diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/side_effects.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/side_effects.ex
index 59b19180d..f7943d931 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/side_effects.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/side_effects.ex
@@ -304,9 +304,9 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.SideEffects do
     result =
       case deleted_object do
         %Object{} ->
-          with {:ok, deleted_object, _activity} <- Object.delete(deleted_object),
+          with {_, {:ok, deleted_object, _activity}} <- {:object, Object.delete(deleted_object)},
                {_, actor} when is_binary(actor) <- {:actor, deleted_object.data["actor"]},
-               %User{} = user <- User.get_cached_by_ap_id(actor) do
+               {_, %User{} = user} <- {:user, User.get_cached_by_ap_id(actor)} do
             User.remove_pinned_object_id(user, deleted_object.data["id"])
 
             {:ok, user} = ActivityPub.decrease_note_count_if_public(user, deleted_object)
@@ -328,6 +328,17 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.SideEffects do
             {:actor, _} ->
               @logger.error("The object doesn't have an actor: #{inspect(deleted_object)}")
               :no_object_actor
+
+            {:user, _} ->
+              @logger.error(
+                "The object's actor could not be resolved to a user: #{inspect(deleted_object)}"
+              )
+
+              :no_object_user
+
+            {:object, _} ->
+              @logger.error("The object could not be deleted: #{inspect(deleted_object)}")
+              {:error, object}
           end
 
         %User{} ->