diff --git a/activities/models/post_interaction.py b/activities/models/post_interaction.py
index a8c7d6d..3746b3b 100644
--- a/activities/models/post_interaction.py
+++ b/activities/models/post_interaction.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from django.utils import timezone
 from activities.models.fan_out import FanOut
 from activities.models.post import Post
 from activities.models.timeline_event import TimelineEvent
-from core.ld import format_ld_date, parse_ld_date
+from core.ld import format_ld_date, get_str_or_id, parse_ld_date
 from stator.models import State, StateField, StateGraph, StatorModel
 from users.models.follow import Follow
 from users.models.identity import Identity
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ class PostInteraction(StatorModel):
                 # Resolve the author
                 identity = Identity.by_actor_uri(data["actor"], create=True)
                 # Resolve the post
-                post = Post.by_object_uri(data["object"], fetch=True)
+                post = Post.by_object_uri(get_str_or_id(data["object"]), fetch=True)
                 # Get the right type
                 if data["type"].lower() == "like":
                     type = cls.Types.like
diff --git a/core/ld.py b/core/ld.py
index 5ac48a7..18c351e 100644
--- a/core/ld.py
+++ b/core/ld.py
@@ -451,6 +451,17 @@ def get_list(container, key) -> list:
     return value
 
 
+def get_str_or_id(value: str | dict | None) -> str | None:
+    """
+    Given a value that could be a str or {"id": str}, return the str
+    """
+    if isinstance(value, str):
+        return value
+    elif isinstance(value, dict):
+        return value.get("id")
+    return None
+
+
 def format_ld_date(value: datetime.datetime) -> str:
     return value.strftime(DATETIME_FORMAT)
 
diff --git a/users/models/follow.py b/users/models/follow.py
index 8e4aaa2..2f80824 100644
--- a/users/models/follow.py
+++ b/users/models/follow.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from typing import Optional
 import httpx
 from django.db import models, transaction
 
-from core.ld import canonicalise
+from core.ld import canonicalise, get_str_or_id
 from stator.models import State, StateField, StateGraph, StatorModel
 from users.models.identity import Identity
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class Follow(StatorModel):
         """
         # Resolve source and target and see if a Follow exists
         source = Identity.by_actor_uri(data["actor"], create=create)
-        target = Identity.by_actor_uri(data["object"])
+        target = Identity.by_actor_uri(get_str_or_id(data["object"]))
         follow = cls.maybe_get(source=source, target=target)
         # If it doesn't exist, create one in the remote_requested state
         if follow is None: