diff --git a/lib/activitypub/inbox.ts b/lib/activitypub/inbox.ts
index 67da356..0de1deb 100644
--- a/lib/activitypub/inbox.ts
+++ b/lib/activitypub/inbox.ts
@@ -90,11 +90,11 @@ function sanitizeStatus(content: string): string {
 
 async function handleCreateNote(create: CreateActivity, req: Request, res: Response) {
 	const noteObject = create.object as NoteObject;
-	getActor(noteObject.attributedTo); // get and cache the actor if it's not already cached
+	const actor = await getActor(noteObject.attributedTo); // get and cache the actor if it's not already cached
 	const sanitizedContent = sanitizeStatus(noteObject.content);
 	const note = new Note();
 	note.id = noteObject.id;
-	note.actor = await getConnection().getRepository(Actor).findOne(noteObject.attributedTo);
+	note.actor = await getConnection().getRepository(Actor).findOne(actor.id);
 	note.content = sanitizedContent;
 	note.attributedTo = noteObject.attributedTo;
 	note.inReplyTo = noteObject.inReplyTo;
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ async function handleDelete(activity: Activity, req: Request, res: Response) {
 			.delete()
 			.from(Note, "note")
 			.where("note.id = :id", { id: deleteActivity.object })
-			.andWhere("note.actor = :actor", { actor: deleteActivity.actor })
+			.andWhere("note.\"actorId\" = :actor", { actor: deleteActivity.actor })
 			.execute();
 	} catch (err) {
 		console.error(`Encountered error deleting ${deleteActivity.object}`, err);