diff --git a/packages/backend/src/services/note/create.ts b/packages/backend/src/services/note/create.ts
index 014f9ecfa..63a295fb3 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/services/note/create.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/services/note/create.ts
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ export default async (
 	data: Option,
 	silent = false,
 ) =>
-	// rome-ignore lint/suspicious/noAsyncPromiseExecutor: FIXME
+	// biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noAsyncPromiseExecutor: FIXME
 	new Promise<Note>(async (res, rej) => {
-		const dontFederateInitially = data.visibility?.startsWith("hidden") === true;
+		const dontFederateInitially = data.localOnly || data.visibility?.startsWith("hidden") === true;
 
 		// If you reply outside the channel, match the scope of the target.
 		// TODO (I think it's a process that could be done on the client side, but it's server side for now.)