diff --git a/outbox.py b/outbox.py
index bd16edfb7..986ed6e1d 100644
--- a/outbox.py
+++ b/outbox.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ from delete import outbox_delete
 from shares import outbox_share_upload
 from shares import outbox_undo_share_upload
 from webapp_post import individual_post_as_html
+from speaker import update_speaker
 
 
 def _person_receive_update_outbox(recent_posts_cache: {},
@@ -400,6 +401,13 @@ def post_message_to_outbox(session, translate: {},
             print('WARN: post not saved to outbox ' + outbox_name)
             return False
 
+        update_speaker(base_dir, http_prefix,
+                       post_to_nickname, domain, domain_full,
+                       message_json, person_cache,
+                       translate, message_json['actor'],
+                       theme, system_language,
+                       outbox_name)
+
         # save all instance blogs to the news actor
         if post_to_nickname != 'news' and outbox_name == 'tlblogs':
             if '/' in saved_filename:
diff --git a/speaker.py b/speaker.py
index 6f46506a8..862737b62 100644
--- a/speaker.py
+++ b/speaker.py
@@ -554,6 +554,8 @@ def update_speaker(base_dir: str, http_prefix: str,
                               post_json_object, person_cache,
                               translate, announcing_actor,
                               theme_name)
+    if not speaker_json:
+        return
     account_dir = acct_dir(base_dir, nickname, domain)
     speaker_filename = account_dir + '/speaker.json'
     save_json(speaker_json, speaker_filename)