diff --git a/src/Model/APContact.php b/src/Model/APContact.php
index 5c60ebae59..aa5dbe2f71 100644
--- a/src/Model/APContact.php
+++ b/src/Model/APContact.php
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class APContact
 				$apcontact = DBA::selectFirst('apcontact', [], ['addr' => $url]);
 			}
 
-			if (DBA::isResult($apcontact) && ($apcontact['updated'] > $ref_update) && !empty($apcontact['pubkey'])) {
+			if (DBA::isResult($apcontact) && ($apcontact['updated'] > $ref_update) && !empty($apcontact['pubkey']) && !empty($apcontact['uri-id'])) {
 				return $apcontact;
 			}
 
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ class APContact
 		if (empty($apcontact['uuid'])) {
 			$apcontact['uri-id'] = ItemURI::getIdByURI($apcontact['url']);
 		} else {
-			$apcontact['uri-id'] = ItemURI::insert(['uri' => $apcontact['uri'], 'guid' => $apcontact['uuid']]);
+			$apcontact['uri-id'] = ItemURI::insert(['uri' => $apcontact['url'], 'guid' => $apcontact['uuid']]);
 		}
 
 		$apcontact['updated'] = DateTimeFormat::utcNow();
diff --git a/src/Model/Contact.php b/src/Model/Contact.php
index 30158c5b4f..0184861c3c 100644
--- a/src/Model/Contact.php
+++ b/src/Model/Contact.php
@@ -1072,12 +1072,12 @@ class Contact
 			return 0;
 		}
 
-		$contact = self::getByURL($url, false, ['id', 'network'], $uid);
+		$contact = self::getByURL($url, false, ['id', 'network', 'uri-id'], $uid);
 
 		if (!empty($contact)) {
 			$contact_id = $contact["id"];
 
-			if (empty($update)) {
+			if (empty($update) && (!empty($contact['uri-id']) || is_bool($update))) {
 				Logger::debug('Contact found', ['url' => $url, 'uid' => $uid, 'update' => $update, 'cid' => $contact_id]);
 				return $contact_id;
 			}
@@ -2157,7 +2157,7 @@ class Contact
 		if (empty($guid)) {
 			$ret['uri-id'] = ItemURI::getIdByURI($ret['url']);
 		} else {
-			$ret['uri-id'] = ItemURI::insert(['uri' => $ret['uri'], 'guid' => $guid]);
+			$ret['uri-id'] = ItemURI::insert(['uri' => $ret['url'], 'guid' => $guid]);
 		}
 
 		$ret['nurl']    = Strings::normaliseLink($ret['url']);
diff --git a/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Receiver.php b/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Receiver.php
index 7c753f1886..d59d9c4af6 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Receiver.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/ActivityPub/Receiver.php
@@ -333,7 +333,8 @@ class Receiver
 		$object_type = self::fetchObjectType($activity, $object_id, $uid);
 
 		// Fetch the content only on activities where this matters
-		if (in_array($type, ['as:Create', 'as:Update', 'as:Announce'])) {
+		// We can receive "#emojiReaction" when fetching content from Hubzilla systems
+		if (in_array($type, ['as:Create', 'as:Update', 'as:Announce']) || strpos($type, '#emojiReaction')) {
 			// Always fetch on "Announce"
 			$object_data = self::fetchObject($object_id, $activity['as:object'], $trust_source && ($type != 'as:Announce'), $uid);
 			if (empty($object_data)) {
@@ -501,7 +502,7 @@ class Receiver
 		if (!empty($activity['from-relay'])) {
 			$object_data['from-relay'] = $activity['from-relay'];
 		}
-		
+
 		switch ($type) {
 			case 'as:Create':
 				if (in_array($object_data['object_type'], self::CONTENT_TYPES)) {
@@ -627,7 +628,7 @@ class Receiver
 	 * @param array   $activity
 	 * @param string  $actor
 	 * @param array   $tags
-	 * @param boolean $fetch_unlisted 
+	 * @param boolean $fetch_unlisted
 	 *
 	 * @return array with receivers (user id)
 	 * @throws \Exception
@@ -687,7 +688,7 @@ class Receiver
 					$receivers[0] = ['uid' => 0, 'type' => self::TARGET_GLOBAL];
 				}
 
-				// Add receiver "-1" for unlisted posts 
+				// Add receiver "-1" for unlisted posts
 				if ($fetch_unlisted && ($receiver == self::PUBLIC_COLLECTION) && ($element == 'as:cc')) {
 					$receivers[-1] = ['uid' => -1, 'type' => self::TARGET_GLOBAL];
 				}
@@ -950,7 +951,7 @@ class Receiver
 				Logger::info('Empty id');
 				return false;
 			}
-	
+
 			if ($id != $object_id) {
 				Logger::info('Fetched id differs from provided id', ['provided' => $object_id, 'fetched' => $id]);
 				return false;
@@ -1232,7 +1233,7 @@ class Receiver
 		if (empty($object['as:url'])) {
 			return $object_data;
 		}
-		
+
 		$urls = $object['as:url'];
 		$keys = array_keys($urls);
 		if (!is_numeric(array_pop($keys))) {
diff --git a/tests/datasets/api.fixture.php b/tests/datasets/api.fixture.php
index fbf2aad47c..2c6512f8c6 100644
--- a/tests/datasets/api.fixture.php
+++ b/tests/datasets/api.fixture.php
@@ -71,95 +71,6 @@ return [
 			'theme'    => 'frio',
 		],
 	],
-	'contact' => [
-		[
-			'id'      => 42,
-			'uid'     => 42,
-			'name'    => 'Self contact',
-			'nick'    => 'selfcontact',
-			'self'    => 1,
-			'nurl'    => 'http://localhost/profile/selfcontact',
-			'url'     => 'http://localhost/profile/selfcontact',
-			'about'   => 'User used in tests',
-			'pending' => 0,
-			'blocked' => 0,
-			'rel'     => Contact::FOLLOWER,
-			'network' => Protocol::DFRN,
-			'location' => 'DFRN',
-		],
-		// Having the same name and nick allows us to test
-		// the fallback to api_get_nick() in api_get_user()
-		[
-			'id'      => 43,
-			'uid'     => 0,
-			'name'    => 'othercontact',
-			'nick'    => 'othercontact',
-			'self'    => 0,
-			'nurl'    => 'http://localhost/profile/othercontact',
-			'url'     => 'http://localhost/profile/othercontact',
-			'pending' => 0,
-			'blocked' => 0,
-			'rel'     => Contact::NOTHING,
-			'network' => Protocol::DFRN, 
-			'location' => 'DFRN',
-		],
-		[
-			'id'      => 44,
-			'uid'     => 42,
-			'name'    => 'Friend contact',
-			'nick'    => 'friendcontact',
-			'self'    => 0,
-			'nurl'    => 'http://localhost/profile/friendcontact',
-			'url'     => 'http://localhost/profile/friendcontact',
-			'pending' => 0,
-			'blocked' => 0,
-			'rel'     => Contact::SHARING,
-			'network' => Protocol::DFRN,
-			'location' => 'DFRN',
-		],
-		[
-			'id'      => 45,
-			'uid'     => 0,
-			'name'    => 'Friend contact',
-			'nick'    => 'friendcontact',
-			'self'    => 0,
-			'nurl'    => 'http://localhost/profile/friendcontact',
-			'url'     => 'http://localhost/profile/friendcontact',
-			'pending' => 0,
-			'blocked' => 0,
-			'rel'     => Contact::SHARING,
-			'network' => Protocol::DFRN,
-			'location' => 'DFRN',
-		],
-		[
-			'id'      => 46,
-			'uid'     => 42,
-			'name'    => 'Mutual contact',
-			'nick'    => 'mutualcontact',
-			'self'    => 0,
-			'nurl'    => 'http://localhost/profile/mutualcontact',
-			'url'     => 'http://localhost/profile/mutualcontact',
-			'pending' => 0,
-			'blocked' => 0,
-			'rel'     => Contact::FRIEND,
-			'network' => Protocol::DFRN,
-			'location' => 'DFRN',
-		],
-		[
-			'id'      => 47,
-			'uid'     => 0,
-			'name'    => 'Mutual contact',
-			'nick'    => 'mutualcontact',
-			'self'    => 0,
-			'nurl'    => 'http://localhost/profile/mutualcontact',
-			'url'     => 'http://localhost/profile/mutualcontact',
-			'pending' => 0,
-			'blocked' => 0,
-			'rel'     => Contact::SHARING,
-			'network' => Protocol::DFRN,
-			'location' => 'DFRN',
-		],
-	],
 	'item-uri'    => [
 		[
 			'id'   => 1,
@@ -191,6 +102,122 @@ return [
 			'uri'  => '6',
 			'guid' => '6',
 		],
+
+		[
+			'id'   => 42,
+			'uri'  => 'http://localhost/profile/selfcontact',
+			'guid' => '42',
+		],
+		[
+			'id'   => 43,
+			'uri'  => 'http://localhost/profile/othercontact',
+			'guid' => '43',
+		],
+		[
+			'id'   => 44,
+			'uri'  => 'http://localhost/profile/friendcontact',
+			'guid' => '44',
+		],
+		[
+			'id'   => 46,
+			'uri'  => 'http://localhost/profile/mutualcontact',
+			'guid' => '46',
+		],
+	],
+	'contact' => [
+		[
+			'id'      => 42,
+			'uid'     => 42,
+			'uri-id'  => 42,
+			'name'    => 'Self contact',
+			'nick'    => 'selfcontact',
+			'self'    => 1,
+			'nurl'    => 'http://localhost/profile/selfcontact',
+			'url'     => 'http://localhost/profile/selfcontact',
+			'about'   => 'User used in tests',
+			'pending' => 0,
+			'blocked' => 0,
+			'rel'     => Contact::FOLLOWER,
+			'network' => Protocol::DFRN,
+			'location' => 'DFRN',
+		],
+		// Having the same name and nick allows us to test
+		// the fallback to api_get_nick() in api_get_user()
+		[
+			'id'      => 43,
+			'uid'     => 0,
+			'uri-id'  => 43,
+			'name'    => 'othercontact',
+			'nick'    => 'othercontact',
+			'self'    => 0,
+			'nurl'    => 'http://localhost/profile/othercontact',
+			'url'     => 'http://localhost/profile/othercontact',
+			'pending' => 0,
+			'blocked' => 0,
+			'rel'     => Contact::NOTHING,
+			'network' => Protocol::DFRN, 
+			'location' => 'DFRN',
+		],
+		[
+			'id'      => 44,
+			'uid'     => 42,
+			'uri-id'  => 44,
+			'name'    => 'Friend contact',
+			'nick'    => 'friendcontact',
+			'self'    => 0,
+			'nurl'    => 'http://localhost/profile/friendcontact',
+			'url'     => 'http://localhost/profile/friendcontact',
+			'pending' => 0,
+			'blocked' => 0,
+			'rel'     => Contact::SHARING,
+			'network' => Protocol::DFRN,
+			'location' => 'DFRN',
+		],
+		[
+			'id'      => 45,
+			'uid'     => 0,
+			'uri-id'  => 44,
+			'name'    => 'Friend contact',
+			'nick'    => 'friendcontact',
+			'self'    => 0,
+			'nurl'    => 'http://localhost/profile/friendcontact',
+			'url'     => 'http://localhost/profile/friendcontact',
+			'pending' => 0,
+			'blocked' => 0,
+			'rel'     => Contact::SHARING,
+			'network' => Protocol::DFRN,
+			'location' => 'DFRN',
+		],
+		[
+			'id'      => 46,
+			'uid'     => 42,
+			'uri-id'  => 46,
+			'name'    => 'Mutual contact',
+			'nick'    => 'mutualcontact',
+			'self'    => 0,
+			'nurl'    => 'http://localhost/profile/mutualcontact',
+			'url'     => 'http://localhost/profile/mutualcontact',
+			'pending' => 0,
+			'blocked' => 0,
+			'rel'     => Contact::FRIEND,
+			'network' => Protocol::DFRN,
+			'location' => 'DFRN',
+		],
+		[
+			'id'      => 47,
+			'uid'     => 0,
+			'uri-id'  => 46,
+			'name'    => 'Mutual contact',
+			'nick'    => 'mutualcontact',
+			'self'    => 0,
+			'nurl'    => 'http://localhost/profile/mutualcontact',
+			'url'     => 'http://localhost/profile/mutualcontact',
+			'pending' => 0,
+			'blocked' => 0,
+			'rel'     => Contact::SHARING,
+			'network' => Protocol::DFRN,
+			'location' => 'DFRN',
+		],
 	],
 	'verb'    => [
 		[
diff --git a/tests/datasets/storage/database.fixture.php b/tests/datasets/storage/database.fixture.php
index 6a73d4ed2a..9a8c675319 100644
--- a/tests/datasets/storage/database.fixture.php
+++ b/tests/datasets/storage/database.fixture.php
@@ -33,10 +33,18 @@ return [
 			'theme'    => 'frio',
 		],
 	],
+	'item-uri'    => [
+		[
+			'id'   => 42,
+			'uri'  => 'http://localhost/profile/selfcontact',
+			'guid' => '42',
+		],
+	],
 	'contact' => [
 		[
 			'id'      => 42,
 			'uid'     => 42,
+			'uri-id'  => 42,
 			'name'    => 'Self contact',
 			'nick'    => 'selfcontact',
 			'self'    => 1,