diff --git a/lib/archive_validator/author_private_key_validator.rb b/lib/archive_validator/author_private_key_validator.rb
index a751f1afd..7a4c747e3 100644
--- a/lib/archive_validator/author_private_key_validator.rb
+++ b/lib/archive_validator/author_private_key_validator.rb
@@ -5,12 +5,11 @@ class ArchiveValidator
     include Diaspora::Logging
 
     def validate
-      return if person.nil?
       return if person.public_key.export == private_key.public_key.export
 
       messages.push("Private key in the archive doesn't match the known key of #{person.diaspora_handle}")
     rescue DiasporaFederation::Discovery::DiscoveryError
-      logger.info "#{self}: Archive author couldn't be fetched (old home pod is down?), will continue with data"\
+      logger.info "Archive author couldn't be fetched (old home pod is down?), will continue with data"\
         " import only"
     end
   end