diff --git a/mod/profile.php b/mod/profile.php
index 729f11028a..5b306b20fb 100644
--- a/mod/profile.php
+++ b/mod/profile.php
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ function profile_init(App $a)
 	if (ActivityPub::isRequest()) {
 		$user = DBA::selectFirst('user', ['uid'], ['nickname' => $which]);
 		if (DBA::isResult($user)) {
-			$data = ActivityPub\Transmitter::profile($user['uid']);
+			$data = ActivityPub\Transmitter::getProfile($user['uid']);
 			echo json_encode($data);
 			header('Content-Type: application/activity+json');
 			exit();
diff --git a/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php b/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php
index c3bc2eeb74..c4a90996d8 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Transmitter.php
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class Transmitter
 	 * @param integer $uid User ID
 	 * @return profile array
 	 */
-	public static function profile($uid)
+	public static function getProfile($uid)
 	{
 		$condition = ['uid' => $uid, 'blocked' => false, 'account_expired' => false,
 			'account_removed' => false, 'verified' => true];
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ class Transmitter
 			'id' => System::baseUrl() . '/activity/' . System::createGUID(),
 			'type' => 'Update',
 			'actor' => $owner['url'],
-			'object' => self::profile($uid),
+			'object' => self::getProfile($uid),
 			'published' => DateTimeFormat::utcNow(DateTimeFormat::ATOM),
 			'to' => [$profile['followers']],
 			'cc' => []];