diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/poll_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/poll_controller.ex
index 495f89278f..4b347a6a7b 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/poll_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/poll_controller.ex
@@ -32,12 +32,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.PollController do
   @doc "GET /api/v1/polls/:id"
   def show(%{assigns: %{user: user}, private: %{open_api_spex: %{params: %{id: id}}}} = conn, _) do
     with %Object{} = object <- Object.get_by_id(id),
-         %Activity{} = activity <- Activity.get_create_by_object_ap_id(object.data["id"]),
+         %Activity{} = activity <-
+           Activity.get_create_by_object_ap_id_with_object(object.data["id"]),
          true <- Visibility.visible_for_user?(activity, user) do
-      unless activity.local do
-        PollWorker.new(%{"op" => "refresh", "activity_id" => activity.id})
-        |> Oban.insert(unique: [period: 60])
-      end
+      maybe_refresh_poll(activity)
 
       try_render(conn, "show.json", %{object: object, for: user})
     else
@@ -76,4 +74,13 @@ defp get_cached_vote_or_vote(object, user, choices) do
       end
     end)
   end
+
+  defp maybe_refresh_poll(%Activity{object: %Object{} = object} = activity) do
+    with false <- activity.local,
+         {:ok, end_time} <- NaiveDateTime.from_iso8601(object.data["closed"]),
+         {_, :lt} <- {:closed_compare, NaiveDateTime.compare(object.updated_at, end_time)} do
+      PollWorker.new(%{"op" => "refresh", "activity_id" => activity.id})
+      |> Oban.insert(unique: [period: 60])
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/workers/poll_worker.ex b/lib/pleroma/workers/poll_worker.ex
index f70ab48a4d..bb92634c98 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/workers/poll_worker.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/workers/poll_worker.ex
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ def perform(%Job{args: %{"op" => "poll_end", "activity_id" => activity_id}}) do
   def perform(%Job{args: %{"op" => "refresh", "activity_id" => activity_id}}) do
     with {_, %Activity{object: object}} <-
            {:activity, Activity.get_by_id_with_object(activity_id)},
-         {:ok, end_time} <- NaiveDateTime.from_iso8601(object.data["closed"]),
-         {_, :lt} <- {:closed_compare, NaiveDateTime.compare(object.updated_at, end_time)},
          {_, {:ok, _object}} <- {:refetch, Fetcher.refetch_object(object)} do
       stream_update(activity_id)
 
@@ -45,7 +43,6 @@ def perform(%Job{args: %{"op" => "refresh", "activity_id" => activity_id}}) do
     else
       {:activity, nil} -> {:cancel, :poll_activity_not_found}
       {:refetch, _} = e -> {:cancel, e}
-      {:closed_compare, _} -> {:cancel, :poll_finalized}
       e -> {:error, e}
     end
   end
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/poll_controller_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/poll_controller_test.exs
index 4b236678c0..51af877424 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/poll_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/poll_controller_test.exs
@@ -29,13 +29,16 @@ test "returns poll entity for object id", %{user: user, conn: conn} do
       id = to_string(object.id)
       assert %{"id" => ^id, "expired" => false, "multiple" => false} = response
 
+      # Local activities should not generate an Oban job to refresh
+      assert activity.local
+
       refute_enqueued(
         worker: Pleroma.Workers.PollWorker,
         args: %{"op" => "refresh", "activity_id" => activity.id}
       )
     end
 
-    test "does not create oban job to refresh poll if activity is local", %{conn: conn} do
+    test "creates an oban job to refresh poll if activity is remote", %{conn: conn} do
       user = insert(:user, local: false)
       question = insert(:question, user: user)
       activity = insert(:question_activity, question: question, local: false)