diff --git a/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex b/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex
index bc3e7e5bc..1e60d0082 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ def fetch_and_contain_remote_object_from_id(id) when is_binary(id) do
     end
   end
 
-  def fetch_and_contain_remote_object_from_id(_id) do
+  def fetch_and_contain_remote_object_from_id(%{"id" => id), do: fetch_and_contain_remote_object_from_id(id)
+  def fetch_and_contain_remote_object_from_id(_id), do: {:error, "id must be a string"}
     {:error, "id must be a string"}
   end
 end