diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Mastodon/Renderers/NoteRenderer.cs b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Mastodon/Renderers/NoteRenderer.cs
index 08f9eba2..abda3f96 100644
--- a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Mastodon/Renderers/NoteRenderer.cs
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Controllers/Mastodon/Renderers/NoteRenderer.cs
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ public class NoteRenderer(
 	{
 		var uri = note.Uri ?? note.GetPublicUri(config.Value);
 		var renote = note is { Renote: not null, IsQuote: false } && recurse > 0
-			? await RenderAsync(note.Renote, user, null, data, 0)
-			: null;
-		var quote = note is { Renote: not null, IsQuote: true } && recurse > 0
 			? await RenderAsync(note.Renote, user, null, data, --recurse)
 			: null;
+		var quote = note is { Renote: not null, IsQuote: true } && recurse > 1
+			? await RenderAsync(note.Renote, user, null, data, 0)
+			: null;
 		var     text     = note.Text;
 		string? quoteUri = null;