diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index be80c82..93c5bb6 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Requires at least: 4.9.8
 Requires PHP: 5.6.0
 License: MIT
 License URI: https://github.com/jdormit/pterotype/blob/master/LICENSE
-Stable tag: 1.4.2
+Stable tag: 1.4.3
 Tested up to: 5.1.1
 
 Pterotype expands your audience by giving your blog an ActivityPub stream, making it a part of the Fediverse.
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ Pterotype expands your audience by giving your blog an ActivityPub stream, makin
 Pterotype expands your audience by giving your blog an ActivityPub stream, making it a part of the Fediverse. Users of Mastodon, Pleroma, and other Fediverse services will be able to follow and share your posts from the platform of their choice.
 
 == Changelog ==
+### 1.4.3
+- Fix the error from 1.4.2 the right way ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
+
 ### 1.4.2
 - Fix an error where array_key_exists was being called on an argument that wasn't always an array
 
diff --git a/includes/server/objects.php b/includes/server/objects.php
index ffc078e..4bd06da 100644
--- a/includes/server/objects.php
+++ b/includes/server/objects.php
@@ -157,10 +157,11 @@ function get_object( $id ) {
             'not_found', __( 'Object not found', 'pterotype' ), array( 'status' => 404 )
         );
     }
-    if ( is_array($object_json) && array_key_exists( 'object', $object_json ) ) {
-        $object_json = \pterotype\util\decompact_object( $object_json, array( 'object' ) );
+    $object = json_decode( $object_json, true );
+    if ( array_key_exists( 'object', $object ) ) {
+        $object = \pterotype\util\decompact_object( $object, array( 'object' ) );
     }
-    return json_decode( $object_json, true );
+    return $object;
 }
 
 function get_object_by_activitypub_id( $activitypub_id ) {
diff --git a/pterotype.php b/pterotype.php
index 912679d..121fc6b 100644
--- a/pterotype.php
+++ b/pterotype.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Plugin Name: Pterotype
 Plugin URI: https://getpterotype.com
 Description: Pterotype expands your audience by giving your blog an ActivityPub stream, making it a part of the Fediverse.
-Version: 1.4.2
+Version: 1.4.3
 Author: Jeremy Dormitzer
 Author URI: https://jeremydormitzer.com
 License: MIT
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ License URI: https://github.com/jdormit/blob/master/LICENSE
 require_once plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) . 'vendor/autoload.php';
 require_once plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) . 'includes/init.php';
 
-define( 'PTEROTYPE_VERSION', '1.4.2' );
+define( 'PTEROTYPE_VERSION', '1.4.3' );
 define( 'PTEROTYPE_BLOG_ACTOR_SLUG', '-blog' );
 define( 'PTEROTYPE_BLOG_ACTOR_USERNAME', 'blog' );