diff --git a/app/services/post_status_service.rb b/app/services/post_status_service.rb
index e531384c8..c7b5e8ffb 100644
--- a/app/services/post_status_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/post_status_service.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class PostStatusService < BaseService
     DistributionWorker.perform_async(status.id)
 
     status.local_only = status.marked_local_only?
+    status.save!
 
     unless status.local_only
       Pubsubhubbub::DistributionWorker.perform_async(status.stream_entry.id)