diff --git a/app/Transformer/ActivityPub/Verb/CreateNote.php b/app/Transformer/ActivityPub/Verb/CreateNote.php
index 1265cc258..a9d40d9ed 100644
--- a/app/Transformer/ActivityPub/Verb/CreateNote.php
+++ b/app/Transformer/ActivityPub/Verb/CreateNote.php
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class CreateNote extends Fractal\TransformerAbstract
 				'capabilities' => [
 					'announce' => 'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public',
 					'like' => 'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public',
-					'reply' => $status->comments_disabled == true ? null : 'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public'
+					'reply' => $status->comments_disabled == true ? '[]' : 'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public'
 				],
 				'location' => $status->place_id ? [
 						'type' => 'Place',
diff --git a/app/Transformer/ActivityPub/Verb/Note.php b/app/Transformer/ActivityPub/Verb/Note.php
index 939699890..777bd22b0 100644
--- a/app/Transformer/ActivityPub/Verb/Note.php
+++ b/app/Transformer/ActivityPub/Verb/Note.php
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class Note extends Fractal\TransformerAbstract
 			'capabilities' => [
 				'announce' => 'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public',
 				'like' => 'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public',
-				'reply' => $status->comments_disabled == true ? null : 'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public'
+				'reply' => $status->comments_disabled == true ? '[]' : 'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public'
 			],
 			'location' => $status->place_id ? [
 					'type' => 'Place',
diff --git a/app/Transformer/ActivityPub/Verb/Question.php b/app/Transformer/ActivityPub/Verb/Question.php
index 359026b16..fb9313fb1 100644
--- a/app/Transformer/ActivityPub/Verb/Question.php
+++ b/app/Transformer/ActivityPub/Verb/Question.php
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class Question extends Fractal\TransformerAbstract
 			'capabilities' => [
 				'announce' => 'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public',
 				'like' => 'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public',
-				'reply' => $status->comments_disabled == true ? null : 'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public'
+				'reply' => $status->comments_disabled == true ? '[]' : 'https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public'
 			],
 			'location' => $status->place_id ? [
 					'type' => 'Place',