diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
index e75542eb4..8cbfe4ebf 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
@@ -572,6 +572,12 @@ defp handle_incoming_normalised(
         else
           _ -> e
         end
+
+      {:error, _} = e ->
+        e
+
+      e ->
+        {:error, e}
     end
   end