diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
index b292d7d8d..b8159e9e5 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ def get_existing_votes(actor, %{data: %{"id" => id}}) do
         where: fragment("(?)->>'actor' = ?", activity.data, ^actor),
         where:
           fragment(
-            "(?)->'inReplyTo' = ?",
+            "(?)->>'inReplyTo' = ?",
             object.data,
             ^to_string(id)
           ),