diff --git a/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/db-resolver.ts b/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/db-resolver.ts
index 02b0c2cd5..d8aa3b706 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/db-resolver.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/db-resolver.ts
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ import type { IObject } from "./type.js";
 import { getApId } from "./type.js";
 import { resolvePerson, updatePerson } from "./models/person.js";
 import {redisClient, subscriber} from "@/db/redis.js";
-import { remoteLogger } from "@/remote/logger.js";
-
-const logger = remoteLogger.createSubLogger("db-resolver");
 
 const publicKeyCache = new Cache<UserPublickey | null>("publicKey", 60 * 30);
 const publicKeyByUserIdCache = new Cache<UserPublickey | null>(
@@ -191,21 +188,7 @@ export default class DbResolver {
 		user: CacheableRemoteUser;
 		key: UserPublickey | null;
 	} | null> {
-		let user: CacheableRemoteUser;
-
-		try {
-			user = (await resolvePerson(uri)) as CacheableRemoteUser;
-		}
-		catch (e: any) {
-			// Bypass GoToSocial issue #1186 (ref: https://github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/issues/1186)
-			if (e.message === 'invalid Actor: wrong inbox' && uri.match(/https?:\/\/[a-zA-Z0-9-.]+\/users\/[a-zA-Z0-9_]+\/main-key$/)) {
-				logger.warn(`Failed to resolve ${uri}, re-attempting without trailing /main-key`);
-				user = (await resolvePerson(uri.substring(0, uri.length - 9))) as CacheableRemoteUser;
-			}
-			else {
-				throw e;
-			}
-		}
+		const user = (await resolvePerson(uri)) as CacheableRemoteUser;
 
 		if (user == null) return null;
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/models/person.ts b/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/models/person.ts
index 0fdbbcb81..1fb0f52cd 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/models/person.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/models/person.ts
@@ -183,9 +183,21 @@ export async function createPerson(
 
 	if (resolver == null) resolver = new Resolver();
 
-	const object = (await resolver.resolve(uri)) as any;
+	let object = (await resolver.resolve(uri)) as any;
 
-	const person = validateActor(object, uri);
+	let person: IActor;
+	try {
+		person = validateActor(object, uri);
+	}
+	catch (e: any) {
+		if (typeof object.publicKey?.owner !== 'string')
+			throw e;
+
+		// Work around GoToSocial issue #1186 (ref: https://github.com/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/issues/1186)
+		logger.info(`Received stub actor, re-resolving with key owner uri: ${object.publicKey.owner}`);
+		object = (await resolver.resolve(object.publicKey.owner)) as any;
+		person = validateActor(object, uri);
+	}
 
 	logger.info(`Creating the Person: ${person.id}`);