diff --git a/app/controllers/comment.go b/app/controllers/comment.go
index 8e3bfb0ae12ab375586697325bf384a884abc74d..1a7ae0d6e07ecb55b0c781addd94b25c55862557 100644
--- a/app/controllers/comment.go
+++ b/app/controllers/comment.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (c ApiComment) Create() revel.Result {
     return c.RenderError(err)
   }
 
-  err = post.FindByID(postID, false)
+  err = post.FindByID(postID, true)
   if err != nil {
     revel.ERROR.Println(err)
     return c.NotFound("Post not found")
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ func (c ApiComment) Create() revel.Result {
 
   dispatcher := jobs.Dispatcher{
     User: user,
+    ParentPerson: &post.Person,
     Message: federation.EntityComment{
       ParentGuid: post.Guid,
       Text: comment,
diff --git a/app/controllers/post.go b/app/controllers/post.go
index 5803ce1dff5d9f6d409b39357c6aedcdd0a6bc36..3ecb6033db4b0be255661ee0e8c641032e1e586d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/post.go
+++ b/app/controllers/post.go
@@ -96,6 +96,29 @@ func (p ApiPost) Create() revel.Result {
     return p.RenderError(err)
   }
 
+  // this is required for mapping
+  // posts to the author
+  shareable := models.Shareable{
+    ShareableID: post.ID,
+    UserID: user.ID,
+    ShareableType: models.ShareablePost,
+  }; if err := shareable.Create(); err != nil {
+    revel.ERROR.Println(err)
+    return p.RenderError(err)
+  }
+
+  // create an aspect visibillity entry
+  // the host has to remember the recipients
+  visibility := models.AspectVisibility{
+    ShareableID: post.ID,
+    AspectID: aspectID,
+    ShareableType: models.ShareablePost,
+  }
+  if err := visibility.Create(); err != nil {
+    revel.ERROR.Println(err)
+    return p.RenderError(err)
+  }
+
   dispatcher := jobs.Dispatcher{
     User: user,
     AspectID: aspectID,