diff --git a/packages/backend/src/core/activitypub/ApInboxService.ts b/packages/backend/src/core/activitypub/ApInboxService.ts
index 8e039641ba..0d1f5e3699 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/core/activitypub/ApInboxService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/core/activitypub/ApInboxService.ts
@@ -824,9 +824,9 @@ export class ApInboxService {
 		const unlock = await this.appLockService.getApLock(uri);
 
 		try {
-			//const exist = await this.apNoteService.fetchNote(note);
-			//if (exist) return 'skip: note exists';
-			await this.apNoteService.updateNote(note, resolver, silent);
+			const target = await this.notesRepository.findOneBy({uri: uri});
+			if (!target) return `skip: target note not located: ${uri}`;
+			await this.apNoteService.updateNote(note, target, resolver, silent);
 			return 'ok';
 		} catch (err) {
 			if (err instanceof StatusError && err.isClientError) {
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/core/activitypub/models/ApNoteService.ts b/packages/backend/src/core/activitypub/models/ApNoteService.ts
index 8cfc1a32de..5fff846953 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/core/activitypub/models/ApNoteService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/core/activitypub/models/ApNoteService.ts
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ export class ApNoteService {
 	}
 
 	@bindThis
-	public async updateNote(value: string | IObject, resolver?: Resolver, silent = false): Promise<MiNote | null> {
+	public async updateNote(value: string | IObject, target: MiNote, resolver?: Resolver, silent = false): Promise<MiNote | null> {
 		if (resolver == null) resolver = this.apResolverService.createResolver();
 
 		const object = await resolver.resolve(value);
@@ -370,13 +370,6 @@ export class ApNoteService {
 			throw new Error('actor has been suspended');
 		}
 
-		const b_note = await this.notesRepository.findOneBy({
-			uri: entryUri
-		}).then(x => {
-			if (x == null) throw new Error('note not found');
-			return x;
-		});
-
 		const limit = promiseLimit<MiDriveFile>(2);
 		const files = (await Promise.all(toArray(note.attachment).map(attach => (
 			limit(() => this.apImageService.resolveImage(actor, {
@@ -418,7 +411,7 @@ export class ApNoteService {
 				apHashtags,
 				apEmojis,
 				poll,
-			}, b_note, silent);
+			}, target, silent);
 		} catch (err: any) {
 			this.logger.warn(`note update failed: ${err}`);
 			return err;