diff --git a/routers/api/v1/activitypub/person.go b/routers/api/v1/activitypub/person.go
index 4a29bca29f..4bd77c0b47 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/activitypub/person.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/activitypub/person.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func Person(ctx *context.APIContext) {
 	}
 
 	var jsonmap map[string]interface{}
-	err = json.Unmarshal(binary, jsonmap)
+	err = json.Unmarshal(binary, &jsonmap)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.Error(http.StatusInternalServerError, "Unmarshall", err)
 	}