diff --git a/server/api/models/event.js b/server/api/models/event.js
index d25c2c00..46a29369 100644
--- a/server/api/models/event.js
+++ b/server/api/models/event.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Event.belongsTo(Event, { as: 'parent' })
 
 SequelizeSlugify.slugifyModel(Event, { source: ['title'], overwrite: false })
 
-Event.prototype.toAPNote = function (username, locale, to = []) {
+Event.prototype.toAP = function (username, locale, to = []) {
   const tags = this.tags && this.tags.map(t => t.tag.replace(/[ #]/g, '_'))
   const plainDescription = htmlToText(this.description && this.description.replace('\n', '').slice(0, 1000))
   const content = `
diff --git a/server/federation/helpers.js b/server/federation/helpers.js
index 6940ec31..b9a0392d 100644
--- a/server/federation/helpers.js
+++ b/server/federation/helpers.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ const Helpers = {
         to: ['https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public'],
         cc: [...recipients[sharedInbox], `${config.baseurl}/federation/u/${settingsController.settings.instance_name}/followers`],
         actor: `${config.baseurl}/federation/u/${settingsController.settings.instance_name}`,
-        object: event.toAPNote(settingsController.settings.instance_name,
+        object: event.toAP(settingsController.settings.instance_name,
           settingsController.settings.instance_locale,
           recipients[sharedInbox])
       }
diff --git a/server/federation/index.js b/server/federation/index.js
index f47cec1c..927c78e7 100644
--- a/server/federation/index.js
+++ b/server/federation/index.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ router.get('/m/:event_id', async (req, res) => {
 
   const event = await Event.findByPk(req.params.event_id, { include: [User, Tag, Place] })
   if (!event) { return res.status(404).send('Not found') }
-  return res.json(event.toAPNote(settingsController.settings.instance_name, req.settings.instance_locale))
+  return res.json(event.toAP(settingsController.settings.instance_name, req.settings.instance_locale))
 })
 
 // get any message coming from federation
diff --git a/server/federation/users.js b/server/federation/users.js
index 013fac88..09540f91 100644
--- a/server/federation/users.js
+++ b/server/federation/users.js
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ module.exports = {
               cc: [`${config.baseurl}/federation/u/${name}/followers`],
               published: dayjs(e.createdAt).utc().format(),
               actor: `${config.baseurl}/federation/u/${name}`,
-              object: e.toAPNote(name, req.settings.instance_locale)
+              object: e.toAP(name, req.settings.instance_locale)
             }))
         }
       })
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ module.exports = {
 //       cc: [`${config.baseurl}/federation/u/${name}/followers`],
 //       published: dayjs(e.createdAt).utc().format(),
 //       actor: `${config.baseurl}/federation/u/${name}`,
-//       object: e.toAPNote(name, req.settings.locale)
+//       object: e.toAP(name, req.settings.locale)
 //     }))
 // })
 // }