diff --git a/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/database.ex b/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/database.ex
index bcc2052d6..ab7529e08 100644
--- a/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/database.ex
+++ b/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/database.ex
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Pleroma.Database do
     Logger.info("Removing embedded objects")
 
     Repo.query!(
-      "update activities set data = jsonb_set(data, '{object}'::text[], data->'object'->'id') where data->'object'->>'id' is not null;",
+      "update activities set data = safe_jsonb_set(data, '{object}'::text[], data->'object'->'id') where data->'object'->>'id' is not null;",
       [],
       timeout: :infinity
     )
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Pleroma.Database do
         set: [
           data:
             fragment(
-              "jsonb_set(?, '{likes}', '[]'::jsonb, true)",
+              "safe_jsonb_set(?, '{likes}', '[]'::jsonb, true)",
               object.data
             )
         ]
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/object.ex b/lib/pleroma/object.ex
index 3fa407931..bf37b28a7 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/object.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/object.ex
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Object do
         data:
           fragment(
             """
-            jsonb_set(?, '{repliesCount}',
+            safe_jsonb_set(?, '{repliesCount}',
               (coalesce((?->>'repliesCount')::int, 0) + 1)::varchar::jsonb, true)
             """,
             o.data,
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Object do
         data:
           fragment(
             """
-            jsonb_set(?, '{repliesCount}',
+            safe_jsonb_set(?, '{repliesCount}',
               (greatest(0, (?->>'repliesCount')::int - 1))::varchar::jsonb, true)
             """,
             o.data,
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/user.ex b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
index 617f160e0..f0912fb10 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/user.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.User do
       set: [
         info:
           fragment(
-            "jsonb_set(?, '{note_count}', ((?->>'note_count')::int + 1)::varchar::jsonb, true)",
+            "safe_jsonb_set(?, '{note_count}', ((?->>'note_count')::int + 1)::varchar::jsonb, true)",
             u.info,
             u.info
           )
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.User do
       set: [
         info:
           fragment(
-            "jsonb_set(?, '{note_count}', (greatest(0, (?->>'note_count')::int - 1))::varchar::jsonb, true)",
+            "safe_jsonb_set(?, '{note_count}', (greatest(0, (?->>'note_count')::int - 1))::varchar::jsonb, true)",
             u.info,
             u.info
           )
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.User do
         set: [
           info:
             fragment(
-              "jsonb_set(?, '{follower_count}', ?::varchar::jsonb, true)",
+              "safe_jsonb_set(?, '{follower_count}', ?::varchar::jsonb, true)",
               u.info,
               s.count
             )
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
index 39a532db3..f22cc2367 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils do
     try do
       Ecto.Adapters.SQL.query!(
         Repo,
-        "UPDATE activities SET data = jsonb_set(data, '{state}', $1) WHERE data->>'type' = 'Follow' AND data->>'actor' = $2 AND data->>'object' = $3 AND data->>'state' = 'pending'",
+        "UPDATE activities SET data = safe_jsonb_set(data, '{state}', $1) WHERE data->>'type' = 'Follow' AND data->>'actor' = $2 AND data->>'object' = $3 AND data->>'state' = 'pending'",
         [state, actor, object]
       )
 
diff --git a/priv/repo/migrations/20190711042021_create_safe_jsonb_set.exs b/priv/repo/migrations/20190711042021_create_safe_jsonb_set.exs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d70961431
--- /dev/null
+++ b/priv/repo/migrations/20190711042021_create_safe_jsonb_set.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+defmodule Pleroma.Repo.Migrations.CreateSafeJsonbSet do
+  use Ecto.Migration
+  alias Pleroma.User
+
+  def change do
+  execute("""
+  create or replace function safe_jsonb_set(target jsonb, path text[], new_value jsonb, create_missing boolean default true) returns jsonb as $$
+  declare
+    result jsonb;
+  begin
+    result := jsonb_set(target, path, coalesce(new_value, 'null'::jsonb), create_missing);
+    if result is NULL then
+      raise 'jsonb_set tried to wipe the object, please report this incindent to Pleroma bug tracker. https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma/issues/new';
+      return target;
+    else
+      return result;
+    end if;
+  end;
+  $$ language plpgsql;
+  """)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/priv/repo/migrations/20190711042024_copy_muted_to_muted_notifications.exs b/priv/repo/migrations/20190711042024_copy_muted_to_muted_notifications.exs
index b717cab2e..a3c5b52de 100644
--- a/priv/repo/migrations/20190711042024_copy_muted_to_muted_notifications.exs
+++ b/priv/repo/migrations/20190711042024_copy_muted_to_muted_notifications.exs
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Repo.Migrations.CopyMutedToMutedNotifications do
   alias Pleroma.User
 
   def change do
-  execute("update users set info = jsonb_set(info, '{muted_notifications}', info->'mutes', true) where local = true")
+  execute("update users set info = safe_jsonb_set(info, '{muted_notifications}', info->'mutes', true) where local = true")
   end
 end