diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
index 76998c802..aece77a54 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ def get_actor(%{"actor" => %{"id" => id}}) when is_bitstring(id) do
     id
   end
 
+  def get_actor(%{"actor" => nil, "attributedTo" => actor}) when not is_nil(actor) do
+    get_actor(%{"actor" => actor})
+  end
+
   @doc """
   Checks that an imported AP object's actor matches the domain it came from.
   """