diff --git a/activitypub.c b/activitypub.c
index 4b2947e..ca24103 100644
--- a/activitypub.c
+++ b/activitypub.c
@@ -296,23 +296,21 @@ void process_message(snac *snac, char *msg, char *req)
     else
 */
     if (strcmp(type, "Like") == 0) {
-        if (xs_type(object) == XSTYPE_STRING) {
-            timeline_admire(snac, object, actor, 1);
-            snac_log(snac, xs_fmt("new 'Like' %s %s", actor, object));
-        }
-        else
-            snac_debug(snac, 2, xs_fmt("xs_type for 'Like' object not string"));
+        if (xs_type(object) == XSTYPE_DICT)
+            object = xs_dict_get(object, "id");
+
+        timeline_admire(snac, object, actor, 1);
+        snac_log(snac, xs_fmt("new 'Like' %s %s", actor, object));
     }
     else
     if (strcmp(type, "Announce") == 0) {
-        if (xs_type(object) == XSTYPE_STRING) {
-            timeline_request(snac, object);
+        if (xs_type(object) == XSTYPE_DICT)
+            object = xs_dict_get(object, "id");
 
-            timeline_admire(snac, object, actor, 0);
-            snac_log(snac, xs_fmt("new 'Announce' %s %s", actor, object));
-        }
-        else
-            snac_debug(snac, 2, xs_fmt("xs_type for 'Announce' object not string"));
+        timeline_request(snac, object);
+
+        timeline_admire(snac, object, actor, 0);
+        snac_log(snac, xs_fmt("new 'Announce' %s %s", actor, object));
     }
 /*
     else