diff --git a/app/models/activity_pub.rb b/app/models/activity_pub.rb
index a6b1401b..53bb3de0 100644
--- a/app/models/activity_pub.rb
+++ b/app/models/activity_pub.rb
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ class ActivityPub < ApplicationRecord
       transitions to: :removed
 
       before do
+        next if object.blank?
+
         object.update(content: {}) unless object.content.empty?
       end
     end