diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
index 3d9679ec0..aa0229db7 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub do
     end
   end
 
-  def user_data_from_user_object(data) do
+  defp object_to_user_data(data) do
     avatar =
       data["icon"]["url"] &&
         %{
@@ -956,9 +956,19 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub do
     {:ok, user_data}
   end
 
+  def user_data_from_user_object(data) do
+    with {:ok, data} <- MRF.filter(data),
+         {:ok, data} <- object_to_user_data(data) do
+      {:ok, data}
+    else
+      e -> {:error, e}
+    end
+  end
+
   def fetch_and_prepare_user_from_ap_id(ap_id) do
-    with {:ok, data} <- Fetcher.fetch_and_contain_remote_object_from_id(ap_id) do
-      user_data_from_user_object(data)
+    with {:ok, data} <- Fetcher.fetch_and_contain_remote_object_from_id(ap_id),
+         {:ok, data} <- user_data_from_user_object(data) do
+      {:ok, data}
     else
       e -> Logger.error("Could not decode user at fetch #{ap_id}, #{inspect(e)}")
     end