diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
index b8159e9e5..faae7e747 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
@@ -794,6 +794,7 @@ def get_existing_votes(actor, %{data: %{"id" => id}}) do
     query =
       from(
         [activity, object: object] in Activity.with_preloaded_object(Activity),
+        where: fragment("(?)->>'type' = 'Create'", activity.data),
         where: fragment("(?)->>'actor' = ?", activity.data, ^actor),
         where:
           fragment(