diff --git a/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php b/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
index 0e5f0c27f..f8e4c11b2 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
@@ -49,10 +49,12 @@ class Diaspora
 	 *
 	 * The list contains not only the official relays but also servers that we serve directly
 	 *
-	 * @param integer $item_id   The id of the item that is sent
+	 * @param integer $item_id  The id of the item that is sent
+	 * @param array   $contacts The previously fetched contacts
+	 *
 	 * @return array of relay servers
 	 */
-	public static function relayList($item_id)
+	public static function relayList($item_id, $contacts = [])
 	{
 		$serverlist = [];
 
@@ -99,15 +101,26 @@ class Diaspora
 		}
 
 		// Now we are collecting all relay contacts
-		$contacts = [];
 		foreach ($serverlist as $server_url) {
 			// We don't send messages to ourselves
-			if (!link_compare($server_url, System::baseUrl())) {
-				$cid = self::getRelayContactId($server_url);
-				if (!is_bool($cid)) {
-					$contacts[] = $cid;
+			if (link_compare($server_url, System::baseUrl())) {
+				continue;
+			}
+			$contact = self::getRelayContact($server_url);
+			if (is_bool($contact)) {
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			$exists = false;
+			foreach ($contacts as $entry) {
+				if ($entry['batch'] == $contact['batch']) {
+					$exists = true;
 				}
 			}
+
+			if (!$exists) {
+				$contacts[] = $contact;
+			}
 		}
 
 		return $contacts;
@@ -119,7 +132,7 @@ class Diaspora
 	 * @param string $server_url The url of the server
 	 * @return array with the contact
 	 */
-	private static function getRelayContactId($server_url)
+	private static function getRelayContact($server_url)
 	{
 		$batch = $server_url . '/receive/public';
 
diff --git a/src/Worker/Notifier.php b/src/Worker/Notifier.php
index e4e720236..422adafed 100644
--- a/src/Worker/Notifier.php
+++ b/src/Worker/Notifier.php
@@ -479,15 +479,9 @@ class Notifier {
 
 
 		if ($public_message) {
-
-			$r0 = [];
 			$r1 = [];
 
 			if ($diaspora_delivery) {
-				if (!$followup) {
-					$r0 = Diaspora::relayList($item_id);
-				}
-
 				$r1 = q("SELECT `batch`, ANY_VALUE(`id`) AS `id`, ANY_VALUE(`name`) AS `name`, ANY_VALUE(`network`) AS `network`
 					FROM `contact` WHERE `network` = '%s' AND `batch` != ''
 					AND `uid` = %d AND `rel` != %d AND NOT `blocked` AND NOT `pending` AND NOT `archive` GROUP BY `batch`",
@@ -500,17 +494,17 @@ class Notifier {
 				// The function will ensure that there are no duplicates
 				$r1 = Diaspora::participantsForThread($item_id, $r1);
 
+				// Add the relay to the list, avoid duplicates
+				if (!$followup) {
+					$r1 = Diaspora::relayList($item_id, $r1);
+				}
 			}
 
-			$r2 = q("SELECT `id`, `name`,`network` FROM `contact`
-				WHERE `network` in ('%s') AND `uid` = %d AND NOT `blocked` AND NOT `pending` AND NOT `archive` AND `rel` != %d",
-				dbesc(NETWORK_DFRN),
-				intval($owner['uid']),
-				intval(CONTACT_IS_SHARING)
-			);
+			$condition = ['network' => NETWORK_DFRN, 'uid' => $owner['uid'], 'blocked' => false,
+				'pending' => false, 'archive' => false, 'rel' => [CONTACT_IS_FOLLOWER, CONTACT_IS_FRIEND]];
+			$r2 = dba::inArray(dba::select('contact', ['id', 'name', 'network'], $condition));
 
-
-			$r = array_merge($r2, $r1, $r0);
+			$r = array_merge($r2, $r1);
 
 			if (DBM::is_result($r)) {
 				logger('pubdeliver '.$target_item["guid"].': '.print_r($r,true), LOGGER_DEBUG);