diff --git a/lib/pleroma/user.ex b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
index 1dde65335..06cdb42af 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/user.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
@@ -2446,7 +2446,7 @@ def get_host(%User{ap_id: ap_id} = _user) do
     URI.parse(ap_id).host
   end
 
-  def update_last_active_at(user) do
+  def update_last_active_at(%__MODULE__{local: true} = user) do
     user
     |> cast(%{last_active_at: NaiveDateTime.utc_now()}, [:last_active_at])
     |> update_and_set_cache()
@@ -2457,6 +2457,7 @@ def active_user_count(weeks \\ 4) do
 
     __MODULE__
     |> where([u], u.last_active_at >= ^active_after)
+    |> where([u], u.local == true)
     |> Repo.aggregate(:count)
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/pleroma/user_test.exs b/test/pleroma/user_test.exs
index 1fab519f0..ae6fc4c0d 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/user_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/user_test.exs
@@ -2278,6 +2278,7 @@ test "update_last_active_at/1" do
 
   test "active_user_count/1" do
     insert(:user)
+    insert(:user, %{local: false})
     insert(:user, %{last_active_at: Timex.shift(NaiveDateTime.utc_now(), weeks: -5)})
     insert(:user, %{last_active_at: Timex.shift(NaiveDateTime.utc_now(), weeks: -3)})
     insert(:user, %{last_active_at: NaiveDateTime.utc_now()})