diff --git a/src/routes/activitypub/activity.rs b/src/routes/activitypub/activity.rs
index 0d4ecdc8..a66b053c 100644
--- a/src/routes/activitypub/activity.rs
+++ b/src/routes/activitypub/activity.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub async fn view(
 		.await?
 	{
 		Some(activity) => Ok(JsonLD(serde_json::Value::from(activity).ld_context())),
-		None => if auth.is_local() && query.fetch {
+		None => if auth.is_local() && query.fetch && !ctx.is_local(&aid) {
 			Ok(JsonLD(ap_activity(ctx.fetch().activity(&aid).await?).ld_context()))
 		} else {
 			Err(UpubError::not_found())
diff --git a/src/routes/activitypub/object.rs b/src/routes/activitypub/object.rs
index 72301fe6..65555422 100644
--- a/src/routes/activitypub/object.rs
+++ b/src/routes/activitypub/object.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub async fn view(
 	{
 		Some(EmbeddedActivity { activity: _, object: Some(object) }) => Ok(JsonLD(ap_object(object).ld_context())),
 		Some(EmbeddedActivity { activity: _, object: None }) => Err(UpubError::not_found()),
-		None => if auth.is_local() && query.fetch {
+		None => if auth.is_local() && query.fetch && !ctx.is_local(&oid) {
 			Ok(JsonLD(ap_object(ctx.fetch().object(&oid).await?).ld_context()))
 		} else {
 			Err(UpubError::not_found())
diff --git a/src/routes/activitypub/user/mod.rs b/src/routes/activitypub/user/mod.rs
index 19d1a4fd..b2aa438e 100644
--- a/src/routes/activitypub/user/mod.rs
+++ b/src/routes/activitypub/user/mod.rs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ pub async fn view(
 		},
 		// remote user TODDO doesn't work?
 		Some((user, None)) => Ok(JsonLD(ap_user(user).ld_context())),
-		None => if auth.is_local() && query.fetch {
+		None => if auth.is_local() && query.fetch && !ctx.is_local(&uid) {
 			Ok(JsonLD(ap_user(ctx.fetch().user(&uid).await?).ld_context()))
 		} else {
 			Err(UpubError::not_found())