diff --git a/changelog.d/federator.skip b/changelog.d/federator.skip
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/publisher.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/publisher.ex
index bb8209232..e0dd2e7c9 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/publisher.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/publisher.ex
@@ -117,8 +117,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Publisher do
 
       result
     else
-      {_post_result, response} ->
+      {_post_result, response} = e ->
         unless params[:unreachable_since], do: Instances.set_unreachable(inbox)
+        Logger.error("Failed to publish activity #{id} #{inspect(e)}")
         {:error, response}
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/federator.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/federator.ex
index 6deebb963..1f2c3835a 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/federator.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/federator.ex
@@ -68,10 +68,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Federator do
 
   # Job Worker Callbacks
 
-  @spec perform(atom(), module(), any()) :: {:ok, any()} | {:error, any()}
-  def perform(:publish_one, module, params) do
-    apply(module, :publish_one, [params])
-  end
+  @spec perform(atom(), any()) :: {:ok, any()} | {:error, any()}
+  def perform(:publish_one, params), do: Publisher.publish_one(params)
 
   def perform(:publish, activity) do
     Logger.debug(fn -> "Running publish for #{activity.data["id"]}" end)