diff --git a/activitypub.c b/activitypub.c
index e389915..d8f748e 100644
--- a/activitypub.c
+++ b/activitypub.c
@@ -1955,9 +1955,12 @@ int process_input_message(snac *snac, xs_dict *msg, xs_dict *req)
         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));
-        do_notify = 1;
+        if (timeline_admire(snac, object, actor, 1) == 201) {
+            snac_log(snac, xs_fmt("new 'Like' %s %s", actor, object));
+            do_notify = 1;
+        }
+        else
+            snac_log(snac, xs_fmt("repeated 'Like' from %s to %s", actor, object));
     }
     else
     if (strcmp(type, "Announce") == 0) { /** **/
@@ -1983,9 +1986,13 @@ int process_input_message(snac *snac, xs_dict *msg, xs_dict *req)
                     xs *who_o = NULL;
 
                     if (valid_status(actor_request(snac, who, &who_o))) {
-                        timeline_admire(snac, object, actor, 0);
-                        snac_log(snac, xs_fmt("new 'Announce' %s %s", actor, object));
-                        do_notify = 1;
+                        if (timeline_admire(snac, object, actor, 0) == 201) {
+                            snac_log(snac, xs_fmt("new 'Announce' %s %s", actor, object));
+                            do_notify = 1;
+                        }
+                        else
+                            snac_log(snac, xs_fmt("repeated 'Announce' from %s to %s",
+                                actor, object));
                     }
                     else
                         snac_debug(snac, 1, xs_fmt("dropped 'Announce' on actor request error %s", who));
diff --git a/data.c b/data.c
index 4c2a4a8..1312790 100644
--- a/data.c
+++ b/data.c
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ int timeline_add(snac *snac, const char *id, const xs_dict *o_msg)
 }
 
 
-void timeline_admire(snac *snac, const char *id, const char *admirer, int like)
+int timeline_admire(snac *snac, const char *id, const char *admirer, int like)
 /* updates a timeline entry with a new admiration */
 {
     /* if we are admiring this, add to both timelines */
@@ -1116,10 +1116,12 @@ void timeline_admire(snac *snac, const char *id, const char *admirer, int like)
         object_user_cache_add(snac, id, "private");
     }
 
-    object_admire(id, admirer, like);
+    int ret = object_admire(id, admirer, like);
 
     snac_debug(snac, 1, xs_fmt("timeline_admire (%s) %s %s",
             like ? "Like" : "Announce", id, admirer));
+
+    return ret;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/snac.h b/snac.h
index 0d05cb1..b95e4e1 100644
--- a/snac.h
+++ b/snac.h
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ int timeline_del(snac *snac, char *id);
 xs_list *timeline_simple_list(snac *snac, const char *idx_name, int skip, int show);
 xs_list *timeline_list(snac *snac, const char *idx_name, int skip, int show);
 int timeline_add(snac *snac, const char *id, const xs_dict *o_msg);
-void timeline_admire(snac *snac, const char *id, const char *admirer, int like);
+int timeline_admire(snac *snac, const char *id, const char *admirer, int like);
 
 xs_list *timeline_top_level(snac *snac, xs_list *list);
 xs_list *local_list(snac *snac, int max);