diff --git a/app/workers/receive_base.rb b/app/workers/receive_base.rb
index 7c280b550..1fbccefa6 100644
--- a/app/workers/receive_base.rb
+++ b/app/workers/receive_base.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ module Workers
            DiasporaFederation::Salmon::InvalidSignature,
            DiasporaFederation::Salmon::InvalidAlgorithm,
            DiasporaFederation::Salmon::InvalidEncoding,
+           Diaspora::Federation::AuthorIgnored,
            # TODO: deprecated
            DiasporaFederation::Salmon::MissingMagicEnvelope,
            DiasporaFederation::Salmon::MissingAuthor,
@@ -27,10 +28,7 @@ module Workers
       logger.warn "don't retry for error: #{e.class}"
     rescue ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid => e
       logger.warn "failed to save received object: #{e.record.errors.full_messages}"
-      raise e unless [
-        "already been taken",
-        "is ignored by the post author"
-      ].any? {|reason| e.message.include? reason }
+      raise e unless e.message.include? "already been taken"
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/diaspora/federation.rb b/lib/diaspora/federation.rb
index f6ab41662..a3baae637 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora/federation.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora/federation.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ module Diaspora
     def self.xml(entity)
       DiasporaFederation::Salmon::XmlPayload.pack(entity)
     end
+
+    # Raised, if author is ignored by the relayable parent author
+    class AuthorIgnored < RuntimeError
+    end
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/lib/diaspora/federation/receive.rb b/lib/diaspora/federation/receive.rb
index 4d7b42254..09a990cb2 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora/federation/receive.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora/federation/receive.rb
@@ -15,10 +15,7 @@ module Diaspora
           created_at:  entity.created_at,
           text:        entity.text,
           commentable: Post.find_by(guid: entity.parent_guid)
-        ).tap do |comment|
-          comment.author_signature = entity.author_signature if comment.parent.author.local?
-          comment.save!
-        end
+        ).tap {|comment| save_relayable(comment, entity) }
       end
 
       def self.contact(entity)
@@ -52,10 +49,7 @@ module Diaspora
           guid:     entity.guid,
           positive: entity.positive,
           target:   entity.parent_type.constantize.find_by(guid: entity.parent_guid)
-        ).tap do |like|
-          like.author_signature = entity.author_signature if like.parent.author.local?
-          like.save!
-        end
+        ).tap {|like| save_relayable(like, entity) }
       end
 
       def self.message(entity)
@@ -85,8 +79,8 @@ module Diaspora
           poll:   Poll.find_by(guid: entity.parent_guid)
         ).tap do |poll_participation|
           poll_participation.poll_answer_guid = entity.poll_answer_guid
-          poll_participation.author_signature = entity.author_signature if poll_participation.parent.author.local?
-          poll_participation.save!
+
+          save_relayable(poll_participation, entity)
         end
       end
 
@@ -170,6 +164,22 @@ module Diaspora
           end
         end
       end
+
+      def self.save_relayable(relayable, entity)
+        retract_if_author_ignored(relayable)
+
+        relayable.author_signature = entity.author_signature if relayable.parent.author.local?
+        relayable.save!
+      end
+
+      def self.retract_if_author_ignored(relayable)
+        parent_author = relayable.parent.author
+        return unless parent_author.local? && parent_author.owner.ignored_people.include?(relayable.author)
+
+        # TODO: send retraction
+
+        raise Diaspora::Federation::AuthorIgnored
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/diaspora/relayable.rb b/lib/diaspora/relayable.rb
index 2c6aa7962..9419705b7 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora/relayable.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora/relayable.rb
@@ -30,15 +30,12 @@ module Diaspora
     end
 
     def author_is_not_ignored
-      if self.new_record? && self.parent.present?
-        post_author = self.parent.author
-        relayable_author = self.author
-
-        if post_author.local? && post_author.owner.ignored_people.include?(relayable_author)
-          self.errors.add(:author_id, 'This person is ignored by the post author')
-          #post_author.owner.retract(self)
-        end
+      unless new_record? && parent.present? && parent.author.local? &&
+        parent.author.owner.ignored_people.include?(author)
+        return
       end
+
+      errors.add(:author_id, "This relayable author is ignored by the post author")
     end
 
     # @return [Boolean] true