diff --git a/lib/pleroma/object.ex b/lib/pleroma/object.ex
index 5b51d6be3..3c42c7cb5 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/object.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/object.ex
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Object do
     |> unique_constraint(:ap_id, name: :objects_unique_apid_index)
   end
 
+  def get_by_ap_id(nil), do: nil
   def get_by_ap_id(ap_id) do
     Repo.one(from object in Object,
       where: fragment("? @> ?", object.data, ^%{id: ap_id}))