diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/favorite.py b/bookwyrm/models/favorite.py
index de500e51..d34cbcba 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/favorite.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/favorite.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from bookwyrm import activitypub
 from .activitypub_mixin import ActivityMixin
 from .base_model import BookWyrmModel
 from . import fields
+from .status import Status
 
 class Favorite(ActivityMixin, BookWyrmModel):
     ''' fav'ing a post '''
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ class Favorite(ActivityMixin, BookWyrmModel):
     @classmethod
     def ignore_activity(cls, activity):
         ''' don't bother with incoming favs of unknown statuses '''
-        return not cls.objects.filter(remote_id=activity.object).exists()
+        return not Status.objects.filter(remote_id=activity.object).exists()
 
     def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
         ''' update user active time '''
diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/activitypub/test_base_activity.py b/bookwyrm/tests/activitypub/test_base_activity.py
index d489fdaa..de108eae 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/tests/activitypub/test_base_activity.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/tests/activitypub/test_base_activity.py
@@ -208,7 +208,10 @@ class BaseActivity(TestCase):
         # sets the celery task call to the function call
         with patch(
                 'bookwyrm.activitypub.base_activity.set_related_field.delay'):
-            update_data.to_model(model=models.Status, instance=status)
+            with patch('bookwyrm.models.status.Status.ignore_activity') \
+                    as discarder:
+                discarder.return_value = False
+                update_data.to_model(model=models.Status, instance=status)
         self.assertIsNone(status.attachments.first())
 
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/tests/views/test_inbox.py b/bookwyrm/tests/views/test_inbox.py
index b0bd3e42..4202979b 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/tests/views/test_inbox.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/tests/views/test_inbox.py
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ class Inbox(TestCase):
             'actor': 'https://example.com/users/rat',
             'type': 'Like',
             'published': 'Mon, 25 May 2020 19:31:20 GMT',
-            'object': 'https://example.com/status/1',
+            'object': self.status.remote_id,
         }
 
         views.inbox.activity_task(activity)