diff --git a/internal/typeutils/internaltoas.go b/internal/typeutils/internaltoas.go
index 7afb65f21..ae8e3b1f2 100644
--- a/internal/typeutils/internaltoas.go
+++ b/internal/typeutils/internaltoas.go
@@ -464,9 +464,9 @@ func (c *converter) StatusToAS(ctx context.Context, s *gtsmodel.Status) (vocab.A
 	case gtsmodel.VisibilityDirect:
 		// if DIRECT, then only mentioned users should be added to TO, and nothing to CC
 		for _, m := range s.Mentions {
-			iri, err := url.Parse(m.OriginAccount.URI)
+			iri, err := url.Parse(m.TargetAccount.URI)
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("StatusToAS: error parsing uri %s: %s", m.OriginAccount.URI, err)
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("StatusToAS: error parsing uri %s: %s", m.TargetAccount.URI, err)
 			}
 			toProp.AppendIRI(iri)
 		}
@@ -476,9 +476,9 @@ func (c *converter) StatusToAS(ctx context.Context, s *gtsmodel.Status) (vocab.A
 		// if FOLLOWERS ONLY then we want to add followers to TO, and mentions to CC
 		toProp.AppendIRI(authorFollowersURI)
 		for _, m := range s.Mentions {
-			iri, err := url.Parse(m.OriginAccount.URI)
+			iri, err := url.Parse(m.TargetAccount.URI)
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("StatusToAS: error parsing uri %s: %s", m.OriginAccount.URI, err)
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("StatusToAS: error parsing uri %s: %s", m.TargetAccount.URI, err)
 			}
 			ccProp.AppendIRI(iri)
 		}
@@ -487,9 +487,9 @@ func (c *converter) StatusToAS(ctx context.Context, s *gtsmodel.Status) (vocab.A
 		toProp.AppendIRI(authorFollowersURI)
 		ccProp.AppendIRI(publicURI)
 		for _, m := range s.Mentions {
-			iri, err := url.Parse(m.OriginAccount.URI)
+			iri, err := url.Parse(m.TargetAccount.URI)
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("StatusToAS: error parsing uri %s: %s", m.OriginAccount.URI, err)
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("StatusToAS: error parsing uri %s: %s", m.TargetAccount.URI, err)
 			}
 			ccProp.AppendIRI(iri)
 		}
@@ -498,9 +498,9 @@ func (c *converter) StatusToAS(ctx context.Context, s *gtsmodel.Status) (vocab.A
 		toProp.AppendIRI(publicURI)
 		ccProp.AppendIRI(authorFollowersURI)
 		for _, m := range s.Mentions {
-			iri, err := url.Parse(m.OriginAccount.URI)
+			iri, err := url.Parse(m.TargetAccount.URI)
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("StatusToAS: error parsing uri %s: %s", m.OriginAccount.URI, err)
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("StatusToAS: error parsing uri %s: %s", m.TargetAccount.URI, err)
 			}
 			ccProp.AppendIRI(iri)
 		}
diff --git a/internal/typeutils/internaltoas_test.go b/internal/typeutils/internaltoas_test.go
index da7dc883a..50f02c24a 100644
--- a/internal/typeutils/internaltoas_test.go
+++ b/internal/typeutils/internaltoas_test.go
@@ -91,6 +91,25 @@ func (suite *InternalToASTestSuite) TestStatusToAS() {
 	suite.Equal(`{"@context":"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams","attachment":[],"attributedTo":"http://localhost:8080/users/the_mighty_zork","cc":"http://localhost:8080/users/the_mighty_zork/followers","content":"hello everyone!","id":"http://localhost:8080/users/the_mighty_zork/statuses/01F8MHAMCHF6Y650WCRSCP4WMY","published":"2021-10-20T12:40:37+02:00","replies":{"first":{"id":"http://localhost:8080/users/the_mighty_zork/statuses/01F8MHAMCHF6Y650WCRSCP4WMY/replies?page=true","next":"http://localhost:8080/users/the_mighty_zork/statuses/01F8MHAMCHF6Y650WCRSCP4WMY/replies?only_other_accounts=false\u0026page=true","partOf":"http://localhost:8080/users/the_mighty_zork/statuses/01F8MHAMCHF6Y650WCRSCP4WMY/replies","type":"CollectionPage"},"id":"http://localhost:8080/users/the_mighty_zork/statuses/01F8MHAMCHF6Y650WCRSCP4WMY/replies","type":"Collection"},"sensitive":true,"summary":"introduction post","tag":[],"to":"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public","type":"Note","url":"http://localhost:8080/@the_mighty_zork/statuses/01F8MHAMCHF6Y650WCRSCP4WMY"}`, string(bytes))
 }
 
+func (suite *InternalToASTestSuite) TestStatusToASWithMentions() {
+	testStatusID := suite.testStatuses["admin_account_status_3"].ID
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	testStatus, err := suite.db.GetStatusByID(ctx, testStatusID)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+
+	asStatus, err := suite.typeconverter.StatusToAS(ctx, testStatus)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+
+	ser, err := streams.Serialize(asStatus)
+	assert.NoError(suite.T(), err)
+
+	bytes, err := json.Marshal(ser)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+
+	suite.Equal(`{"@context":"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams","attachment":[],"attributedTo":"http://localhost:8080/users/admin","cc":["http://localhost:8080/users/admin/followers","http://localhost:8080/users/the_mighty_zork"],"content":"hi @the_mighty_zork welcome to the instance!","id":"http://localhost:8080/users/admin/statuses/01FF25D5Q0DH7CHD57CTRS6WK0","inReplyTo":"http://localhost:8080/users/the_mighty_zork/statuses/01F8MHAMCHF6Y650WCRSCP4WMY","published":"2021-11-20T13:32:16Z","replies":{"first":{"id":"http://localhost:8080/users/admin/statuses/01FF25D5Q0DH7CHD57CTRS6WK0/replies?page=true","next":"http://localhost:8080/users/admin/statuses/01FF25D5Q0DH7CHD57CTRS6WK0/replies?only_other_accounts=false\u0026page=true","partOf":"http://localhost:8080/users/admin/statuses/01FF25D5Q0DH7CHD57CTRS6WK0/replies","type":"CollectionPage"},"id":"http://localhost:8080/users/admin/statuses/01FF25D5Q0DH7CHD57CTRS6WK0/replies","type":"Collection"},"sensitive":false,"summary":"","tag":{"href":"http://localhost:8080/users/the_mighty_zork","name":"@the_mighty_zork@localhost:8080","type":"Mention"},"to":"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public","type":"Note","url":"http://localhost:8080/@admin/statuses/01FF25D5Q0DH7CHD57CTRS6WK0"}`, string(bytes))
+}
+
 func (suite *InternalToASTestSuite) TestStatusToASNotSensitive() {
 	testStatus := suite.testStatuses["admin_account_status_1"]
 
diff --git a/testrig/testmodels.go b/testrig/testmodels.go
index f40dd4b30..fc0047f20 100644
--- a/testrig/testmodels.go
+++ b/testrig/testmodels.go
@@ -910,8 +910,8 @@ func NewTestStatuses() map[string]*gtsmodel.Status {
 			URI:                      "http://localhost:8080/users/admin/statuses/01FF25D5Q0DH7CHD57CTRS6WK0",
 			URL:                      "http://localhost:8080/@admin/statuses/01FF25D5Q0DH7CHD57CTRS6WK0",
 			Content:                  "hi @the_mighty_zork welcome to the instance!",
-			CreatedAt:                time.Now().Add(-46 * time.Hour),
-			UpdatedAt:                time.Now().Add(-46 * time.Hour),
+			CreatedAt:                TimeMustParse("2021-11-20T13:32:16Z"),
+			UpdatedAt:                TimeMustParse("2021-11-20T13:32:16Z"),
 			Local:                    true,
 			AccountURI:               "http://localhost:8080/users/admin",
 			MentionIDs:               []string{"01FF26A6BGEKCZFWNEHXB2ZZ6M"},