diff --git a/upub/core/src/config.rs b/upub/core/src/config.rs
index 9967448..cfd3522 100644
--- a/upub/core/src/config.rs
+++ b/upub/core/src/config.rs
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ pub struct CompatibilityConfig {
 
 	#[serde(default)]
 	pub add_explicit_target_to_likes_if_local: bool,
+
+	#[serde(default)]
+	pub skip_single_attachment_if_image_is_set: bool,
 }
 
 impl Config {
diff --git a/upub/core/src/traits/normalize.rs b/upub/core/src/traits/normalize.rs
index 298b990..0421ede 100644
--- a/upub/core/src/traits/normalize.rs
+++ b/upub/core/src/traits/normalize.rs
@@ -73,49 +73,62 @@ impl Normalizer for crate::Context {
 				.await?;
 		}
 
-		let obj_image = object_model.image.clone().unwrap_or_default();
-		for attachment in object.attachment().flat() {
-			let attachment_model = match attachment {
-				Node::Empty => continue,
-				Node::Array(_) => {
-					tracing::warn!("ignoring array-in-array while processing attachments");
-					continue
-				},
-				Node::Object(o) => {
-					let mut model = AP::attachment_q(o.as_document()?, object_model.internal, None)?;
-					if let Set(u) | Unchanged(u) = model.url {
-						if u == obj_image { continue };
-						model.url = Set(self.cloaked(&u));
-					}
-					model
-				},
-				Node::Link(l) => {
-					let url = l.href().unwrap_or_default();
-					if url == obj_image { continue };
-					let mut media_type = l.media_type().unwrap_or("link").to_string();
-					let mut document_type = apb::DocumentType::Page;
-					if self.cfg().compat.fix_attachment_images_media_type
-						&& [".jpg", ".jpeg", ".png", ".webp", ".bmp"] // TODO more image types???
-						.iter()
-						.any(|x| url.ends_with(x))
-					{ 
-						document_type = apb::DocumentType::Image;
-						media_type = format!("image/{}", url.split('.').last().unwrap_or_default());
-						
-					}
-					crate::model::attachment::ActiveModel {
-						internal: sea_orm::ActiveValue::NotSet,
-						url: Set(self.cloaked(url)),
-						object: Set(object_model.internal),
-						document_type: Set(document_type),
-						name: Set(l.name().str()),
-						media_type: Set(media_type),
-					}
-				},
-			};
-			crate::model::attachment::Entity::insert(attachment_model)
-				.exec(tx)
-				.await?;
+		// TODO this check is a bit disgusting but lemmy for some incomprehensible reason sends us
+		// the same image twice: once in `image` and once as `attachment`. you may say "well just
+		// check if url is the same" and i absolutely do but lemmy is 10 steps forwards and it sends
+		// the same image twice with two distinct links. checkmate fedi developers!!!!!
+		// so basically i don't want to clutter my timeline with double images, nor fetch every image
+		// that comes from lemmy (we cloak and lazy-load) just to dedupe it...
+		let attachments = object.attachment().flat();
+		if !(
+			self.cfg().compat.skip_single_attachment_if_image_is_set
+			&& object_model.image.is_some()
+			&& attachments.len() == 1
+		) {
+			let obj_image = object_model.image.clone().unwrap_or_default();
+			for attachment in attachments {
+				let attachment_model = match attachment {
+					Node::Empty => continue,
+					Node::Array(_) => {
+						tracing::warn!("ignoring array-in-array while processing attachments");
+						continue
+					},
+					Node::Object(o) => {
+						let mut model = AP::attachment_q(o.as_document()?, object_model.internal, None)?;
+						if let Set(u) | Unchanged(u) = model.url {
+							if u == obj_image { continue };
+							model.url = Set(self.cloaked(&u));
+						}
+						model
+					},
+					Node::Link(l) => {
+						let url = l.href().unwrap_or_default();
+						if url == obj_image { continue };
+						let mut media_type = l.media_type().unwrap_or("link").to_string();
+						let mut document_type = apb::DocumentType::Page;
+						if self.cfg().compat.fix_attachment_images_media_type
+							&& [".jpg", ".jpeg", ".png", ".webp", ".bmp"] // TODO more image types???
+							.iter()
+							.any(|x| url.ends_with(x))
+						{ 
+							document_type = apb::DocumentType::Image;
+							media_type = format!("image/{}", url.split('.').last().unwrap_or_default());
+							
+						}
+						crate::model::attachment::ActiveModel {
+							internal: sea_orm::ActiveValue::NotSet,
+							url: Set(self.cloaked(url)),
+							object: Set(object_model.internal),
+							document_type: Set(document_type),
+							name: Set(l.name().str()),
+							media_type: Set(media_type),
+						}
+					},
+				};
+				crate::model::attachment::Entity::insert(attachment_model)
+					.exec(tx)
+					.await?;
+			}
 		}
 
 		for tag in object.tag().flat() {