diff --git a/src/Worker/Delivery.php b/src/Worker/Delivery.php
index a2088fde5..37a4ec445 100644
--- a/src/Worker/Delivery.php
+++ b/src/Worker/Delivery.php
@@ -197,6 +197,11 @@ class Delivery
 			$contact['network'] = Protocol::DIASPORA;
 		}
 
+		// Ensure that local contacts are delivered locally
+		if (Model\Contact::isLocal($contact['url'])) {
+			$contact['network'] = Protocol::DFRN;
+		}
+
 		Logger::notice('Delivering', ['cmd' => $cmd, 'target' => $target_id, 'followup' => $followup, 'network' => $contact['network']]);
 
 		switch ($contact['network']) {
@@ -287,11 +292,8 @@ class Delivery
 
 		Logger::debug('Notifier entry: ' . $contact["url"] . ' ' . (($target_item['guid'] ?? '') ?: $target_item['id']) . ' entry: ' . $atom);
 
-		$basepath =  implode('/', array_slice(explode('/', $contact['url']), 0, 3));
-
 		// perform local delivery if we are on the same site
-
-		if (Strings::compareLink($basepath, DI::baseUrl())) {
+		if (Model\Contact::isLocal($contact['url'])) {
 			$condition = ['nurl' => Strings::normaliseLink($contact['url']), 'self' => true];
 			$target_self = DBA::selectFirst('contact', ['uid'], $condition);
 			if (!DBA::isResult($target_self)) {
diff --git a/src/Worker/Notifier.php b/src/Worker/Notifier.php
index fea2da7e3..f4caf0eb9 100644
--- a/src/Worker/Notifier.php
+++ b/src/Worker/Notifier.php
@@ -444,6 +444,11 @@ class Notifier
 
 			if (DBA::isResult($r)) {
 				foreach ($r as $rr) {
+					// Ensure that local contacts are delivered via DFRN
+					if (Contact::isLocal($rr['url'])) {
+						$contact['network'] == Protocol::DFRN;
+					}
+
 					if (!empty($rr['addr']) && ($rr['network'] == Protocol::ACTIVITYPUB) && !DBA::exists('fcontact', ['addr' => $rr['addr']])) {
 						Logger::info('Contact is AP omly', ['target' => $target_id, 'contact' => $rr['url']]);
 						continue;
@@ -489,6 +494,11 @@ class Notifier
 
 		// delivery loop
 		while ($contact = DBA::fetch($delivery_contacts_stmt)) {
+			// Ensure that local contacts are delivered via DFRN
+			if (Contact::isLocal($contact['url'])) {
+				$contact['network'] == Protocol::DFRN;
+			}
+
 			if (!empty($contact['addr']) && ($contact['network'] == Protocol::ACTIVITYPUB) && !DBA::exists('fcontact', ['addr' => $contact['addr']])) {
 				Logger::info('Contact is AP omly', ['target' => $target_id, 'contact' => $contact['url']]);
 				continue;