diff --git a/include/sharedwithme.php b/include/sharedwithme.php
index 3936dc90f..b01764ad3 100644
--- a/include/sharedwithme.php
+++ b/include/sharedwithme.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 function apply_updates() {
 
 	//check for updated items and remove them
-	$x = q("SELECT mid, object FROM item WHERE verb = '%s' AND obj_type = '%s' GROUP BY mid",
+	$x = q("SELECT mid, max(object) AS object FROM item WHERE verb = '%s' AND obj_type = '%s' GROUP BY mid",
 		dbesc(ACTIVITY_UPDATE),
 		dbesc(ACTIVITY_OBJ_FILE)
 	);