diff --git a/lib/pleroma/workers/receiver_worker.ex b/lib/pleroma/workers/receiver_worker.ex
index 4f513b907..cf1bb62b4 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/workers/receiver_worker.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/workers/receiver_worker.ex
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Workers.ReceiverWorker do
       {:ok, res}
     else
       {:error, :origin_containment_failed} -> {:cancel, :origin_containment_failed}
+      {:error, :already_present} -> {:cancel, :already_present}
+      {:error, {:validate_object, reason}} -> {:cancel, reason}
+      {:error, {:error, {:validate, reason}}} -> {:cancel, reason}
       {:error, {:reject, reason}} -> {:cancel, reason}
       e -> e
     end
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/federator_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/federator_test.exs
index 41d1c5d5e..1ffe6aae1 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/federator_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/federator_test.exs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.FederatorTest do
       assert {:ok, _activity} = ObanHelpers.perform(job)
 
       assert {:ok, job} = Federator.incoming_ap_doc(params)
-      assert {:error, :already_present} = ObanHelpers.perform(job)
+      assert {:cancel, :already_present} = ObanHelpers.perform(job)
     end
 
     test "rejects incoming AP docs with incorrect origin" do
diff --git a/test/pleroma/workers/receiver_worker_test.exs b/test/pleroma/workers/receiver_worker_test.exs
index 283beee4d..acea0ae00 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/workers/receiver_worker_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/workers/receiver_worker_test.exs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Workers.ReceiverWorkerTest do
 
   alias Pleroma.Workers.ReceiverWorker
 
-  test "it ignores MRF reject" do
+  test "it does not retry MRF reject" do
     params = insert(:note).data
 
     with_mock Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Transmogrifier,
@@ -22,4 +22,31 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Workers.ReceiverWorkerTest do
                })
     end
   end
+
+  test "it does not retry ObjectValidator reject" do
+    params =
+      insert(:note_activity).data
+      |> Map.put("id", Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils.generate_activity_id())
+      |> Map.put("object", %{
+        "type" => "Note",
+        "id" => Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils.generate_object_id()
+      })
+
+    with_mock Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ObjectValidator, [:passthrough],
+      validate: fn _, _ -> {:error, %Ecto.Changeset{}} end do
+      assert {:cancel, {:error, %Ecto.Changeset{}}} =
+               ReceiverWorker.perform(%Oban.Job{
+                 args: %{"op" => "incoming_ap_doc", "params" => params}
+               })
+    end
+  end
+
+  test "it does not retry duplicates" do
+    params = insert(:note_activity).data
+
+    assert {:cancel, :already_present} =
+             ReceiverWorker.perform(%Oban.Job{
+               args: %{"op" => "incoming_ap_doc", "params" => params}
+             })
+  end
 end