diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/article_note_page_validator.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/article_note_page_validator.ex
index d1cd496db..e52986502 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/article_note_page_validator.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/article_note_page_validator.ex
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ defp fix_tag(data), do: Map.drop(data, ["tag"])
 
   defp fix_replies(%{"replies" => replies} = data) when is_list(replies), do: data
 
-  defp fix_replies(%{"replies" => %{"first" => first}} = data) do
+  defp fix_replies(%{"replies" => %{"first" => first}} = data) when is_binary(first) do
     with {:ok, replies} <- Akkoma.Collections.Fetcher.fetch_collection(first) do
       Map.put(data, "replies", replies)
     else
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ defp fix_replies(%{"replies" => %{"first" => first}} = data) do
     end
   end
 
+  defp fix_replies(%{"replies" => %{"first" => %{"items" => replies}}} = data)
+       when is_list(replies),
+       do: Map.put(data, "replies", replies)
+
   defp fix_replies(%{"replies" => %{"items" => replies}} = data) when is_list(replies),
     do: Map.put(data, "replies", replies)