diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/activity_expiration_policy.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/activity_expiration_policy.ex
index 8e47f1e02..7b4c78e0f 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/activity_expiration_policy.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/activity_expiration_policy.ex
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.ActivityExpirationPolicy do
   @impl true
   def describe, do: {:ok, %{}}
 
-  defp local?(%{"id" => id}) do
-    String.starts_with?(id, Pleroma.Web.Endpoint.url())
+  defp local?(%{"actor" => actor}) do
+    String.starts_with?(actor, Pleroma.Web.Endpoint.url())
   end
 
   defp note?(activity) do
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/mrf/activity_expiration_policy_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/mrf/activity_expiration_policy_test.exs
index 8babf49e7..f25cf8b12 100644
--- a/test/web/activity_pub/mrf/activity_expiration_policy_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/mrf/activity_expiration_policy_test.exs
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.ActivityExpirationPolicyTest do
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.ActivityExpirationPolicy
 
   @id Pleroma.Web.Endpoint.url() <> "/activities/cofe"
+  @local_actor Pleroma.Web.Endpoint.url() <> "/users/cofe"
 
   test "adds `expires_at` property" do
     assert {:ok, %{"type" => "Create", "expires_at" => expires_at}} =
              ActivityExpirationPolicy.filter(%{
                "id" => @id,
+               "actor" => @local_actor,
                "type" => "Create",
                "object" => %{"type" => "Note"}
              })
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.ActivityExpirationPolicyTest do
     assert {:ok, %{"type" => "Create", "expires_at" => ^expires_at}} =
              ActivityExpirationPolicy.filter(%{
                "id" => @id,
+               "actor" => @local_actor,
                "type" => "Create",
                "expires_at" => expires_at,
                "object" => %{"type" => "Note"}
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.ActivityExpirationPolicyTest do
     assert {:ok, %{"type" => "Create", "expires_at" => expires_at}} =
              ActivityExpirationPolicy.filter(%{
                "id" => @id,
+               "actor" => @local_actor,
                "type" => "Create",
                "expires_at" => too_distant_future,
                "object" => %{"type" => "Note"}
@@ -49,6 +53,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.ActivityExpirationPolicyTest do
     assert {:ok, activity} =
              ActivityExpirationPolicy.filter(%{
                "id" => "https://example.com/123",
+               "actor" => "https://example.com/users/cofe",
                "type" => "Create",
                "object" => %{"type" => "Note"}
              })
@@ -60,6 +65,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.ActivityExpirationPolicyTest do
     assert {:ok, activity} =
              ActivityExpirationPolicy.filter(%{
                "id" => "https://example.com/123",
+               "actor" => "https://example.com/users/cofe",
                "type" => "Follow"
              })
 
@@ -68,6 +74,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.MRF.ActivityExpirationPolicyTest do
     assert {:ok, activity} =
              ActivityExpirationPolicy.filter(%{
                "id" => "https://example.com/123",
+               "actor" => "https://example.com/users/cofe",
                "type" => "Create",
                "object" => %{"type" => "Cofe"}
              })