diff --git a/inbox.py b/inbox.py
index 04ef66b41..02cb1b67b 100644
--- a/inbox.py
+++ b/inbox.py
@@ -658,7 +658,8 @@ def receiveUpdate(session,baseDir: str, \
             print('DEBUG: "users" missing from actor in '+messageJson['type'])
         return False
 
-    if messageJson['object']['type']=='Person':
+    if messageJson['object']['type']=='Person' or \
+       messageJson['object']['type']=='Service':
         if messageJson['object'].get('url') and messageJson['object'].get('id'):
             print('Request to update actor: '+messageJson['actor'])
             updateDomain,updatePort=getDomainFromActor(messageJson['actor'])
diff --git a/posts.py b/posts.py
index aed0b17f1..665bf1c60 100644
--- a/posts.py
+++ b/posts.py
@@ -1328,7 +1328,9 @@ def sendToNamedAddresses(session,baseDir: str, \
         isProfileUpdate=False
         # for actor updates there is no 'to' within the object
         if postJsonObject['object'].get('type') and postJsonObject.get('type'):
-            if postJsonObject['type']=='Update' and postJsonObject['object']['type']=='Person':
+            if postJsonObject['type']=='Update' and \
+               (postJsonObject['object']['type']=='Person' or \
+                postJsonObject['object']['type']=='Service'):
                 # use the original object, which has a 'to'
                 recipientsObject=postJsonObject
                 isProfileUpdate=True
@@ -1473,7 +1475,8 @@ def sendToFollowers(session,baseDir: str, \
                if postJsonObject.get('object'):
                    if isinstance(postJsonObject['object'], dict):
                        if postJsonObject['object'].get('type'):
-                           if postJsonObject['object']['type']=='Person':
+                           if postJsonObject['object']['type']=='Person' or \
+                              postJsonObject['object']['type']=='Service':
                                print('Sending profile update to shared inbox of '+toDomain)
                                toNickname='inbox'