1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-follow.ts b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-follow.ts
index 4a7cda0a2..94eeed4c0 100644
--- a/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-follow.ts
+++ b/server/lib/job-queue/handlers/activitypub-follow.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export type ActivitypubFollowPayload = {
   name: string
   host: string
   isAutoFollow?: boolean
+  assertIsChannel?: boolean
 }
 
 async function processActivityPubFollow (job: Bull.Job) {
@@ -34,6 +35,11 @@ async function processActivityPubFollow (job: Bull.Job) {
     targetActor = await getOrCreateActorAndServerAndModel(actorUrl, 'all')
   }
 
+  if (payload.assertIsChannel && !targetActor.VideoChannel) {
+    logger.warn('Do not follow %s@%s because it is not a channel.', name, host)
+    return
+  }
+
   const fromActor = await ActorModel.load(payload.followerActorId)
 
   return retryTransactionWrapper(follow, fromActor, targetActor, payload.isAutoFollow)