diff --git a/app/boxes.py b/app/boxes.py
index 8a46ce9..00260e8 100644
--- a/app/boxes.py
+++ b/app/boxes.py
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ async def get_outbox_object(
                 select(OutboxObject)
                 .where(OutboxObject.ap_id == ap_id)
                 .options(
-                    joinedload(OutboxObject.relates_to_inbox_object).options(
-                        joinedload(InboxObject.actor),
+                    joinedload(models.OutboxObject.relates_to_inbox_object).options(
+                        joinedload(models.InboxObject.actor),
                     ),
                 )
             )
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ async def process_incoming(
 
     def build_object(
             object,
-            relates_to_inbox_object_id = None,
-            relates_to_outbox_object_id = None,
+            relates_to_inbox_object = None,
+            relates_to_outbox_object = None,
     ) -> InboxObject:
         inbox_object = models.InboxObject(
             actor_id=actor.id,
@@ -119,8 +119,12 @@ async def process_incoming(
             ap_object=object,
             visibility=handle_visibility(object),
             activity_object_ap_id=object["actor"],
-            relates_to_inbox_object_id=relates_to_inbox_object_id,
-            relates_to_outbox_object_id=relates_to_outbox_object_id,
+            relates_to_inbox_object_id=relates_to_inbox_object.id
+            if relates_to_inbox_object
+            else None,
+            relates_to_outbox_object_id=relates_to_outbox_object.id
+            if relates_to_outbox_object
+            else None,
         )
         return inbox_object
 
@@ -169,8 +173,8 @@ async def process_incoming(
     elif "Announce" == ap_object["type"]:
         inbox_object = build_object(
             ap_object,
-            relates_to_inbox_object_id=relates_to_inbox_object,
-            relates_to_outbox_object_id=relates_to_outbox_object,
+            relates_to_inbox_object=relates_to_inbox_object,
+            relates_to_outbox_object=relates_to_outbox_object,
         )
         db_session.add(inbox_object)
         await db_session.flush()
diff --git a/tests/test_inbox.py b/tests/test_inbox.py
index 572fa43..c806271 100644
--- a/tests/test_inbox.py
+++ b/tests/test_inbox.py
@@ -137,4 +137,4 @@ def test_inbox_announce_request(
 
     saved_note = db.execute(select(models.OutboxObject)).scalar_one()
     print(saved_note.ap_id)
-    assert saved_note.announces_count == 0 # TODO WIP
+    assert saved_note.announces_count == 1 # TODO WIP