diff --git a/app/models/account.rb b/app/models/account.rb
index 0f3d0dda2..105b77e04 100644
--- a/app/models/account.rb
+++ b/app/models/account.rb
@@ -50,15 +50,14 @@ class Account < ApplicationRecord
   # PuSH subscriptions
   has_many :subscriptions, dependent: :destroy
 
-  pg_search_scope :search_for, against: { username: 'A', domain: 'B' }, using: { tsearch: { prefix: true } }
+  pg_search_scope :search_for, against: { username: 'A', domain: 'B' },
+                               using: { tsearch: { prefix: true } }
 
   scope :remote, -> { where.not(domain: nil) }
   scope :local, -> { where(domain: nil) }
   scope :without_followers, -> { where('(select count(f.id) from follows as f where f.target_account_id = accounts.id) = 0') }
   scope :with_followers, -> { where('(select count(f.id) from follows as f where f.target_account_id = accounts.id) > 0') }
-  scope :expiring, -> (time) { where(subscription_expires_at: nil).or(where('subscription_expires_at < ?', time)).remote.with_followers }
-
-  scope :with_counters, -> { select('accounts.*, (select count(f.id) from follows as f where f.target_account_id = accounts.id) as followers_count, (select count(f.id) from follows as f where f.account_id = accounts.id) as following_count, (select count(s.id) from statuses as s where s.account_id = accounts.id) as statuses_count') }
+  scope :expiring, ->(time) { where(subscription_expires_at: nil).or(where('subscription_expires_at < ?', time)).remote.with_followers }
 
   def follow!(other_account)
     active_relationships.where(target_account: other_account).first_or_create!(target_account: other_account)
@@ -114,9 +113,15 @@ class Account < ApplicationRecord
     OStatus2::Subscription.new(remote_url, secret: secret, lease_seconds: 86_400 * 30, webhook: webhook_url, hub: hub_url)
   end
 
-  def ping!(atom_url, hubs)
-    return unless local? && !Rails.env.development?
-    OStatus2::Publication.new(atom_url, hubs).publish
+  def save_with_optional_avatar!
+    save!
+  rescue ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid => invalid
+    if invalid.record.errors[:avatar_file_size] || invalid[:avatar_content_type]
+      self.avatar = nil
+      retry
+    end
+
+    raise invalid
   end
 
   def avatar_remote_url=(url)
diff --git a/app/models/status.rb b/app/models/status.rb
index 87d8249b1..1a37ea86f 100644
--- a/app/models/status.rb
+++ b/app/models/status.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ class Status < ApplicationRecord
 
   default_scope { order('id desc') }
 
-  scope :with_counters, -> { select('statuses.*, (select count(r.id) from statuses as r where r.reblog_of_id = statuses.id) as reblogs_count, (select count(f.id) from favourites as f where f.status_id = statuses.id) as favourites_count') }
+  scope :remote, -> { where.not(uri: nil) }
+  scope :local, -> { where(uri: nil) }
 
   cache_associated :account, :media_attachments, :tags, :stream_entry, mentions: :account, reblog: [:account, :stream_entry, :tags, :media_attachments, mentions: :account], thread: :account
 
diff --git a/app/services/search_service.rb b/app/services/search_service.rb
index 1ae1d5a80..e9a27f136 100644
--- a/app/services/search_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/search_service.rb
@@ -6,13 +6,16 @@ class SearchService < BaseService
 
     username, domain = query.gsub(/\A@/, '').split('@')
 
-    results = if domain.nil?
-                Account.search_for(username)
-              else
-                Account.search_for("#{username} #{domain}")
-              end
+    if domain.nil?
+      exact_match = Account.find_local(username)
+      results     = Account.search_for(username)
+    else
+      exact_match = Account.find_remote(username, domain)
+      results     = Account.search_for("#{username} #{domain}")
+    end
 
-    results = results.limit(limit)
+    results = results.limit(limit).to_a
+    results = [exact_match] + results.reject { |a| a.id == exact_match.id } if exact_match
 
     if resolve && results.empty? && !domain.nil?
       results = [FollowRemoteAccountService.new.call("#{username}@#{domain}")]
diff --git a/app/services/unsubscribe_service.rb b/app/services/unsubscribe_service.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a951d1b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/services/unsubscribe_service.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class UnsubscribeService < BaseService
+  def call(account)
+    subscription = account.subscription(api_subscription_url(account.id))
+    response = subscription.unsubscribe
+
+    unless response.successful?
+      Rails.logger.debug "PuSH unsubscribe for #{account.acct} failed: #{response.message}"
+    end
+
+    account.secret = ''
+    account.subscription_expires_at = nil
+    account.save!
+  rescue HTTP::Error, OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError
+    Rails.logger.debug "PuSH subscription request for #{account.acct} could not be made due to HTTP or SSL error"
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/services/update_remote_profile_service.rb b/app/services/update_remote_profile_service.rb
index 66d25dfeb..d961eda39 100644
--- a/app/services/update_remote_profile_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/update_remote_profile_service.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ class UpdateRemoteProfileService < BaseService
 
     old_hub_url     = account.hub_url
     account.hub_url = hub_link['href'] if !hub_link.nil? && !hub_link['href'].blank? && (hub_link['href'] != old_hub_url)
-    account.save!
+
+    account.save_with_optional_avatar!
 
     SubscribeService.new.call(account) if resubscribe && (account.hub_url != old_hub_url)
   end
diff --git a/app/workers/hub_ping_worker.rb b/app/workers/hub_ping_worker.rb
index d9a9ff427..14a151ba0 100644
--- a/app/workers/hub_ping_worker.rb
+++ b/app/workers/hub_ping_worker.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ class HubPingWorker
 
   def perform(account_id)
     account = Account.find(account_id)
-    account.ping!(account_url(account, format: 'atom'), [Rails.configuration.x.hub_url])
+    return unless account.local?
+    OStatus2::Publication.new(account_url(account, format: 'atom'), [Rails.configuration.x.hub_url]).publish
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/tasks/mastodon.rake b/lib/tasks/mastodon.rake
index 8730a64cd..a95a7258f 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/mastodon.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/mastodon.rake
@@ -11,18 +11,9 @@ namespace :mastodon do
   namespace :push do
     desc 'Unsubscribes from PuSH updates of feeds nobody follows locally'
     task clear: :environment do
-      include RoutingHelper
-
       Account.remote.without_followers.where.not(subscription_expires_at: nil).find_each do |a|
         Rails.logger.debug "PuSH unsubscribing from #{a.acct}"
-
-        begin
-          a.subscription(api_subscription_url(a.id)).unsubscribe
-        rescue HTTP::Error, OpenSSL::SSL::SSLError
-          Rails.logger.debug "PuSH unsubscribing from #{a.acct} failed due to an HTTP or SSL error"
-        ensure
-          a.update!(secret: '', subscription_expires_at: nil)
-        end
+        UnsubscribeService.new.call(a)
       end
     end