diff --git a/fluxer_api/src/api/push/ApnsPushService.ts b/fluxer_api/src/api/push/ApnsPushService.ts
index 11d10f464..e8f5eb86e 100644
--- a/fluxer_api/src/api/push/ApnsPushService.ts
+++ b/fluxer_api/src/api/push/ApnsPushService.ts
@@ -204,9 +204,7 @@ function buildApnsPayload(payload: Record<string, unknown>): Record<string, unkn
 	if (badge !== undefined) {
 		aps.badge = badge;
 	}
-	if (imageUrl) {
-		aps['mutable-content'] = 1;
-	}
+	aps['mutable-content'] = 1;
 	return {
 		...data,
 		title,
diff --git a/fluxer_api/src/api/push/tests/ApnsPushService.test.ts b/fluxer_api/src/api/push/tests/ApnsPushService.test.ts
index f392864c6..6e0977b21 100644
--- a/fluxer_api/src/api/push/tests/ApnsPushService.test.ts
+++ b/fluxer_api/src/api/push/tests/ApnsPushService.test.ts
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ describe('ApnsPushService', () => {
 			notification: {title: 'Alice', body: 'Hello', icon: 'https://cdn.example/avatar.png'},
 		});
 		expect(payload.image_url).toBeUndefined();
-		expect(payload.aps).not.toHaveProperty('mutable-content');
+		expect(payload.aps).toHaveProperty('mutable-content', 1);
 		expect(payload.author_avatar_url).toBe('https://cdn.example/avatar.png');
 	});
 	it('imports the APNs signing key once per PEM and rejects a truncated one every time', async () => {