diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
index 57a2f53c4..dacacb83b 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
@@ -695,8 +695,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils do
     Enum.map(statuses || [], &build_flag_object/1)
   end
 
-  defp build_flag_object(%Activity{data: %{"id" => id}, object: %{data: data}}) do
-    activity_actor = User.get_by_ap_id(data["actor"])
+  defp build_flag_object(%Object{data: data}) do
+    actor = User.get_by_ap_id(data["actor"])
+    id = data["id"]
 
     %{
       "type" => "Note",
@@ -706,7 +707,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils do
       "actor" =>
         AccountView.render(
           "show.json",
-          %{user: activity_actor, skip_visibility_check: true}
+          %{user: actor, skip_visibility_check: true}
         )
     }
   end
@@ -720,12 +721,12 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils do
       end
 
     case Activity.get_by_ap_id_with_object(id) do
-      %Activity{} = activity ->
-        build_flag_object(activity)
+      %Activity{object: object} = _ ->
+        build_flag_object(object)
 
       nil ->
-        if activity = Activity.get_by_object_ap_id_with_object(id) do
-          build_flag_object(activity)
+        if %Object{} = object = Object.get_by_ap_id(id) do
+          build_flag_object(object)
         else
           %{"id" => id, "deleted" => true}
         end
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/admin_api/controllers/report_controller_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/admin_api/controllers/report_controller_test.exs
index 164cbb95b..6fd3fbe5a 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/admin_api/controllers/report_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/admin_api/controllers/report_controller_test.exs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.AdminAPI.ReportControllerTest do
       assert response["id"] == report_id
 
       assert [status] = response["statuses"]
-      assert activity.data["id"] == status["uri"]
+      assert activity.object.data["id"] == status["uri"]
       assert activity.object.data["content"] == status["content"]
     end
 
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/common_api_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/common_api_test.exs
index 4dc0d9cbe..9d52bd93e 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/common_api_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/common_api_test.exs
@@ -1100,10 +1100,11 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPITest do
       target_user = insert(:user)
 
       {:ok, activity} = CommonAPI.post(target_user, %{status: "foobar"})
+      activity = Activity.normalize(activity)
 
       reporter_ap_id = reporter.ap_id
       target_ap_id = target_user.ap_id
-      activity_ap_id = activity.data["id"]
+      reported_object_ap_id = activity.object.data["id"]
       comment = "foobar"
 
       report_data = %{
@@ -1114,7 +1115,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPITest do
 
       note_obj = %{
         "type" => "Note",
-        "id" => activity_ap_id,
+        "id" => reported_object_ap_id,
         "content" => "foobar",
         "published" => activity.object.data["published"],
         "actor" => AccountView.render("show.json", %{user: target_user})
@@ -1136,6 +1137,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPITest do
     test "updates report state" do
       [reporter, target_user] = insert_pair(:user)
       activity = insert(:note_activity, user: target_user)
+      object = Object.normalize(activity)
 
       {:ok, %Activity{id: report_id}} =
         CommonAPI.report(reporter, %{
@@ -1148,10 +1150,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.CommonAPITest do
 
       assert report.data["state"] == "resolved"
 
-      [reported_user, activity_id] = report.data["object"]
+      [reported_user, object_id] = report.data["object"]
 
       assert reported_user == target_user.ap_id
-      assert activity_id == activity.data["id"]
+      assert object_id == object.data["id"]
     end
 
     test "updates report state, don't strip when report_strip_status is false" do