diff --git a/src/Database/Database.php b/src/Database/Database.php
index 787ae54c7b..80fd02dc0d 100644
--- a/src/Database/Database.php
+++ b/src/Database/Database.php
@@ -1421,7 +1421,7 @@ class Database
 			if (is_bool($old_fields)) {
 				if ($do_insert) {
 					$values = array_merge($condition, $fields);
-					return $this->insert($table, $values, $do_insert);
+					return $this->replace($table, $values);
 				}
 				$old_fields = [];
 			}
diff --git a/src/Model/APContact.php b/src/Model/APContact.php
index 9fc72ac5a4..634ce441a2 100644
--- a/src/Model/APContact.php
+++ b/src/Model/APContact.php
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ class APContact
 
 		if (!DBA::exists('inbox-status', ['url' => $url])) {
 			$fields = array_merge($fields, ['url' => $url, 'created' => $now]);
-			DBA::insert('inbox-status', $fields);
+			DBA::replace('inbox-status', $fields);
 		} else {
 			DBA::update('inbox-status', $fields, ['url' => $url]);
 		}