diff --git a/common.py b/common.py
index ddd5b2c..9ec553c 100644
--- a/common.py
+++ b/common.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 import re
 import threading
 import urllib.parse
-from urllib.parse import urljoin
+from urllib.parse import urljoin, urlparse
 
 import cachetools
 from Crypto.Util import number
@@ -195,7 +195,15 @@ def unwrap(val, field=None):
     Returns:
       str: unwrapped url
     """
+
     if isinstance(val, dict):
+        # TODO: clean up. https://github.com/snarfed/bridgy-fed/issues/967
+        id = val.get('id')
+        if (id and urlparse(id).path.strip('/') in DOMAINS + ('',)
+            and util.domain_from_link(id) in DOMAINS):
+            # protocol bot user, don't touch its URLs
+            return {**val, 'id': unwrap(id)}
+
         return {f: unwrap(v, field=f) for f, v in val.items()}
 
     elif isinstance(val, list):
diff --git a/tests/test_models.py b/tests/test_models.py
index 448b4ab..034982e 100644
--- a/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/tests/test_models.py
@@ -628,6 +628,26 @@ class ObjectTest(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual({'id': 'x', 'foo': 'bar'},
                          Object(id='x', our_as1={'foo': 'bar'}).as1)
 
+    def test_as1_from_as2_protocol_bot_user(self):
+        self.assert_equals({
+            'objectType': 'application',
+            'id': 'fed.brid.gy',
+            'url': 'https://fed.brid.gy/',
+            'displayName': 'Bridgy Fed',
+            'summary': 'Bridging the new social internet',
+            'username': 'fed.brid.gy',
+            'image': [{
+                'displayName': 'Bridgy Fed',
+                'url': 'https://fed.brid.gy/static/bridgy_logo_square.jpg',
+            }, {
+                'url': 'https://fed.brid.gy/static/bridgy_logo.jpg',
+            }],
+            'attachments': [{
+                'displayName': 'Web site',
+                'value': '<a rel="me" href="https://fed.brid.gy"><span class="invisible">https://</span>fed.brid.gy</a>',
+            }],
+        }, Web.load('https://fed.brid.gy/').as1)
+
     def test_atom_url_overrides_id(self):
         obj = {
             'objectType': 'note',