diff --git a/src/Worker/Notifier.php b/src/Worker/Notifier.php
index 7bde2b9b92..10fe6e3abc 100644
--- a/src/Worker/Notifier.php
+++ b/src/Worker/Notifier.php
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ class Notifier
 			}
 
 			Logger::info('Remote item will be distributed', ['id' => $target_item['id'], 'url' => $target_item['uri'], 'verb' => $target_item['verb']]);
-		} elseif ($parent['origin']) {
+		} else {
 			Logger::info('Remote activity will not be distributed', ['id' => $target_item['id'], 'url' => $target_item['uri'], 'verb' => $target_item['verb']]);
 			return ['count' => 0, 'contacts' => []];
 		}