diff --git a/mod/item.php b/mod/item.php
index 2a365f3da2..809d6a18c2 100644
--- a/mod/item.php
+++ b/mod/item.php
@@ -681,7 +681,11 @@ function item_post(App $a) {
 		$o = conversation($a, [array_merge($contact_record, $datarray)], 'search', false, true);
 
 		System::jsonExit(['preview' => $o]);
-	} elseif (!empty($_REQUEST['scheduled_at'])) {
+	}
+
+	Hook::callAll('post_local',$datarray);
+
+	if (!empty($_REQUEST['scheduled_at'])) {
 		$scheduled_at = DateTimeFormat::convert($_REQUEST['scheduled_at'], 'UTC', $a->getTimezone());
 		if ($scheduled_at > DateTimeFormat::utcNow()) {
 			unset($datarray['created']);
@@ -692,16 +696,12 @@ function item_post(App $a) {
 			unset($datarray['edit']);
 			unset($datarray['self']);
 			unset($datarray['api_source']);
-		
-			Post\Delayed::add($datarray['uri'], $datarray, PRIORITY_HIGH, false, $scheduled_at);
+
+			Post\Delayed::add($datarray['uri'], $datarray, PRIORITY_HIGH, Post\Delayed::PREPARED_NO_HOOK, $scheduled_at);
 			item_post_return(DI::baseUrl(), $api_source, $return_path);
 		}
 	}
 
-	$datarray['uri-id'] = ItemURI::getIdByURI($datarray['uri']);
-
-	Hook::callAll('post_local',$datarray);
-
 	if (!empty($datarray['cancel'])) {
 		Logger::info('mod_item: post cancelled by addon.');
 		if ($return_path) {
@@ -716,6 +716,8 @@ function item_post(App $a) {
 		System::jsonExit($json);
 	}
 
+	$datarray['uri-id'] = ItemURI::getIdByURI($datarray['uri']);
+
 	if ($orig_post)	{
 		// Fill the cache field
 		// This could be done in Item::update as well - but we have to check for the existance of some fields.
diff --git a/src/Model/Item.php b/src/Model/Item.php
index 3e0faddf75..441808ea91 100644
--- a/src/Model/Item.php
+++ b/src/Model/Item.php
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ class Item
 		return GRAVITY_UNKNOWN;   // Should not happen
 	}
 
-	public static function insert($item, $notify = false, $dontcache = false)
+	public static function insert(array $item, bool $notify = false, bool $post_local = true)
 	{
 		$orig_item = $item;
 
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ class Item
 			$item["private"] = self::PRIVATE;
 		}
 
-		if ($notify) {
+		if ($notify && $post_local) {
 			$item['edit'] = false;
 			$item['parent'] = $parent_id;
 
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ class Item
 				unset($_SESSION['authenticated']);
 				unset($_SESSION['uid']);
 			}
-		} else {
+		} elseif (!$notify) {
 			Hook::callAll('post_remote', $item);
 		}
 
@@ -1141,15 +1141,13 @@ class Item
 			return 0;
 		}
 
-		if (!$dontcache) {
-			if ($notify) {
-				if (!\Friendica\Content\Feature::isEnabled($posted_item['uid'], 'explicit_mentions') && ($posted_item['gravity'] == GRAVITY_COMMENT)) {
-					Tag::createImplicitMentions($posted_item['uri-id'], $posted_item['thr-parent-id']);
-				}
-				Hook::callAll('post_local_end', $posted_item);
-			} else {
-				Hook::callAll('post_remote_end', $posted_item);
+		if ($notify) {
+			if (!\Friendica\Content\Feature::isEnabled($posted_item['uid'], 'explicit_mentions') && ($posted_item['gravity'] == GRAVITY_COMMENT)) {
+				Tag::createImplicitMentions($posted_item['uri-id'], $posted_item['thr-parent-id']);
 			}
+			Hook::callAll('post_local_end', $posted_item);
+		} else {
+			Hook::callAll('post_remote_end', $posted_item);
 		}
 
 		if ($posted_item['gravity'] === GRAVITY_PARENT) {
@@ -1465,7 +1463,7 @@ class Item
 			}
 		}
 
-		$distributed = self::insert($item, $notify, true);
+		$distributed = self::insert($item, $notify);
 
 		if (!$distributed) {
 			Logger::info("Distributed item wasn't stored", ['uri-id' => $item['uri-id'], 'user' => $uid]);
@@ -1534,7 +1532,7 @@ class Item
 				$item['contact-id'] = $item['author-id'];
 			}
 
-			$public_shadow = self::insert($item, false, true);
+			$public_shadow = self::insert($item);
 
 			Logger::info('Stored public shadow', ['thread' => $itemid, 'id' => $public_shadow]);
 		}
@@ -1593,7 +1591,7 @@ class Item
 		unset($item['post-reason']);
 		$item['contact-id'] = Contact::getIdForURL($item['author-link']);
 
-		$public_shadow = self::insert($item, false, true);
+		$public_shadow = self::insert($item);
 
 		Logger::info('Stored public shadow', ['uri-id' => $item['uri-id'], 'id' => $public_shadow]);
 
diff --git a/src/Model/Post/Delayed.php b/src/Model/Post/Delayed.php
index 669c365cde..24b9989a4b 100644
--- a/src/Model/Post/Delayed.php
+++ b/src/Model/Post/Delayed.php
@@ -33,19 +33,23 @@ use Friendica\Util\DateTimeFormat;
 
 class Delayed
 {
+	const PREPARED = 0;
+	const UNPREPARED = 1;
+	const PREPARED_NO_HOOK = 2;
+
 	/**
 	 * Insert a new delayed post
 	 *
-	 * @param string  $uri
-	 * @param array   $item
-	 * @param integer $notify
-	 * @param bool    $unprepared
-	 * @param string  $delayed
-	 * @param array   $taglist
-	 * @param array   $attachments
-	 * @return int    ID of the created delayed post entry
+	 * @param string $uri
+	 * @param array  $item
+	 * @param int    $notify
+	 * @param int    $preparation_mode
+	 * @param string $delayed
+	 * @param array  $taglist
+	 * @param array  $attachments
+	 * @return int   ID of the created delayed post entry
 	 */
-	public static function add(string $uri, array $item, int $notify = 0, bool $unprepared = false, string $delayed = '', array $taglist = [], array $attachments = [])
+	public static function add(string $uri, array $item, int $notify = 0, int $preparation_mode = self::PREPARED, string $delayed = '', array $taglist = [], array $attachments = [])
 	{
 		if (empty($item['uid']) || self::exists($uri, $item['uid'])) {
 			Logger::notice('No uid or already found');
@@ -63,7 +67,7 @@ class Delayed
 
 		Logger::notice('Adding post for delayed publishing', ['uid' => $item['uid'], 'delayed' => $delayed, 'uri' => $uri]);
 
-		$wid = Worker::add(['priority' => PRIORITY_HIGH, 'delayed' => $delayed], 'DelayedPublish', $item, $notify, $taglist, $attachments, $unprepared, $uri);
+		$wid = Worker::add(['priority' => PRIORITY_HIGH, 'delayed' => $delayed], 'DelayedPublish', $item, $notify, $taglist, $attachments, $preparation_mode, $uri);
 		if (!$wid) {
 			return 0;
 		}
@@ -168,21 +172,21 @@ class Delayed
 	/**
 	 * Publish a delayed post
 	 *
-	 * @param array $item
-	 * @param integer $notify
-	 * @param array $taglist
-	 * @param array $attachments
-	 * @param bool  $unprepared
+	 * @param array  $item
+	 * @param int    $notify
+	 * @param array  $taglist
+	 * @param array  $attachments
+	 * @param int    $preparation_mode
 	 * @param string $uri
 	 * @return bool
 	 */
-	public static function publish(array $item, int $notify = 0, array $taglist = [], array $attachments = [], bool $unprepared = false, string $uri = '')
+	public static function publish(array $item, int $notify = 0, array $taglist = [], array $attachments = [], int $preparation_mode = self::PREPARED, string $uri = '')
 	{
 		if (!empty($attachments)) {
 			$item['attachments'] = $attachments;
 		}
 
-		if ($unprepared) {
+		if ($preparation_mode == self::UNPREPARED) {
 			$_SESSION['authenticated'] = true;
 			$_SESSION['uid'] = $item['uid'];
 
@@ -209,7 +213,8 @@ class Delayed
 
 			return $id;
 		}
-		$id = Item::insert($item, $notify);
+
+		$id = Item::insert($item, $notify, $preparation_mode == self::PREPARED);
 
 		Logger::notice('Post stored', ['id' => $id, 'uid' => $item['uid'], 'cid' => $item['contact-id']]);
 
diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/Statuses.php b/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/Statuses.php
index cd6bbda3f8..6ae0767334 100644
--- a/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/Statuses.php
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/Statuses.php
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class Statuses extends BaseApi
 		if (!empty($request['scheduled_at'])) {
 			$item['guid'] = Item::guid($item, true);
 			$item['uri'] = Item::newURI($item['uid'], $item['guid']);
-			$id = Post\Delayed::add($item['uri'], $item, PRIORITY_HIGH, false, $request['scheduled_at']);
+			$id = Post\Delayed::add($item['uri'], $item, PRIORITY_HIGH, Post\Delayed::PREPARED, $request['scheduled_at']);
 			if (empty($id)) {
 				DI::mstdnError()->InternalError();
 			}
diff --git a/src/Protocol/Feed.php b/src/Protocol/Feed.php
index 69ca1bfce2..0801498f21 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Feed.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/Feed.php
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ class Feed
 				}
 				$publish_at = date(DateTimeFormat::MYSQL, $publish_time);
 
-				if (Post\Delayed::add($posting['item']['uri'], $posting['item'], $posting['notify'], false, $publish_at, $posting['taglist'], $posting['attachments'])) {
+				if (Post\Delayed::add($posting['item']['uri'], $posting['item'], $posting['notify'], Post\Delayed::PREPARED, $publish_at, $posting['taglist'], $posting['attachments'])) {
 					DI::pConfig()->set($item['uid'], 'system', 'last_publish', $publish_time);
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/src/Worker/DelayedPublish.php b/src/Worker/DelayedPublish.php
index 3707cf53b2..cd2bb1ff0f 100644
--- a/src/Worker/DelayedPublish.php
+++ b/src/Worker/DelayedPublish.php
@@ -29,17 +29,17 @@ class DelayedPublish
 	 /**
 	 * Publish a post, used for delayed postings
 	  *
-	  * @param array $item
-	  * @param integer $notify
-	  * @param array $taglist
-	  * @param array $attachments
-	  * @param bool  $unprepared
+	  * @param array  $item
+	  * @param int    $notify
+	  * @param array  $taglist
+	  * @param array  $attachments
+	  * @param int    $preparation_mode
 	  * @param string $uri
 	  * @return void
 	  */
-	public static function execute(array $item, int $notify = 0, array $taglist = [], array $attachments = [], bool $unprepared = false, string $uri = '')
+	public static function execute(array $item, int $notify = 0, array $taglist = [], array $attachments = [], int $preparation_mode = Post\Delayed::PREPARED, string $uri = '')
 	{
-		$id = Post\Delayed::publish($item, $notify, $taglist, $attachments, $unprepared, $uri);
-		Logger::notice('Post published', ['id' => $id, 'uid' => $item['uid'], 'notify' => $notify, 'unprepared' => $unprepared]);
+		$id = Post\Delayed::publish($item, $notify, $taglist, $attachments, $preparation_mode, $uri);
+		Logger::notice('Post published', ['id' => $id, 'uid' => $item['uid'], 'notify' => $notify, 'unprepared' => $preparation_mode]);
 	}
 }