diff --git a/Zotlabs/Lib/Activity.php b/Zotlabs/Lib/Activity.php
index 7dd0e7afa..712c02ddc 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Lib/Activity.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Lib/Activity.php
@@ -3030,12 +3030,12 @@ class Activity {
 		);
 
 		if ($r) {
-			// Only update the object cache if there is no owner/author mismatch.
-			if ($r[0]['owner_xchan'] === $item['owner_xchan'] && $r[0]['author_xchan'] === $item['author_xchan']) {
-				ObjCache::Set($item['mid'], $act->data);
-			}
-
 			if ($item['edited'] > $r[0]['edited']) {
+				// Only update the object cache if there is no owner/author mismatch.
+				if ($r[0]['owner_xchan'] === $item['owner_xchan'] && $r[0]['author_xchan'] === $item['author_xchan']) {
+					ObjCache::Set($item['mid'], $act->data);
+				}
+
 				$item['id'] = $r[0]['id'];
 				$x = item_store_update($item, deliver: false);
 			}