diff --git a/app/activitypub/util.py b/app/activitypub/util.py
index 1e8c2d65..ff12fe4d 100644
--- a/app/activitypub/util.py
+++ b/app/activitypub/util.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 import json
 import os
+from datetime import timedelta
 from random import randint
 from typing import Union, Tuple
 from flask import current_app, request, g
@@ -205,6 +206,8 @@ def find_actor_or_create(actor: str) -> Union[User, Community, None]:
             user = Community.query.filter_by(ap_profile_id=actor).first()
 
     if user is not None:
+        if not user.is_local() and user.ap_fetched_at < utcnow() - timedelta(days=7):
+            refresh_user_profile(user.id)
         return user
     else:   # User does not exist in the DB, it's going to need to be created from it's remote home instance
         if actor.startswith('https://'):
@@ -247,11 +250,53 @@ def extract_domain_and_actor(url_string: str):
     return server_domain, actor
 
 
+def refresh_user_profile(user_id):
+    if current_app.debug:
+        refresh_user_profile_task(user_id)
+    else:
+        refresh_user_profile_task.apply_async(args=(user_id), countdown=randint(1, 10))
+
+
+@celery.task
+def refresh_user_profile_task(user_id):
+    user = User.query.get(user_id)
+    if user:
+        actor_data = get_request(user.ap_profile_id, headers={'Accept': 'application/activity+json'})
+        if actor_data.status_code == 200:
+            activity_json = actor_data.json()
+            actor_data.close()
+            user.user_name = activity_json['preferredUsername']
+            user.about_html = parse_summary(activity_json)
+            user.ap_fetched_at = utcnow()
+            user.public_key=activity_json['publicKey']['publicKeyPem']
+
+            avatar_changed = cover_changed = False
+            if 'icon' in activity_json:
+                if activity_json['icon']['url'] != user.avatar.source_url:
+                    user.avatar.delete_from_disk()
+                    avatar = File(source_url=activity_json['icon']['url'])
+                    user.avatar = avatar
+                    db.session.add(avatar)
+                    avatar_changed = True
+            if 'image' in activity_json:
+                if activity_json['image']['url'] != user.cover.source_url:
+                    user.cover.delete_from_disk()
+                    cover = File(source_url=activity_json['image']['url'])
+                    user.cover = cover
+                    db.session.add(cover)
+                    cover_changed = True
+            db.session.commit()
+            if user.avatar_id and avatar_changed:
+                make_image_sizes(user.avatar_id, 40, 250, 'users')
+            if user.cover_id and cover_changed:
+                make_image_sizes(user.cover_id, 700, 1600, 'users')
+
+
 def actor_json_to_model(activity_json, address, server):
     if activity_json['type'] == 'Person':
         user = User(user_name=activity_json['preferredUsername'],
                     email=f"{address}@{server}",
-                    about=parse_summary(activity_json),
+                    about_html=parse_summary(activity_json),
                     created=activity_json['published'] if 'published' in activity_json else utcnow(),
                     ap_id=f"{address}@{server}",
                     ap_public_url=activity_json['id'],
diff --git a/app/main/routes.py b/app/main/routes.py
index 8b555128..a5fca88d 100644
--- a/app/main/routes.py
+++ b/app/main/routes.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from sqlalchemy.sql.operators import or_
 
 from app import db, cache
-from app.activitypub.util import default_context, make_image_sizes_async
+from app.activitypub.util import default_context, make_image_sizes_async, refresh_user_profile
 from app.constants import SUBSCRIPTION_PENDING, SUBSCRIPTION_MEMBER, POST_TYPE_IMAGE, POST_TYPE_LINK, SUBSCRIPTION_OWNER
 from app.main import bp
 from flask import g, session, flash, request, current_app, url_for, redirect, make_response, jsonify
@@ -99,9 +99,7 @@ def robots():
 
 @bp.route('/test')
 def test():
-    make_image_sizes_async(159, 60, 250, 'communities')
-    make_image_sizes_async(140, 60, 250, 'communities')
-    make_image_sizes_async(141, 700, 1600, 'communities')
+    refresh_user_profile(12)
     return 'done'
 
 
diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index 74ba3f66..2b589307 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ class User(UserMixin, db.Model):
     search_vector = db.Column(TSVectorType('user_name', 'bio', 'keywords'))
     activity = db.relationship('ActivityLog', backref='account', lazy='dynamic', cascade="all, delete-orphan")
     posts = db.relationship('Post', lazy='dynamic', cascade="all, delete-orphan")
-    post_replies = db.relationship('PostReply', backref='author', lazy='dynamic', cascade="all, delete-orphan")
+    post_replies = db.relationship('PostReply', lazy='dynamic', cascade="all, delete-orphan")
 
     roles = db.relationship('Role', secondary=user_role, lazy='dynamic', cascade="all, delete")
 
@@ -586,6 +586,8 @@ class PostReply(db.Model):
 
     search_vector = db.Column(TSVectorType('body'))
 
+    author = db.relationship('User', lazy='joined', foreign_keys=[user_id], single_parent=True)
+
     def is_local(self):
         return self.ap_id is None or self.ap_id.startswith('https://' + current_app.config['SERVER_NAME'])