diff --git a/inbox.py b/inbox.py
index f4004cf2a..590bec2ca 100644
--- a/inbox.py
+++ b/inbox.py
@@ -1858,15 +1858,15 @@ def _inbox_after_initial(server, inbox_start_time,
 
     handle_name = handle.split('@')[0]
 
-    #if receive_actor_status(base_dir, person_cache, message_json,
-    #                        debug):
-    #    if debug:
-    #        print('DEBUG: ActorStatus from ' + actor)
-    #    fitness_performance(inbox_start_time, server.fitness,
-    #                        'INBOX', '_receive_actor_status',
-    #                        debug)
-    #    inbox_start_time = time.time()
-    #    return False
+    if receive_actor_status(base_dir, person_cache, message_json,
+                            debug):
+        if debug:
+            print('DEBUG: ActorStatus from ' + actor)
+        fitness_performance(inbox_start_time, server.fitness,
+                            'INBOX', '_receive_actor_status',
+                            debug)
+        inbox_start_time = time.time()
+        return False
 
     if receive_like(recent_posts_cache,
                     session, handle,
diff --git a/inbox_receive.py b/inbox_receive.py
index a4bb1ec93..e8eec34ef 100644
--- a/inbox_receive.py
+++ b/inbox_receive.py
@@ -1095,22 +1095,30 @@ def receive_actor_status(base_dir: str, person_cache: {}, message_json: {},
     if message_json['type'] not in ('sm:ActorStatus', 'ActorStatus'):
         return False
     if 'content' in message_json:
-        return False
+        print('DEBUG: receive_actor_status no content ' + str(message_json))
+        return True
     if not isinstance(message_json['content'], str):
-        return False
+        print('DEBUG: receive_actor_status content not string ' +
+              str(message_json))
+        return True
     if not has_actor(message_json, debug):
-        return False
+        print('DEBUG: receive_actor_status no actor ' +
+              str(message_json))
+        return True
     actor_url = get_actor_from_post(message_json)
     if not actor_url:
-        return False
+        print('DEBUG: receive_actor_status no actor url ' +
+              str(message_json))
+        return True
     if not has_users_path(actor_url):
         if debug:
             print('DEBUG: "users" or "profile" missing from actor status in ' +
                   str(message_json))
-        return False
+        return True
     actor_json = get_person_from_cache(base_dir, actor_url, person_cache)
     if not actor_json:
-        return False
+        print('DEBUG: receive_actor_status actor not found ' + actor_url)
+        return True
     actor_json['sm:status'] = message_json
     allow_write_to_file = True
     store_person_in_cache(base_dir, actor_url,