diff --git a/changelog.d/relax-also-known-as.change b/changelog.d/relax-also-known-as.change
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..800c3e72a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/relax-also-known-as.change
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Relax alsoKnownAs requirements to just URI, not necessarily HTTP(S)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/user.ex b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
index 427f7878d..84551afd5 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/user.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.User do
     field(:allow_following_move, :boolean, default: true)
     field(:skip_thread_containment, :boolean, default: false)
     field(:actor_type, :string, default: "Person")
-    field(:also_known_as, {:array, ObjectValidators.ObjectID}, default: [])
+    field(:also_known_as, {:array, ObjectValidators.BareUri}, default: [])
     field(:inbox, :string)
     field(:shared_inbox, :string)
     field(:accepts_chat_messages, :boolean, default: nil)
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/search_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/search_controller.ex
index 628aa311b..d9a1ba41e 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/search_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/controllers/search_controller.ex
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.SearchController do
       f.()
     rescue
       error ->
-        Logger.error("#{__MODULE__} search error: #{inspect(error)}")
+        Logger.error(Exception.format(:error, error, __STACKTRACE__))
         fallback
     end
   end
diff --git a/test/pleroma/user_test.exs b/test/pleroma/user_test.exs
index 44e2d0d65..0b4dc9197 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/user_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/user_test.exs
@@ -2792,6 +2792,15 @@ defmodule Pleroma.UserTest do
       assert user_updated.also_known_as |> length() == 1
       assert user2.ap_id in user_updated.also_known_as
     end
+
+    test "should tolerate non-http(s) aliases" do
+      user =
+        insert(:user, %{
+          also_known_as: ["at://did:plc:xgvzy7ni6ig6ievcbls5jaxe"]
+        })
+
+      assert "at://did:plc:xgvzy7ni6ig6ievcbls5jaxe" in user.also_known_as
+    end
   end
 
   describe "alias_users/1" do