diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
index 4848cc542..b6a2d6c5e 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub do
   end
   defp restrict_tag(query, _), do: query
 
+  defp restrict_recipients(query, []), do: query
   defp restrict_recipients(query, recipients) do
     from activity in query,
      where: fragment("? && ?", ^recipients, activity.recipients)
diff --git a/test/support/factory.ex b/test/support/factory.ex
index 7f378915e..1445fe828 100644
--- a/test/support/factory.ex
+++ b/test/support/factory.ex
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Factory do
 
     %Pleroma.Activity{
       data: data,
-      actor: data["actor"]
+      actor: data["actor"],
+      recipients: data["to"]
     }
   end