diff --git a/packages/backend/src/services/note/create.ts b/packages/backend/src/services/note/create.ts
index dd08aca41..369b3e4f7 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/services/note/create.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/services/note/create.ts
@@ -461,16 +461,16 @@ export default async (
 			}
 
 			if (!dontFederateInitially) {
-				if (!note.userHost) {
+				if (Users.isLocalUser(user)) {
 					// Publish if the post is local
 					publishNotesStream(note);
 				} else {
 					const relays = await getCachedRelays();
 					// Some relays (e.g., aode-relay) deliver posts by boosting them as
 					// Announce activities. In that case, user is the relay's actor.
-					const boostedByRelay = relays
-						.map((relay) => new URL(relay.inbox).host)
-						.includes(note.userHost);
+					const boostedByRelay =
+						!!user.inbox &&
+						relays.map((relay) => relay.inbox).includes(user.inbox);
 
 					if (boostedByRelay && data.renote && data.renote.userHost) {
 						/* A relay boosted a remote post. */