diff --git a/djangoldp_notification/models.py b/djangoldp_notification/models.py
index 3126394066fc1e62f347f321b4d276922e5e5a9a..b1109015c1f2b4e0480893e995278a8e0e45f22d 100644
--- a/djangoldp_notification/models.py
+++ b/djangoldp_notification/models.py
@@ -232,20 +232,7 @@ def send_request(target, object_iri, instance, created, serialize_object=False):
         "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:
-        ActivityQueueService.send_activity(target, json)
+    ActivityQueueService.send_activity(target, json)
 
 
 @receiver(post_save, sender=Notification)
diff --git a/djangoldp_notification/tests/test_subscriptions.py b/djangoldp_notification/tests/test_subscriptions.py
index eb9d6583bda9eca3c1b1012bcca20ad6d42d7ff1..a614a61881ee9fc00be742980fb40e9df49108a2 100644
--- a/djangoldp_notification/tests/test_subscriptions.py
+++ b/djangoldp_notification/tests/test_subscriptions.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from django.conf import settings
 from django.test import override_settings
 from rest_framework.test import APITestCase, APIClient
 
+from djangoldp.models import Activity
 from djangoldp_account.models import LDPUser
 from djangoldp_notification.models import Notification, Subscription
 
@@ -24,15 +25,16 @@ class SubscriptionTestCase(APITestCase):
         self.user = self._get_random_user()
         self._auth_as_user(self.user)
 
-    @override_settings(SEND_BACKLINKS=True, DISABLE_OUTBOX=True)
+    # I can listen to changes on a container an receive a notification to a local inbox
+    @override_settings(SEND_BACKLINKS=True, DISABLE_OUTBOX='DEBUG')
     def test_can_subscribe_to_container(self):
         self.setUpLoggedInUser()
 
         users_container = "{}/users/".format(settings.SITE_URL)
         Subscription.objects.create(object=users_container, inbox=self.user.urlid + "inbox/")
-        self.assertEqual(self.user.inbox.count(), 0)
+        self.assertEqual(Activity.objects.count(), 0)
 
         new_user = self._get_random_user()
-        self.assertEqual(self.user.inbox.count(), 2)
-        notification = self.user.inbox.all()[0]
-        self.assertEqual(notification.object, new_user.urlid)
+        self.assertEqual(Activity.objects.count(), 2)
+        notification = Activity.objects.all()[0].to_activitystream()
+        self.assertEqual(notification['object'], new_user.urlid)