diff --git a/app/models/jobs/receive_local.rb b/app/models/jobs/receive_local.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ebe84bbdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/jobs/receive_local.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+module Jobs
+  class ReceiveLocal
+    @queue = :receive_local
+    def self.perform(user_id, person_id, object_type, object_id)
+      user = User.find(user_id)
+      person = Person.find(person_id)
+      object = eval("#{object_type}.first(:id => \"#{object_id}\")")
+      user.receive_object(object, person)
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index f3eb0367b..b3dae8374 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ class User
 
   def push_to_aspects(post, aspects)
     #send to the aspects
-    #
     target_aspect_ids = aspects.map {|a| a.id}
 
     target_contacts = Contact.all(:aspect_ids.in => target_aspect_ids, :pending => false)
@@ -211,7 +210,12 @@ class User
     # calling nil? performs a necessary evaluation.
     if person.owner_id
       Rails.logger.info("event=push_to_person route=local sender=#{self.diaspora_handle} recipient=#{person.diaspora_handle} payload_type=#{post.class}")
-      Resque.enqueue(Jobs::Receive, person.owner_id, post.to_diaspora_xml, self.person.id)
+
+      if post.is_a?(Post) || post.is_a?(Comment)
+        Resque.enqueue(Jobs::ReceiveLocal, person.owner_id, self.person.id, post.class.to_s, post.id)
+      else
+        Resque.enqueue(Jobs::Receive, person.owner_id, post.to_diaspora_xml, self.person.id)
+      end
     else
       xml = salmon.xml_for person
       Rails.logger.info("event=push_to_person route=remote sender=#{self.diaspora_handle} recipient=#{person.diaspora_handle} payload_type=#{post.class}")
diff --git a/spec/models/jobs/receive_local.rb b/spec/models/jobs/receive_local.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e90d872f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/models/jobs/receive_local.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Jobs::ReceiveLocal do
+  before do
+    @user1 = make_user
+    @user2 = make_user
+    @status = Factory(:status_message)
+    @status_type = @status.class.to_s
+
+    User.stub(:find){ |id|
+      if id == @user1.id
+        @user1
+      else
+        nil
+      end
+    }
+
+    Person.stub(:find){ |id|
+      if id == @user2.person.id
+        @user2.person
+      else
+        nil
+      end
+    }
+
+    StatusMessage.stub(:find){ |id|
+      if id == @status.id
+        @status
+      else
+        nil
+      end
+    }
+  end
+
+  it 'calls receive_object' do
+    @user1.should_receive(:receive_object).with(@status, @user2.person).and_return(true)
+    Jobs::ReceiveLocal.perform(@user1.id, @user2.person.id, @status_type, @status.id)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/models/user/posting_spec.rb b/spec/models/user/posting_spec.rb
index 15ec8c601..7aaa0d9ce 100644
--- a/spec/models/user/posting_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user/posting_spec.rb
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ describe User do
     let!(:aspect4) { user4.aspects.create(:name => 'heroes') }
 
     let!(:post) { user.build_post :status_message, :message => "hey" }
+    let!(:request) { Request.instantiate(:from => user3.person, :to => user4.person) }
 
     before do
       connect_users(user, aspect, user2, aspect2)
@@ -174,8 +175,13 @@ describe User do
         @salmon = user.salmon(post)
         @xml = post.to_diaspora_xml
       end
-      it 'enqueues receive for local contacts' do
-        Resque.should_receive(:enqueue).with(Jobs::Receive, user2.id, @xml, user.person.id)
+      it 'enqueues receive for requests and retractions for local contacts' do
+        xml = request.to_diaspora_xml
+        Resque.should_receive(:enqueue).with(Jobs::Receive, user2.id, xml, user.person.id)
+        user.push_to_person(@salmon, request, user2.person)
+      end
+      it 'enqueues receive for requests and retractions for local contacts' do
+        Resque.should_receive(:enqueue).with(Jobs::ReceiveLocal, user2.id, user.person.id, post.class.to_s, post.id)
         user.push_to_person(@salmon, post, user2.person)
       end
       it 'calls the MessageHandler for remote contacts' do