diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/remote_report_policy.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/remote_report_policy.ex
index d330289310..fa0610bf10 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/remote_report_policy.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/remote_report_policy.ex
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ defp maybe_reject_third_party(%{"object" => objects} = object) do
       end
 
     with true <- Config.get([:mrf_remote_report, :reject_third_party]),
-         String.starts_with?(to, Pleroma.Web.Endpoint.url()) do
+         false <- String.starts_with?(to, Pleroma.Web.Endpoint.url()) do
       {:reject, "[RemoteReportPolicy] Third-party: #{to}"}
     else
       _ -> {:ok, object}
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/remote_report_policy_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/remote_report_policy_test.exs
index dd56a1e9b9..8d2a6b4fa9 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/remote_report_policy_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/activity_pub/mrf/remote_report_policy_test.exs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ test "preserves anonymous report if `reject_anonymous: false`" do
     assert {:ok, _} = RemoteReportPolicy.filter(activity)
   end
 
-  test "rejects report on third-party if `reject_third_party: true`" do
+  test "rejects report on third party if `reject_third_party: true`" do
     clear_config([:mrf_remote_report, :reject_third_party], true)
     clear_config([:mrf_remote_report, :reject_empty_message], false)
 
@@ -59,6 +59,19 @@ test "rejects report on third-party if `reject_third_party: true`" do
     assert {:reject, _} = RemoteReportPolicy.filter(activity)
   end
 
+  test "preserves report on first party if `reject_third_party: true`" do
+    clear_config([:mrf_remote_report, :reject_third_party], true)
+    clear_config([:mrf_remote_report, :reject_empty_message], false)
+
+    activity = %{
+      "type" => "Flag",
+      "actor" => "https://mastodon.social/users/Gargron",
+      "object" => ["http://localhost:4001/actor"]
+    }
+
+    assert {:ok, _} = RemoteReportPolicy.filter(activity)
+  end
+
   test "preserves report on third party if `reject_third_party: false`" do
     clear_config([:mrf_remote_report, :reject_third_party], false)
     clear_config([:mrf_remote_report, :reject_empty_message], false)