diff --git a/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/models/person.ts b/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/models/person.ts
index 73743bec7..fef04d593 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/models/person.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/remote/activitypub/models/person.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ import Resolver from "../resolver.js";
 import { extractApHashtags } from "./tag.js";
 import { resolveNote, extractEmojis } from "./note.js";
 import { resolveImage } from "./image.js";
-import { getSubjectHostFromUri, getSubjectHostFromRemoteUser } from "@/remote/resolve-user.js"
+import {
+	getSubjectHostFromUri,
+	getSubjectHostFromRemoteUser,
+	getSubjectHostFromAcctParts
+} from "@/remote/resolve-user.js"
 
 const logger = apLogger;
 
@@ -185,10 +189,12 @@ export async function createPerson(
 
 	logger.info(`Creating the Person: ${person.id}`);
 
-	const host = subjectHost ?? await getSubjectHostFromUri(object.id) ?? toPuny(new URL(object.id).hostname);
-
 	const usernameLower = person.preferredUsername?.toLowerCase();
 
+	const urlHostname = toPuny(new URL(object.id).hostname);
+
+	const host = subjectHost ?? await getSubjectHostFromUri(object.id) ?? await getSubjectHostFromAcctParts(usernameLower, urlHostname) ?? urlHostname;
+
 	if (usernameLower !== null) {
 		let checkUser = (await Users.findOneBy({
 			usernameLower: usernameLower,
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/remote/resolve-user.ts b/packages/backend/src/remote/resolve-user.ts
index b9edbd560..f6d6b2dfe 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/remote/resolve-user.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/remote/resolve-user.ts
@@ -207,6 +207,10 @@ export async function getSubjectHostFromRemoteUser(user: IRemoteUser | undefined
 	return user ? getSubjectHostFromAcct(`${user.username}@${user.host}`) : null;
 }
 
+export async function getSubjectHostFromAcctParts(username?: string | undefined, host?: string | undefined): Promise<string | null> {
+	return username !== null && host !== null ? getSubjectHostFromAcct(`${username}@${host}`) : null;
+}
+
 async function resolveUserWebFinger(acctLower: string, recurse: boolean = true): Promise<{
 	subject: string,
 	self: {