@@ -706,6 +706,10 @@ xs_dict *mastoapi_status(snac *snac, const xs_dict *msg)
const char *type = xs_dict_get(msg, "type");
const char *id = xs_dict_get(msg, "id");
+ /* fail if it's not a valid actor */
+ if (xs_is_null(type) || xs_is_null(id))
+ return NULL;
+
xs *acct = mastoapi_account(actor);
xs *idx = NULL;