diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
index 9cb4a0542..f217e7bac 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
@@ -150,10 +150,6 @@ def insert(map, local \\ true, fake \\ false) when is_map(map) do
         {:ok, activity}
 
       {:fake, true, map, recipients} ->
-        map =
-          map
-          |> put_in(["object", "fake"], true)
-
         activity = %Activity{
           data: map,
           local: local,
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
index feb73518e..d22da6f40 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
@@ -209,8 +209,9 @@ def lazy_put_object_defaults(map, activity \\ %{}, fake)
   def lazy_put_object_defaults(map, activity, true = _fake) do
     map
     |> Map.put_new_lazy("published", &make_date/0)
-    |> Map.put_new("id", "pleroma:fakeid")
+    |> Map.put_new("id", "pleroma:fake_object_id")
     |> Map.put_new("context", activity["context"])
+    |> Map.put_new("fake", true)
     |> Map.put_new("context_id", activity["context_id"])
   end