diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Federation/ActivityPub/ActivityHandlerService.cs b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Federation/ActivityPub/ActivityHandlerService.cs
index 73ce3574..ad03cbb5 100644
--- a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Federation/ActivityPub/ActivityHandlerService.cs
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Federation/ActivityPub/ActivityHandlerService.cs
@@ -145,9 +145,10 @@ public class ActivityHandlerService(
 						await UnfollowAsync(followee, resolvedActor);
 						return;
 					case ASLike { Object: ASNote note } like:
-						var dbNote = await noteSvc.UnlikeNoteAsync(note, resolvedActor);
 						if (like.MisskeyReaction != null)
-							await noteSvc.RemoveReactionFromNoteAsync(dbNote, resolvedActor, like.MisskeyReaction);
+							await noteSvc.RemoveReactionFromNoteAsync(note, resolvedActor, like.MisskeyReaction);
+						else
+							await noteSvc.UnlikeNoteAsync(note, resolvedActor);
 						return;
 					case ASAnnounce { Object: ASNote note }:
 						await noteSvc.UndoAnnounceAsync(note, resolvedActor);
@@ -167,12 +168,15 @@ public class ActivityHandlerService(
 			{
 				if (activity.Object is not ASNote note)
 					throw GracefulException.UnprocessableEntity("Like activity object is invalid");
-				var dbNote = await noteSvc.LikeNoteAsync(note, resolvedActor);
 
 				if (like.MisskeyReaction != null)
 				{
 					await emojiSvc.ProcessEmojiAsync(like.Tags?.OfType<ASEmoji>().ToList(), resolvedActor.Host);
-					await noteSvc.ReactToNoteAsync(dbNote, resolvedActor, like.MisskeyReaction);
+					await noteSvc.ReactToNoteAsync(note, resolvedActor, like.MisskeyReaction);
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					await noteSvc.LikeNoteAsync(note, resolvedActor);
 				}
 
 				return;
diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Services/NoteService.cs b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Services/NoteService.cs
index a04261f6..c4cd3a5a 100644
--- a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Services/NoteService.cs
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Services/NoteService.cs
@@ -1135,18 +1135,16 @@ public class NoteService(
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	public async Task<Note> LikeNoteAsync(ASNote note, User actor)
+	public async Task LikeNoteAsync(ASNote note, User actor)
 	{
 		var dbNote = await ResolveNoteAsync(note) ?? throw new Exception("Cannot register like for unknown note");
 		await LikeNoteAsync(dbNote, actor);
-		return dbNote;
 	}
 
-	public async Task<Note> UnlikeNoteAsync(ASNote note, User user)
+	public async Task UnlikeNoteAsync(ASNote note, User user)
 	{
 		var dbNote = await ResolveNoteAsync(note) ?? throw new Exception("Cannot unregister like for unknown note");
 		await UnlikeNoteAsync(dbNote, user);
-		return dbNote;
 	}
 
 	public async Task BookmarkNoteAsync(Note note, User user)