diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 13a9a2b6..6bd6d307 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def getPreferredName(actor: str,personCache: {}) -> str:
     if not personCache.get(actor):
         return None
     if '/statuses/' in actor:
-        actor=actor.split('/statuses/')
+        actor=actor.split('/statuses/')[0]
     if personCache[actor].get('actor'):
         if personCache[actor]['actor'].get('preferredUsername'):
             return personCache[actor]['actor']['preferredUsername']