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 57c8d1dc0..4243e0fbf 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
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.ArticleNotePageValidator do
   defp fix_replies(%{"replies" => %{"items" => replies}} = data) when is_list(replies),
     do: Map.put(data, "replies", replies)
 
-  defp fix_replies(%{"replies" => replies} = data) when is_bitstring(replies),
+  # TODO: Pleroma does not have any support for Collections at the moment.
+  # If the `replies` field is not something the ObjectID validator can handle,
+  # the activity/object would be rejected, which is bad behavior.
+  defp fix_replies(%{"replies" => replies} = data) when not is_list(replies),
     do: Map.drop(data, ["replies"])
 
   defp fix_replies(data), do: data
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/article_note_page_validator_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/article_note_page_validator_test.exs
index e59bf6787..2dd1361ea 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/article_note_page_validator_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/article_note_page_validator_test.exs
@@ -54,4 +54,17 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidators.ArticleNotePageValidatorTest
 
     %{valid?: true} = ArticleNotePageValidator.cast_and_validate(note)
   end
+
+  test "a Note without replies/first/items validates" do
+    insert(:user, ap_id: "https://mastodon.social/users/emelie")
+
+    note =
+      "test/fixtures/tesla_mock/status.emelie.json"
+      |> File.read!()
+      |> Jason.decode!()
+      |> pop_in(["replies", "first", "items"])
+      |> elem(1)
+
+    %{valid?: true} = ArticleNotePageValidator.cast_and_validate(note)
+  end
 end