diff --git a/git.py b/git.py
index 3e5493adc..0a0a12ed8 100644
--- a/git.py
+++ b/git.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def isGitPatch(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
     """Is the given post content a git patch?
     """
     if messageType != 'Note' and \
-       messageType != 'Commit':
+       messageType != 'Patch':
         return False
     # must have a subject line
     if not subject:
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ def getGitHash(patchStr: str) -> str:
     return None
 
 
-def convertPostToCommit(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
-                        postJsonObject: {}) -> bool:
+def convertPostToPatch(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
+                       postJsonObject: {}) -> bool:
     """Detects whether the given post contains a patch
-    and if so then converts it to a Commit ActivityPub type
+    and if so then converts it to a Patch ActivityPub type
     """
     if not postJsonObject.get('object'):
         return False
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def convertPostToCommit(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
         return False
     if not postJsonObject['object'].get('type'):
         return False
-    if postJsonObject['object']['type'] == 'Commit':
+    if postJsonObject['object']['type'] == 'Patch':
         return True
     if not postJsonObject['object'].get('summary'):
         return False
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def convertPostToCommit(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
     commitHash = getGitHash(patchStr)
     if not commitHash:
         return False
-    postJsonObject['object']['type'] = 'Commit'
+    postJsonObject['object']['type'] = 'Patch'
     # add a commitedBy parameter
     if not postJsonObject['object'].get('committedBy'):
         postJsonObject['object']['committedBy'] = \
@@ -130,7 +130,10 @@ def convertPostToCommit(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str,
         "mediaType": "text/plain",
         "content": patchStr
     }
-    print('Converted post to Commit type')
+    # remove content map
+    if postJsonObject['object'].get('contentMap'):
+        del postJsonObject['object']['contentMap']
+    print('Converted post to Patch ActivityPub type')
     return True
 
 
diff --git a/outbox.py b/outbox.py
index 333206b8b..717a79714 100644
--- a/outbox.py
+++ b/outbox.py
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def postMessageToOutbox(messageJson: {}, postToNickname: str,
            messageJson['type'] == 'Question' or \
            messageJson['type'] == 'Note' or \
            messageJson['type'] == 'Article' or \
-           messageJson['type'] == 'Commit' or \
+           messageJson['type'] == 'Patch' or \
            messageJson['type'] == 'Announce':
             indexes = [outboxName, "inbox"]
             for boxNameIndex in indexes:
diff --git a/posts.py b/posts.py
index ecebc8d29..89eb1e497 100644
--- a/posts.py
+++ b/posts.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ from auth import createBasicAuthHeader
 from config import getConfigParam
 from blocking import isBlocked
 from filters import isFiltered
-from git import convertPostToCommit
+from git import convertPostToPatch
 # try:
 #     from BeautifulSoup import BeautifulSoup
 # except ImportError:
@@ -796,9 +796,9 @@ def createPostBase(baseDir: str, nickname: str, domain: str, port: int,
             modFile.write(newPostId + '\n')
             modFile.close()
 
-    # If a commit has been posted - i.e. the output from
+    # If a patch has been posted - i.e. the output from
     # git format-patch - then convert the activitypub type
-    convertPostToCommit(baseDir, nickname, domain, newPost)
+    convertPostToPatch(baseDir, nickname, domain, newPost)
 
     if schedulePost:
         if eventDate and eventTime:
@@ -2256,7 +2256,7 @@ def isDM(postJsonObject: {}) -> bool:
     if not isinstance(postJsonObject['object'], dict):
         return False
     if postJsonObject['object']['type'] != 'Note' and \
-       postJsonObject['object']['type'] != 'Commit' and \
+       postJsonObject['object']['type'] != 'Patch' and \
        postJsonObject['object']['type'] != 'Article':
         return False
     if postJsonObject['object'].get('moderationStatus'):
@@ -2433,7 +2433,7 @@ def addPostStringToTimeline(postStr: str, boxname: str,
     # must be a "Note" or "Announce" type
     if ('"Note"' in postStr or
         '"Article"' in postStr or
-        '"Commit"' in postStr or
+        '"Patch"' in postStr or
         '"Announce"' in postStr or
         ('"Question"' in postStr and
          ('"Create"' in postStr or '"Update"' in postStr))):