diff --git a/lib/federation/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex b/lib/federation/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
index a3b8c2014..a9d2554b7 100644
--- a/lib/federation/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
+++ b/lib/federation/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ defmodule Mobilizon.Federation.ActivityPub do
         Logger.debug("Entity is already existing")
 
         entity =
-          if force_fetch and not compare_origins?(url, Endpoint.url()) do
+          if force_fetch and not are_same_origin?(url, Endpoint.url()) do
             Logger.debug("Entity is external and we want a force fetch")
 
             with {:ok, _activity, entity} <- Fetcher.fetch_and_update(url, options) do
@@ -506,18 +506,22 @@ defmodule Mobilizon.Federation.ActivityPub do
   """
   @spec make_actor_from_url(String.t(), boolean()) :: {:ok, %Actor{}} | {:error, any()}
   def make_actor_from_url(url, preload \\ false) do
-    case fetch_and_prepare_actor_from_url(url) do
-      {:ok, data} ->
-        Actors.upsert_actor(data, preload)
+    if are_same_origin?(url, Endpoint.url()) do
+      {:error, "Can't make a local actor from URL"}
+    else
+      case fetch_and_prepare_actor_from_url(url) do
+        {:ok, data} ->
+          Actors.upsert_actor(data, preload)
 
-      # Request returned 410
-      {:error, :actor_deleted} ->
-        Logger.info("Actor was deleted")
-        {:error, :actor_deleted}
+        # Request returned 410
+        {:error, :actor_deleted} ->
+          Logger.info("Actor was deleted")
+          {:error, :actor_deleted}
 
-      e ->
-        Logger.warn("Failed to make actor from url")
-        {:error, e}
+        e ->
+          Logger.warn("Failed to make actor from url")
+          {:error, e}
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/federation/activity_pub/utils.ex b/lib/federation/activity_pub/utils.ex
index d59422e54..4e546067b 100644
--- a/lib/federation/activity_pub/utils.ex
+++ b/lib/federation/activity_pub/utils.ex
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ defmodule Mobilizon.Federation.ActivityPub.Utils do
       when not is_nil(actor) do
     actor = get_actor(params)
     Logger.debug("Performing origin check on #{id} and #{actor} URIs")
-    compare_origins?(id, actor)
+    are_same_origin?(id, actor)
   end
 
   def origin_check?(_id, %{"type" => type} = _params) when type in ["Actor", "Group"], do: true
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ defmodule Mobilizon.Federation.ActivityPub.Utils do
 
   def origin_check?(_id, _args), do: false
 
-  @spec compare_origins?(String.t(), String.t()) :: boolean()
-  def compare_origins?(url_1, url_2) when is_binary(url_1) and is_binary(url_2) do
+  @spec are_same_origin?(String.t(), String.t()) :: boolean()
+  def are_same_origin?(url_1, url_2) when is_binary(url_1) and is_binary(url_2) do
     uri_1 = URI.parse(url_1)
     uri_2 = URI.parse(url_2)