, fake \\ false) do
-    unless fake do
-      %{data: %{"id" => context}, id: context_id} = create_context(map["context"])
+    map =
+      unless fake do
+        %{data: %{"id" => context}, id: context_id} = create_context(map["context"])
 
-      map =
         map
         |> Map.put_new_lazy("id", &generate_activity_id/0)
         |> Map.put_new_lazy("published", &make_date/0)
         |> Map.put_new("context", context)
         |> Map.put_new("context_id", context_id)
-
-      if is_map(map["object"]) do
-        object = lazy_put_object_defaults(map["object"], map)
-        %{map | "object" => object}
       else
         map
+        |> Map.put_new("id", "pleroma:fakeid")
+        |> Map.put_new_lazy("published", &make_date/0)
+        |> Map.put_new("context", "pleroma:fakecontext")
+        |> Map.put_new("context_id", -1)
       end
+
+    if is_map(map["object"]) do
+      object = lazy_put_object_defaults(map["object"], map, fake)
+      %{map | "object" => object}
     else
       map
-      |> Map.put_new("id", "pleroma:fakeid")
-      |> Map.put_new_lazy("published", &make_date/0)
-      |> Map.put_new("context", "pleroma:fakecontext")
-      |> Map.put_new("context_id", -1)
     end
   end
 
   @doc """
   Adds an id and published date if they aren't there.
   """
-  def lazy_put_object_defaults(map, activity \\ %{}) do
+  def lazy_put_object_defaults(map, activity \\ %{}, fake)
+
+  def lazy_put_object_defaults(map, activity, true = _fake) do
+    map
+    |> Map.put_new_lazy("published", &make_date/0)
+    |> Map.put_new("id", "pleroma:fakeid")
+    |> Map.put_new("context", activity["context"])
+    |> Map.put_new("context_id", activity["context_id"])
+  end
+
+  def lazy_put_object_defaults(map, activity, _fake) do
     map
     |> Map.put_new_lazy("id", &generate_object_id/0)
     |> Map.put_new_lazy("published", &make_date/0)