diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 8de90078e..6a926acb1 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -11307,7 +11307,8 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                 replyIntervalHours = self.server.defaultReplyIntervalHours
                 if not canReplyTo(baseDir, nickname, domain,
                                   inReplyToUrl, replyIntervalHours):
-                    print('Reply outside of time window ' + inReplyToUrl)
+                    print('Reply outside of time window ' + inReplyToUrl +
+                          str(replyIntervalHours) + ' hours')
                     self._403()
                     self.server.GETbusy = False
                     return True
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index fc6ebedc1..2042b248b 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -1375,6 +1375,8 @@ def canReplyTo(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
     This is a spam mitigation feature, so that spammers can't
     add a lot of replies to old post which you don't notice.
     """
+    if '/statuses/' not in postUrl:
+        return True
     if not postJsonObject:
         postFilename = locatePost(baseDir, nickname, domain, postUrl)
         if not postFilename: