diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/utils.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/utils.ex
index b22c4cc03..728f24c7e 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/utils.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/utils.ex
@@ -34,21 +34,29 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI.Utils do
   end
 
   def to_for_user_and_mentions(user, mentions, inReplyTo, "public") do
-    to = ["https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"]
-
     mentioned_users = Enum.map(mentions, fn {_, %{ap_id: ap_id}} -> ap_id end)
-    cc = [user.follower_address | mentioned_users]
+
+    to = ["https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" | mentioned_users]
+    cc = [user.follower_address]
 
     if inReplyTo do
-      {to, Enum.uniq([inReplyTo.data["actor"] | cc])}
+      {Enum.uniq([inReplyTo.data["actor"] | to]), cc}
     else
       {to, cc}
     end
   end
 
   def to_for_user_and_mentions(user, mentions, inReplyTo, "unlisted") do
-    {to, cc} = to_for_user_and_mentions(user, mentions, inReplyTo, "public")
-    {cc, to}
+    mentioned_users = Enum.map(mentions, fn {_, %{ap_id: ap_id}} -> ap_id end)
+
+    to = [user.follower_address | mentioned_users]
+    cc = ["https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public"]
+
+    if inReplyTo do
+      {Enum.uniq([inReplyTo.data["actor"] | to]), cc}
+    else
+      {to, cc}
+    end
   end
 
   def to_for_user_and_mentions(user, mentions, inReplyTo, "private") do