diff --git a/app/activitypub/signature.py b/app/activitypub/signature.py
index 65bf4c5a..9bac1e3a 100644
--- a/app/activitypub/signature.py
+++ b/app/activitypub/signature.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def post_request(uri: str, body: dict | None, private_key: str, key_id: str, con
         body['@context'] = default_context()
     type = body['type'] if 'type' in body else ''
     log = ActivityPubLog(direction='out', activity_type=type, result='processing', activity_id=body['id'], exception_message='')
-    log.activity_json=json.dumps(body)
+    log.activity_json = json.dumps(body)
     db.session.add(log)
     db.session.commit()
 
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ def post_request(uri: str, body: dict | None, private_key: str, key_id: str, con
                 log.exception_message = f'{result.status_code}: {result.text:.100}' + ' - '
                 if 'DOCTYPE html' in result.text:
                     log.result = 'ignored'
-                    log.exception_message  = f'{result.status_code}: HTML instead of JSON response - '
+                    log.exception_message = f'{result.status_code}: HTML instead of JSON response - '
+                    log.activity_json += result.text
                 elif 'community_has_no_followers' in result.text:
                     fix_local_community_membership(uri, private_key)
                 else: