diff --git a/src/models/user.ts b/src/models/user.ts
index f817c33aa..7c1ee498d 100644
--- a/src/models/user.ts
+++ b/src/models/user.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export function validatePassword(password: string): boolean {
 }
 
 export function isValidName(name: string): boolean {
-	return typeof name == 'string' && name.length < 30 && name.trim() != '';
+	return name === null || (typeof name == 'string' && name.length < 30 && name.trim() != '');
 }
 
 export function isValidDescription(description: string): boolean {
diff --git a/src/remote/activitypub/resolve-person.ts b/src/remote/activitypub/resolve-person.ts
index 9cca50e41..39887ef77 100644
--- a/src/remote/activitypub/resolve-person.ts
+++ b/src/remote/activitypub/resolve-person.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default async (value, verifier?: string) => {
 		object.type !== 'Person' ||
 		typeof object.preferredUsername !== 'string' ||
 		!validateUsername(object.preferredUsername) ||
-		(object.name != '' && !isValidName(object.name)) ||
+		!isValidName(object.name == '' ? null : object.name) ||
 		!isValidDescription(object.summary)
 	) {
 		throw new Error('invalid person');