diff --git a/webapp_profile.py b/webapp_profile.py
index 32a8076cb..cb7c6bb61 100644
--- a/webapp_profile.py
+++ b/webapp_profile.py
@@ -140,6 +140,12 @@ def _valid_profile_preview_post(post_json_object: {},
             post_json_object['actor'] = post_json_object['actor']['id']
     if not is_announced_feed_item:
         if has_object_dict(post_json_object):
+            if post_json_object['object'].get('attributedTo'):
+                if isinstance(post_json_object['object']['attributedTo'],
+                              dict):
+                    if post_json_object['object']['attributedTo'].get('id'):
+                        post_json_object['object']['attributedTo'] = \
+                            post_json_object['object']['attributedTo']['id']
             if post_json_object['actor'] != person_url and \
                post_json_object['object']['type'] != 'Page':
                 return False, None