diff --git a/server/helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/announce.ts b/server/helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/announce.ts
index 469ed5127..1baea4f60 100644
--- a/server/helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/announce.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/announce.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ function isAnnounceActivityValid (activity: any) {
   console.log(activity)
   return isBaseActivityValid(activity, 'Announce') &&
     (
-      isActivityPubUrlValid(activity.object) ||
-      isVideoTorrentCreateActivityValid(activity.object)
+      isVideoTorrentCreateActivityValid(activity.object) ||
+      isActivityPubUrlValid(activity.object)
     )
 }
 
diff --git a/server/helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/misc.ts b/server/helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/misc.ts
index 3ca4e4ff4..aa6ffc9bd 100644
--- a/server/helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/misc.ts
+++ b/server/helpers/custom-validators/activitypub/misc.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ function isActivityPubUrlValid (url: string) {
     isURLOptions.require_tld = false
   }
 
-  return exists(url) && validator.isURL(url, isURLOptions) && validator.isLength(url, CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.ACTOR.URL)
+  return exists(url) && validator.isURL('' + url, isURLOptions) && validator.isLength('' + url, CONSTRAINTS_FIELDS.ACTOR.URL)
 }
 
 function isBaseActivityValid (activity: any, type: string) {