diff --git a/djangoldp_notification/models.py b/djangoldp_notification/models.py
index b577be711d3725fa6211a0909c284111fdbcb711..3126394066fc1e62f347f321b4d276922e5e5a9a 100644
--- a/djangoldp_notification/models.py
+++ b/djangoldp_notification/models.py
@@ -225,18 +225,26 @@ def send_request(target, object_iri, instance, created, serialize_object=False):
     else:
         request_type = "deletion"
 
+    json = {
+        "@context": settings.LDP_RDF_CONTEXT,
+        "object": object_iri if not serialize_object else serialize_instance(),
+        "author": author,
+        "type": request_type
+    }
+
     # local inbox
     if target.startswith(settings.SITE_URL):
         user = Model.resolve_parent(target.replace(settings.SITE_URL, ''))
+
+        # render the filters now, the resource is local
+        from djangoldp_notification.views import filter_object_is_permitted
+        
+        if not filter_object_is_permitted(user, json):
+            return
+
         Notification.objects.create(user=user, object=object_iri, type=request_type, author=author)
     # external inbox
     else:
-        json = {
-            "@context": settings.LDP_RDF_CONTEXT,
-            "object": object_iri if not serialize_object else serialize_instance(),
-            "author": author,
-            "type": request_type
-        }
         ActivityQueueService.send_activity(target, json)
 
 
diff --git a/djangoldp_notification/views.py b/djangoldp_notification/views.py
index b13d89b79fa4c5c701b0cfb5e3ef914c9693aaf5..306db3ee42ddb1261a70ee6901bbb4238caa8eb2 100644
--- a/djangoldp_notification/views.py
+++ b/djangoldp_notification/views.py
@@ -18,12 +18,7 @@ class LDPNotificationsPagination(LDPPagination):
     default_limit = 80
 
 
-class LDPNotificationsViewSet(LDPViewSet):
-    '''overridden LDPViewSet to force pagination'''
-    pagination_class = LDPNotificationsPagination
-    depth = 0
-
-    def _filter_object_is_permitted(self, recipient, data):
+def filter_object_is_permitted(recipient, data):
         '''
         applies filter on passed object data
         returns True if the object is permitted, False if not
@@ -51,6 +46,12 @@ class LDPNotificationsViewSet(LDPViewSet):
 
         return object_model.permit_notification(recipient, data)
 
+
+class LDPNotificationsViewSet(LDPViewSet):
+    '''overridden LDPViewSet to force pagination'''
+    pagination_class = LDPNotificationsPagination
+    depth = 0
+
     def _resolve_user_recipient(self, request):
         # TODO: extend to work on views other than the nested inbox
         #   https://git.startinblox.com/djangoldp-packages/djangoldp-notification/issues/41
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ class LDPNotificationsViewSet(LDPViewSet):
         data = request.data
 
         if 'object' in data:
-            if not self._filter_object_is_permitted(recipient, data):
+            if not filter_object_is_permitted(recipient, data):
                 # if the notification should not be sent, accept the request but do nothing
                 return Response(status=status.HTTP_204_NO_CONTENT)