diff --git a/server/core/lib/activitypub/send/shared/audience-utils.ts b/server/core/lib/activitypub/send/shared/audience-utils.ts
index 1e2dbd50da0..3616694ebca 100644
--- a/server/core/lib/activitypub/send/shared/audience-utils.ts
+++ b/server/core/lib/activitypub/send/shared/audience-utils.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export async function getActorsInvolvedInVideo (video: MVideoId, t: Transaction)
     ? alreadyLoadedActor
     : await ActorModel.loadAccountActorFollowerUrlByVideoId(video.id, t)
 
-  actors.push(videoActor)
+  if (videoActor) actors.push(videoActor)
 
   return actors
 }
diff --git a/server/core/models/actor/actor.ts b/server/core/models/actor/actor.ts
index c5d6c9eb3d1..232f50c36a5 100644
--- a/server/core/models/actor/actor.ts
+++ b/server/core/models/actor/actor.ts
@@ -359,6 +359,11 @@ export class ActorModel extends SequelizeModel<ActorModel> {
     }
 
     return ActorModel.sequelize.query<MActorId & MActorFollowersUrl>(query, options)
+      .then(res => {
+        if (res && res.length !== 0) return res[0]
+
+        return undefined
+      })
   }
 
   static listByFollowersUrls (followersUrls: string[], transaction?: Transaction): Promise<MActorFull[]> {