diff --git a/src/Model/GServer.php b/src/Model/GServer.php
index e93c347627..ec7a4b080e 100644
--- a/src/Model/GServer.php
+++ b/src/Model/GServer.php
@@ -177,9 +177,13 @@ class GServer
 	public static function reachable(string $profile, string $server = '', string $network = '', bool $force = false): bool
 	{
 		if ($server == '') {
-			$contact = Contact::getByURL($profile, null, ['baseurl']);
+			$contact = Contact::getByURL($profile, null, ['baseurl', 'network']);
 			if (!empty($contact['baseurl'])) {
 				$server = $contact['baseurl'];
+			} elseif ($contact['network'] == Protocol::DIASPORA) {
+				$parts = parse_url($profile);
+				unset($parts['path']);
+				$server = (string)Uri::fromParts($parts);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Worker/Notifier.php b/src/Worker/Notifier.php
index c09faca89b..c820873cff 100644
--- a/src/Worker/Notifier.php
+++ b/src/Worker/Notifier.php
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\Conversation;
 use Friendica\Model\Group;
+use Friendica\Model\GServer;
 use Friendica\Model\Item;
 use Friendica\Model\Post;
 use Friendica\Model\PushSubscriber;
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ class Notifier
 			$uid = $target_id;
 
 			$condition = ['uid' => $target_id, 'self' => false, 'network' => [Protocol::DFRN, Protocol::DIASPORA]];
-			$delivery_contacts_stmt = DBA::select('contact', ['id', 'url', 'addr', 'network', 'protocol', 'batch'], $condition);
+			$delivery_contacts_stmt = DBA::select('contact', ['id', 'url', 'addr', 'network', 'protocol', 'baseurl', 'batch'], $condition);
 		} else {
 			$post = Post::selectFirst(['id'], ['uri-id' => $post_uriid, 'uid' => $sender_uid]);
 			if (!DBA::isResult($post)) {
@@ -425,7 +426,7 @@ class Notifier
 			if (!empty($networks)) {
 				$condition['network'] = $networks;
 			}
-			$delivery_contacts_stmt = DBA::select('contact', ['id', 'addr', 'url', 'network', 'protocol', 'batch'], $condition);
+			$delivery_contacts_stmt = DBA::select('contact', ['id', 'addr', 'url', 'network', 'protocol', 'baseurl', 'batch'], $condition);
 		}
 
 		$conversants = [];
@@ -437,7 +438,7 @@ class Notifier
 			if ($diaspora_delivery && !$unlisted) {
 				$batch_delivery = true;
 
-				$participants = DBA::selectToArray('contact', ['batch', 'network', 'protocol', 'id', 'url', 'name'],
+				$participants = DBA::selectToArray('contact', ['batch', 'network', 'protocol', 'baseurl', 'id', 'url', 'name'],
 					["`network` = ? AND `batch` != '' AND `uid` = ? AND `rel` != ? AND NOT `blocked` AND NOT `pending` AND NOT `archive`", Protocol::DIASPORA, $owner['uid'], Contact::SHARING],
 					['group_by' => ['batch', 'network', 'protocol']]);
 
@@ -449,7 +450,7 @@ class Notifier
 			$condition = ['network' => Protocol::DFRN, 'uid' => $owner['uid'], 'blocked' => false,
 				'pending' => false, 'archive' => false, 'rel' => [Contact::FOLLOWER, Contact::FRIEND]];
 
-			$contacts = DBA::selectToArray('contact', ['id', 'url', 'addr', 'name', 'network', 'protocol'], $condition);
+			$contacts = DBA::selectToArray('contact', ['id', 'url', 'addr', 'name', 'network', 'protocol', 'baseurl'], $condition);
 
 			$conversants = array_merge($contacts, $participants);
 
@@ -563,6 +564,11 @@ class Notifier
 				continue;
 			}
 
+			if (!GServer::reachable($contact['url'], $contact['baseurl'], $contact['network'])) {
+				Logger::info('Server is not reachable', ['id' => $post_uriid, 'uid' => $sender_uid, 'contact' => $contact]);
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			Logger::info('Delivery', ['batch' => $in_batch, 'target' => $post_uriid, 'uid' => $sender_uid, 'guid' => $target_item['guid'] ?? '', 'to' => $contact]);
 
 			// Ensure that posts with our own protocol arrives before Diaspora posts arrive.