diff --git a/include/conversation.php b/include/conversation.php
index 6f8c28d725..b984c3da2e 100644
--- a/include/conversation.php
+++ b/include/conversation.php
@@ -1006,11 +1006,9 @@ function builtin_activity_puller($item, &$conv_responses) {
 			}
 
 			// Skip when the causer of the parent is the same than the author of the announce
-			if ($verb == Activity::ANNOUNCE) {
-				$parent = Item::selectFirst(['causer-id', 'gravity'], ['uri' => $item['thr-parent']]);
-				if (($parent['causer-id'] == $item['author-id']) && ($parent['gravity'] == GRAVITY_PARENT)) {
-					continue;
-				}
+			if (($verb == Activity::ANNOUNCE) && Item::exists(['uri' => $item['thr-parent'],
+				'uid' => $item['uid'], 'causer-id' => $item['author-id'], 'gravity' => GRAVITY_PARENT])) {
+				continue;
 			}
 
 			if (!isset($conv_responses[$mode][$item['thr-parent']])) {