diff --git a/lemmy_apub/src/activities/receive/comment.rs b/lemmy_apub/src/activities/receive/comment.rs
index 6f6a22da8..da29a3b7e 100644
--- a/lemmy_apub/src/activities/receive/comment.rs
+++ b/lemmy_apub/src/activities/receive/comment.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use activitystreams::{
   activity::{ActorAndObjectRefExt, Create, Dislike, Like, Remove, Update},
   base::ExtendsExt,
 };
-use anyhow::{anyhow, Context};
+use anyhow::Context;
 use lemmy_db::{
   comment::{Comment, CommentLike, CommentLikeForm},
   comment_view::CommentView,
@@ -23,14 +23,10 @@ pub(crate) async fn receive_create_comment(
   let note = NoteExt::from_any_base(create.object().to_owned().one().context(location_info!())?)?
     .context(location_info!())?;
 
-  // TODO: need to do the check for locked post before calling this
   let comment = Comment::from_apub(&note, context, Some(user.actor_id()?), request_counter).await?;
 
   let post_id = comment.post_id;
   let post = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Post::read(conn, post_id)).await??;
-  if post.locked {
-    return Err(anyhow!("Post is locked").into());
-  }
 
   // Note:
   // Although mentions could be gotten from the post tags (they are included there), or the ccs,
diff --git a/lemmy_apub/src/objects/comment.rs b/lemmy_apub/src/objects/comment.rs
index b92411e72..1454a738c 100644
--- a/lemmy_apub/src/objects/comment.rs
+++ b/lemmy_apub/src/objects/comment.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use activitystreams::{
   object::{kind::NoteType, ApObject, Note, Tombstone},
   prelude::*,
 };
-use anyhow::Context;
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Context};
 use lemmy_db::{
   comment::{Comment, CommentForm},
   community::Community,
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ impl FromApub for Comment {
     } else {
       let comment_form =
         CommentForm::from_apub(note, context, expected_domain, request_counter).await?;
+      let post_id = comment_form.post_id;
+      let post = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| Post::read(conn, post_id)).await??;
+      if post.locked {
+        return Err(anyhow!("Post is locked").into());
+      }
+
       let comment = blocking(context.pool(), move |conn| {
         Comment::upsert(conn, &comment_form)
       })