diff --git a/src/api.rs b/src/api.rs
index b35078b..c2c8da2 100644
--- a/src/api.rs
+++ b/src/api.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ async fn create_article(
         instance_id: local_instance.id,
         local: true,
     };
-    let article = DbArticle::create(&form, &data.db_connection)?;
+    dbg!(&form.ap_id);
+    let article = dbg!(DbArticle::create(&form, &data.db_connection))?;
 
     CreateArticle::send_to_followers(article.clone(), &data).await?;
 
diff --git a/src/database/article.rs b/src/database/article.rs
index 8126460..38a2c7a 100644
--- a/src/database/article.rs
+++ b/src/database/article.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ impl DbArticle {
     }
 
     pub fn create(form: &DbArticleForm, conn: &Mutex<PgConnection>) -> MyResult<Self> {
+        let mut conn = conn.lock().unwrap();
+        Ok(insert_into(article::table)
+            .values(form)
+            .get_result(conn.deref_mut())?)
+    }
+
+    pub fn create_or_update(form: &DbArticleForm, conn: &Mutex<PgConnection>) -> MyResult<Self> {
         let mut conn = conn.lock().unwrap();
         Ok(insert_into(article::table)
             .values(form)
diff --git a/src/federation/objects/article.rs b/src/federation/objects/article.rs
index 9cec8ca..e73299b 100644
--- a/src/federation/objects/article.rs
+++ b/src/federation/objects/article.rs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ impl Object for DbArticle {
             local: false,
             instance_id: instance.id,
         };
-        let article = DbArticle::create(&form, &data.db_connection)?;
+        let article = DbArticle::create_or_update(&form, &data.db_connection)?;
 
         json.edits.dereference(&article, data).await?;