diff --git a/apps/admin-x-activitypub/package.json b/apps/admin-x-activitypub/package.json
index 29ce99717b..7c4026566b 100644
--- a/apps/admin-x-activitypub/package.json
+++ b/apps/admin-x-activitypub/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@tryghost/admin-x-activitypub",
-  "version": "0.3.14",
+  "version": "0.3.15",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/apps/admin-x-activitypub/src/components/Inbox.tsx b/apps/admin-x-activitypub/src/components/Inbox.tsx
index fcb6e1eb3d..73cb641b2b 100644
--- a/apps/admin-x-activitypub/src/components/Inbox.tsx
+++ b/apps/admin-x-activitypub/src/components/Inbox.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import MainNavigation from './navigation/MainNavigation';
 import NiceModal from '@ebay/nice-modal-react';
 import React, {useEffect, useRef} from 'react';
 import ViewProfileModal from './global/ViewProfileModal';
+import getName from '../utils/get-name';
 import getUsername from '../utils/get-username';
 import {Button, Heading, LoadingIndicator} from '@tryghost/admin-x-design-system';
 import {handleViewContent} from '../utils/content-handlers';
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ const Inbox: React.FC<InboxProps> = ({}) => {
                                                             <APAvatar author={actor} />
                                                             <div>
                                                                 <div className='text-grey-600'>
-                                                                    <span className='mr-1 truncate font-bold text-black'>{actor.name || actor.preferredUsername || 'Unknown'}</span>
+                                                                    <span className='mr-1 truncate font-bold text-black'>{getName(actor)}</span>
                                                                     <div className='truncate text-sm'>{getUsername(actor)}</div>
                                                                 </div>
                                                             </div>
diff --git a/apps/admin-x-activitypub/src/components/Profile.tsx b/apps/admin-x-activitypub/src/components/Profile.tsx
index ceab6edf52..5b5608e6bb 100644
--- a/apps/admin-x-activitypub/src/components/Profile.tsx
+++ b/apps/admin-x-activitypub/src/components/Profile.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import FeedItem from './feed/FeedItem';
 import MainNavigation from './navigation/MainNavigation';
 import NiceModal from '@ebay/nice-modal-react';
 import React, {useEffect, useRef, useState} from 'react';
+import getName from '../utils/get-name';
 import getUsername from '../utils/get-username';
 import {ActorProperties} from '@tryghost/admin-x-framework/api/activitypub';
 
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ const Profile: React.FC<ProfileProps> = ({}) => {
                                         <APAvatar author={item} />
                                         <div>
                                             <div className='text-grey-600'>
-                                                <span className='mr-1 font-bold text-black'>{item.name || item.preferredUsername || 'Unknown'}</span>
+                                                <span className='mr-1 font-bold text-black'>{getName(item)}</span>
                                                 <div className='text-sm'>{getUsername(item)}</div>
                                             </div>
                                         </div>
@@ -235,7 +236,7 @@ const Profile: React.FC<ProfileProps> = ({}) => {
                                         <APAvatar author={item} />
                                         <div>
                                             <div className='text-grey-600'>
-                                                <span className='mr-1 font-bold text-black'>{item.name || item.preferredUsername || 'Unknown'}</span>
+                                                <span className='mr-1 font-bold text-black'>{item.name || getName(item) || 'Unknown'}</span>
                                                 <div className='text-sm'>{getUsername(item)}</div>
                                             </div>
                                         </div>
diff --git a/apps/admin-x-activitypub/src/components/global/ViewProfileModal.tsx b/apps/admin-x-activitypub/src/components/global/ViewProfileModal.tsx
index c7b3a3de79..0b696918e7 100644
--- a/apps/admin-x-activitypub/src/components/global/ViewProfileModal.tsx
+++ b/apps/admin-x-activitypub/src/components/global/ViewProfileModal.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import APAvatar from '../global/APAvatar';
 import ActivityItem from '../activities/ActivityItem';
 import FeedItem from '../feed/FeedItem';
 import FollowButton from '../global/FollowButton';
+import getName from '../../utils/get-name';
 import getUsername from '../../utils/get-username';
 
 const noop = () => {};
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ const ActorList: React.FC<ActorListProps> = ({
                                     <APAvatar author={actor} />
                                     <div>
                                         <div className='text-grey-600'>
-                                            <span className='mr-1 font-bold text-black'>{actor.name || actor.preferredUsername || 'Unknown'}</span>
+                                            <span className='mr-1 font-bold text-black'>{getName(actor)}</span>
                                             <div className='text-sm'>{getUsername(actor)}</div>
                                         </div>
                                     </div>
diff --git a/apps/admin-x-activitypub/src/utils/get-name.ts b/apps/admin-x-activitypub/src/utils/get-name.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..88714b83a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/admin-x-activitypub/src/utils/get-name.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+export default function getName(actor: {name: unknown, preferredUsername: unknown}): string {
+    if (typeof actor.name === 'string') {
+        return actor.name;
+    }
+    if (typeof actor.preferredUsername === 'string') {
+        return actor.preferredUsername;
+    }
+    if (typeof actor.preferredUsername === 'object' && actor.preferredUsername !== null) {
+        if ('@value' in actor.preferredUsername) {
+            if (typeof actor.preferredUsername['@value'] === 'string') {
+                return actor.preferredUsername['@value'];
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return 'Unknown';
+}