diff --git a/lib/pleroma/object.ex b/lib/pleroma/object.ex
index fa5baf1a4..f2ba24abf 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/object.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/object.ex
@@ -177,7 +177,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Object do
         ap_id
 
       Keyword.get(options, :fetch) ->
-        Fetcher.fetch_object_from_id!(ap_id, options)
+        case Fetcher.fetch_object_from_id(ap_id, options) do
+          {:ok, object} -> object
+          _ -> nil
+        end
 
       true ->
         get_cached_by_ap_id(ap_id)
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex b/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex
index cc3772563..508ee7e62 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/object/fetcher.ex
@@ -79,9 +79,11 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Object.Fetcher do
         {:error, "Object containment failed."}
 
       {:transmogrifier, {:error, {:reject, e}}} ->
+        Logger.info("Rejected #{id} while fetching: #{inspect(e)}")
         {:reject, e}
 
       {:transmogrifier, {:reject, e}} ->
+        Logger.info("Rejected #{id} while fetching: #{inspect(e)}")
         {:reject, e}
 
       {:transmogrifier, _} = e ->
@@ -97,10 +99,12 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Object.Fetcher do
         {:ok, object}
 
       {:fetch, {:error, error}} ->
+        Logger.error("Error while fetching #{id}: #{inspect(error)}")
         {:error, error}
 
       e ->
-        e
+        Logger.error("Error while fetching #{id}: #{inspect(e)}")
+        {:error, e}
     end
   end
 
@@ -117,26 +121,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Object.Fetcher do
     |> Maps.put_if_present("bcc", data["bcc"])
   end
 
-  def fetch_object_from_id!(id, options \\ []) do
-    with {:ok, object} <- fetch_object_from_id(id, options) do
-      object
-    else
-      {:error, %Tesla.Mock.Error{}} ->
-        nil
-
-      {:error, "Object has been deleted"} ->
-        nil
-
-      {:reject, reason} ->
-        Logger.info("Rejected #{id} while fetching: #{inspect(reason)}")
-        nil
-
-      e ->
-        Logger.error("Error while fetching #{id}: #{inspect(e)}")
-        nil
-    end
-  end
-
   defp make_signature(id, date) do
     uri = URI.parse(id)